Hyundai is offering free home chargers and install discounts for new EV buyers (www.theverge.com)
Apple may be quiet on AI, but it’s also the biggest buyer of AI companies (qz.com)
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Creating a Utopian City Is Harder Than Tech Billionaires Think (www.thedailybeast.com)
Creating a Utopian City Is Harder Than Tech Billionaires Think::The man who created Sandy Springs, Georgia, has some advice for those who want to a build a metropolis in northern California.
Alien life may not be carbon-based, new study suggests (www.space.com)
Alien life may not be carbon-based, new study suggests::Self-sustaining chemical reactions that could support biology radically different from life as we know it might exist on many different planets, a new study finds.
Europe wants easy default browser selection screens. Mozilla is already sounding the alarm on dirty tricks (www.theregister.com)
Can you blame it?
Why You Need a Digital ‘Dead Man’s Switch’ (lifehacker.com)
The Billionaire Keeping TikTok on Phones in the U.S. (www.msn.com)
The Billionaire Keeping TikTok on Phones in the U.S.::Financier Jeff Yass made a big bet on the app, and he’s a top donor to lawmakers who support it.
Metaverse: What happened to Mark Zuckerberg's next big thing? (www.bbc.com)
Two years ago, the metaverse was billed as the next big thing - but many in the tech world have already moved on....
Gen Z falls for online scams more than their boomer grandparents do (www.vox.com)
Gen Z falls for online scams more than their boomer grandparents do::The generation that grew up with the internet isn’t invulnerable to becoming the victim of online hackers and scammers.
If you resold Taylor Swift Eras Tour tickets, the IRS is watching — A new rule from the IRS is punishing those who resold tickets for more than $600 in profit with a tax penalty (gizmodo.com)
If you resold Taylor Swift Eras Tour tickets, the IRS is watching — A new rule from the IRS is punishing those who resold tickets for more than $600 in profit with a tax penalty::A new rule from the IRS is punishing those who resold tickets for more than $600 in profit with a tax penalty.
Reddit will start paying you real money for your karma (techcrunch.com)
Reddit will start paying you real money for your karma::Reddit announced a contributor program on Monday, which awards users actual, real money for their fake internet points. Now, eligible users will be able
Robinhood is cutting jobs, reorganizing teams, and focusing on credit cards to solve a shrinking user base, insiders say (www.businessinsider.com)
Robinhood is cutting jobs, reorganizing teams, and focusing on credit cards to solve a shrinking user base, insiders say::Robinhood is reorganizing and its future in credit cards was discussed in all-employee meeting, insiders say.
Meta and Salesforce are looking to re-hire some workers they just laid off. It's putting those people in an awkward spot (www.businessinsider.com)
Meta and Salesforce are looking to re-hire some workers they just laid off. It’s putting those people in an awkward spot::Big Tech wants to bring back some of the workers it laid off. The decision might come down to how a company handled the layoffs.
Scientists regenerate neurons that restore walking in mice after paralysis from spinal cord injury (phys.org)
Scientists regenerate neurons that restore walking in mice after paralysis from spinal cord injury::In a new study in mice, a team of researchers from UCLA, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, and Harvard University have uncovered a crucial component for restoring functional activity after spinal cord injury. The...
The World’s Oldest Active Torrent Turns 20 Years Old (torrentfreak.com)
26-year-old tech CEO found dead in Baltimore with signs of blunt-force trauma (www.cnn.com)
26-year-old tech CEO found dead in Baltimore with signs of blunt-force trauma::The Baltimore Police Department has announced an arrest warrant for a suspect wanted for the murder of Pava LaPere, the 26-year-old CEO of startup EcoMap Technologies, who was found dead in a downtown Baltimore apartment Monday with signs of...
Drug mimics exercise in mice, raises metabolism, increases endurance, burns fat (medicalxpress.com)
Unity backtracks, no runtime fee for sub $1mil or for games on current/old versions (blog.unity.com)
They’re still scumbags though
Nearly 500 smartphone brands have left the market since 2017 (www.techspot.com)
Element X: Ignition (element.io)
The Man Amazon Erased (www.tabletmag.com)
Jackson soon discovered that Amazon suspended his account because a Black delivery driver who’d come to his house the previous day had reported hearing racist remarks from his video doorbell. In a brief email sent to Jackson at 3 a.m., the company explained how it unilaterally placed all of his linked devices and services on...
After losing over 200 satellites this summer, Starlink loses another 45 just in the past week. (tiblur.com)
Public information data from space-track.org is now confirming the loss.
Announcing ‘Be My AI,’ Soon Available for Hundreds of Thousands of Be My Eyes Users (www.bemyeyes.com)
Since 2015, Be My Eyes has worked to connect our 6.9 million volunteers to users to assist them with everyday tasks. Our mission is to make the world more accessible for people who are blind or have low vision, which is why, seven months ago, our team began working with the blind community to incorporate AI into the existing Be...
The high tech behind Netflix’s old-school DVD service (www.theverge.com)
25 States Agree To Quadruple Number Of Heat Pumps In America (cleantechnica.com)
25 States Agree To Quadruple Number Of Heat Pumps In America::The US Climate Alliance met in New York City this week to explain the benefits of heat pumps, including better health for American families.
