What if public transit was like Uber? A small city ended its bus service to find out (apnews.com)
What if public transit was like Uber? A small city ended its bus service to find out::Small-scale, tech-based solutions to transportation problems have emerged as a great equalizer in the battle for infrastructure dollars between big cities and rural communities.
The enshittification marches on – use Signal [WhatsApp] (about.fb.com)
A remote Air Force base in Alaska is getting its own nuclear reactor (www.popsci.com)
A remote Air Force base in Alaska is getting its own nuclear reactor::Eielson Air Force Base will get some of its energy from a small nuclear reactor that’s scheduled to go online in 2027.
Developers fight back against Unity’s new pricing model (www.theverge.com)
New Vaccine Can Completely Reverse Autoimmune Diseases Like Multiple Sclerosis, Type 1 Diabetes, and Crohn’s Disease (scitechdaily.com)
Researchers from Pritzker Molecular Engineering, under the guidance of Prof. Jeffrey Hubbell, demonstrated that their compound can eliminate the autoimmune response linked to multiple sclerosis. Researchers at the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) have developed
Reddit Is No Longer the “Weird” Social Media. It’s Also Not Quite Normal. (www.theringer.com)
Reddit Is No Longer the “Weird” Social Media. It’s Also Not Quite Normal.::There’s the Reddit of ‘Dumb Money’ that prompted a major fiasco in the finance industry, and then there’s the Reddit of celebrity AMAs and refining your pedestrian Google searches. On today’s Reddit, you can have both.
How CPython Implements and Uses Bloom Filters for String Processing (codeconfessions.substack.com)
Inside CPython’s Clever Use of Bloom Filters for Efficient String Processing
Wait, is Unity allowed to just change its fee structure like that? | Confusing, contradictory terms of service clauses leave potential opening for lawsuits. (arstechnica.com)
Wait, is Unity allowed to just change its fee structure like that? | Confusing, contradictory terms of service clauses leave potential opening for lawsuits.::Confusing, contradictory terms of service clauses leave potential opening for lawsuits.
Weekly data: the global power sector saved $521bn in 2022 thanks to fuel savings from renewables (www.energymonitor.ai)
The US Inflation Reduction Act one year on: a boost for US cleantech? (www.energymonitor.ai)
The Emergence of Huawei's Kirin 9000S: A Tectonic Shift in the Global Semiconductor Landscape (zenanalyst.substack.com)
The US military just proved it can get satellites into space super fast (arstechnica.com)
The US military just proved it can get satellites into space super fast::Alpha becomes the first of the US 1-ton rockets to reach its target orbit.
Ford lays off 600 workers at plant targeted by UAW strike (www.barrons.com)
Ford lays off 600 workers at plant targeted by UAW strike::Ford is laying off workers while the UAW is striking against Ford, GM, and Stellantis. This is getting complicated.
Apple and Google Are Introducing New Ways to Defeat Cell Site Simulators, But Is it Enough? (www.eff.org)
iPhone 15 Models Have 'Completely Standard' USB-C Port Without Restrictions on Accessories (www.macrumors.com)
iPhone 15 Models Have ‘Completely Standard’ USB-C Port Without Restrictions on Accessories::Apple’s new iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max are equipped with a “completely standard” USB-C port without…
Game Like an Alpha: Strategies for Virtual Dominance (www.kangaroo4deals.com)
California passes right-to-repair act guaranteeing seven years of parts for your phone (www.theverge.com)
California passes right-to-repair act guaranteeing seven years of parts for your phone::On September 12th, California passed SB 244 to its state Assembly, becoming the third state to pass a right-to-repair bill.
X revokes paid blue check from United Auto Workers after strike called (arstechnica.com)
X revokes paid blue check from United Auto Workers after strike called::After a report called out Musk’s union-busting, UAW’s blue check got reinstated.
Apple A17 Pro SoC Within Reach of Intel i9-13900K in Single-Core Performance (www.techpowerup.com)
An Apple "iPhone16,1" was put through the Geekbench 6.2 gauntlet earlier this week—according to database info this pre-release sample was running a build of iOS 17.0 (currently in preview) and its logic board goes under the "D83AP" moniker. It is interesting to see a 16-series unit hitting the test phase only a day after the...
Texas power prices soar 20,000% as brutal heat wave sets off emergency (markets.businessinsider.com)
Texas power prices soar 20,000% as brutal heat wave sets off emergency::On Wednesday evening, spot electricity prices topped $5,000 per megawatt-hour, up more than 200 times from Wednesday morning.
Apple's new iPhone 15 is an underwhelming 'slap in the face,' say disappointed fans (www.businessinsider.com)
Apple’s new iPhone 15 is an underwhelming ‘slap in the face,’ say disappointed fans::Apple unveiled its new iPhone 15 models this week, and some fans say they lack innovation.