Google loses fight to hide 2021 money pit: $26B in default contracts (arstechnica.com)
Google loses fight to hide 2021 money pit: $26B in default contracts::CEO Sundar Pichai testifies Monday as Google mounts its defense.
How Neuralink Keeps Dead Monkey Photos Secret (www.wired.com)
How Neuralink Keeps Dead Monkey Photos Secret::Elon Musk’s brain-chip startup conducted years of tests at UC Davis, a public university. A WIRED investigation reveals how Neuralink and the university keep the grisly images of test subjects hidden.
AMD announces Radeon RX 7800 XT and 7700 XT, starting at $449 (www.theverge.com)
Moon mining gains momentum as private companies plan for a lunar economy (www.space.com)
Moon mining gains momentum as private companies plan for a lunar economy::A number of entrepreneurial groups have shared their strategies to turn the moon into a hustle and bustle world of marketable services.
US to build new nuclear gravity bomb (www.defensenews.com)
US to build new nuclear gravity bomb::Experts say this new higher-yield nuclear bomb appears intended to pave the way for retiring the older B83 megaton bomb.
Lenovo quietly launched the world’s lightest laptop but it won’t sell it outside Asia (www.techradar.com)
How Signal walks the line between anarchism and pragmatism (www.wired.com)
Kendrick Lamar's company just dropped a limited-edition 'dumb' phone. It's already sold out. (www.businessinsider.com)
Kendrick Lamar enters the tech space with a collaboration on the Light Phone 2. Light phones offer minimalistic experiences without apps or color.
‘Qantas can't guarantee flights’, airline says, after allegedly selling 8,000 flights that were already cancelled — arguing what it did was reasonable and that “airlines can't guarantee specific fl... (home.nzcity.co.nz)
‘Qantas can’t guarantee flights’, airline says, after allegedly selling 8,000 flights that were already cancelled — arguing what it did was reasonable and that “airlines can’t guarantee specific fl…::Qantas has launched its legal defence in the ACCC "“ghost flights”" case — allegedly selling 8,000 flights...
Drug mimics exercise in mice, raises metabolism, increases endurance, burns fat (medicalxpress.com)
Apple shares fall after China reportedly bans iPhone use by government officials | Apple (www.theguardian.com)
Apple shares fall after China reportedly bans iPhone use by government officials | Apple::The move suggests that China, which is one of Apple’s biggest markets, is unwilling to spare any US company in fight to boost homegrown technology
Wi-Fi sniffers strapped to drones—Mike Lindell’s odd plan to stop election fraud | Lindell wants to fly drones near polling places to monitor voting machines. (arstechnica.com)
Wi-Fi sniffers strapped to drones—Mike Lindell’s odd plan to stop election fraud | Lindell wants to fly drones near polling places to monitor voting machines.::Lindell wants to fly drones near polling places to monitor voting machines.
The Flipper Zero has an app store now (www.theverge.com)
China launches world’s fastest internet with 1.2 terabit per second link, can transmit 150 4K movies a second (www.firstpost.com)
China launches world’s fastest internet with 1.2 terabit per second link, can transmit 150 4K movies a second::China is claiming that they now have the world’s fastest internet. Their new network transmits 1.2 terabits per second. That’s over 1200 gigabits, per second. At this speed, the network will be able to send 150 4K...
Bing loses search market share to Google despite ChatGPT integration (www.techspot.com)
Remote work is still 'frustrating and disorienting' for bosses, economist says—their No. 1 problem with it (www.cnbc.com)
Remote work is still ‘frustrating and disorienting’ for bosses, economist says—their No. 1 problem with it::Although some bosses have recognized the benefits of workplace flexibility, many are still hesitant to adopt remote work permanently.
John Riccitiello is stepping down as CEO and president of Unity (investors.unity.com)
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Unity (NYSE: U) (the “Company”), the world’s leading platform for creating and growing real-time 3D (RT3D) content, today announced that John Riccitiello will retire as President, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately....
Indian iPhone plant found 'highly hazardous' to worker health (9to5mac.com)
Indian iPhone plant found ‘highly hazardous’ to worker health::An Indian iPhone plant run by Foxconn was temporarily closed down back in 2021 due to major health infractions in…
Desalination system could produce freshwater that is cheaper than tap water (news.mit.edu)
Desalination system could produce freshwater that is cheaper than tap water::A new solar desalination system takes in saltwater and heats it with natural sunlight. The system flushes out accumulated salt, so replacement parts aren’t needed often, meaning the system could potentially produce drinking water that is cheaper than...
Unity backtracks slightly on plans to charge developers for game installs (www.eurogamer.net)
Game development engine Unity has U-turned on some parts of its hugely controversial plan to enforce fees on game creat…
Infosys co-founder calls for youth to work 70-hour weeks — Do it for India, says Narayana Murthy, seemingly unaware that China, Japan, and South Korea all have overworking problems (www.theregister.com)
Infosys co-founder calls for youth to work 70-hour weeks — Do it for India, says Narayana Murthy, seemingly unaware that China, Japan, and South Korea all have overworking problems::Do it for India, says Narayana Murthy, seemingly unaware that China, Japan, and South Korea all have overworking problems
The secret life of Jimmy Zhong, who stole – and lost – more than $3 billion (www.cnbc.com)
The secret life of Jimmy Zhong, who stole – and lost – more than $3 billion::CNBC obtained never-before-seen body camera footage that shows how investigators linked Jimmy Zhong to the Silk Road hack
Tesla whistleblowers filed a complaint to the SEC in 2021, but the agency never interviewed them — Car company may have violated securities law and flouted accounting standards (www.cnbc.com)
Tesla whistleblowers filed a complaint to the SEC in 2021, but the agency never interviewed them — Car company may have violated securities law and flouted accounting standards::Two whistleblowers’ complaint to the SEC about Tesla alleged that Elon Musk’s automaker may have run afoul of securities laws and flouted...
Chinese sextortion scammers are flooding Twitter (restofworld.org)
Scammers are targeting Chinese-language users, harassing political dissidents and influential figures.
Screen time linked with developmental delays, study finds (www.cnn.com)
Screen time linked with developmental delays, study finds::Screen time at age 1 is linked with higher risks of developmental delays in toddlerhood, a new study has found.
