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EV batteries more reliable than predicted.::The study took real-world data from 15,000 EVs of various makes and models in the U.S.

“It lets R2D2 talk to C3P0," Keven Gambold, Droidish’s mastermind and the CEO of government contractor Unmanned Experts, explained to Forbes, recalling the iconic robot duo from Star Wars....

The article’s title covers everything. Slack simply serves as a form of social media for the office that reduces employee productivity.

The Burning Man fiasco is the ultimate tech culture clash. Climate change, protests, tech, elitism, (untrue) Ebola rumors — everything converged when heavy rains left thousands of people stranded i…::Climate change, protests, tech, elitism, (untrue) Ebola rumors—everything converged when heavy rains left thousands of...

Driverless taxis blocked ambulance response to fatal accident, San Francisco Fire Dept. says::Two Cruise taxis delayed an ambulance carrying a car accident victim to a hospital, a department report said. The company said it was not at fault.

The final resting place of Russia’s failed Luna-25 lunar lander has apparently been found....

Record 1.2 gigawatts of new solar added in Germany in July::Germany connected solar systems with a combined capacity of almost 1.2 GW to the power grid in July, hitting a new monthly record and bringing the total solar capacity in operation to 75.1 GW

Changing Its Name Tanked X’s Downloads in App Store and Play Store::Link to: www.threads.net/

Cellebrite asks cops to keep its phone hacking tech ‘hush hush’ | TechCrunch::For years, cops and other government authorities all over the world have been using phone hacking technology provided by Cellebrite to unlock phones and In a leaked video, a Cellebrite employee urges law enforcement customers to keep their use of...

Tesla Under Investigation After Fatal Crash May Have Involved Autopilot System, Report Says::undefined

…with Apple and Microsoft, Mutahar’s turn to take a look at “Web Environment Integrity”

I do not think that somebody will track me with a physical tracker, but still nice to have some protection.

Class action filed over price hikes on plans with Un-contract price guarantee.

cross-posted from: lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/14490289...

According to the documents, Cellebrite could not unlock any iPhones running iOS 17.4 or newer as of April 2024, labeling them as “In Research.” For iOS versions 17.1 to 17.3.1, the company could unlock the iPhone XR and iPhone 11 series using their “Supersonic BF” (brute force) capability. However, iPhone 12 and newer...

The German Navy is searching for a new storage system to replace the aging 8-inch (20cm) floppy disks which are vital to the running of its Brandenburg class F123 frigates. According to an official tender document, the ideal answer to the German Navy’s problems would be a drop-in floppy disk replacement based upon a storage...

Found via the author’s Mastodon Post...

PC optimizers are not a new concept, and they have been around for quite a while. Nowadays, many consider them unnecessary, but having an official program made by Microsoft that is capable of (allegedly) speeding up your PC may sound quite appealing....