“I feel very confident predicting that there will be autonomous robotaxis from Tesla next year — not in all jurisdictions because we won’t have regulatory approval everywhere.” That’s a quote from Elon Musk, from April 2019. In fact, that’s almost exactly 5 years ago today, as Au … | Continue reading
Today's links Antitrust is a labor issue: Banning noncompetes is huge, but it's not all the FTC is doing! Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books … | Continue reading
COROS has just announced the newest version of their flagship adventure watch series: The COROS Vertix 2S. This iteration is a slight upgrade over the existing Vertix 2 that was announced in three years ago in the summer of … Read More Here → | Continue reading
Today, only one topic, but that's because I wanted to share my broader thoughts on the latest Datadog report. | Continue reading
We brought together Ann Coulter, Sohrab Ahmari, Nick Gillespie, and Cenk Uygur to discuss the No. 1 issue for American voters. Now paid subscribers can watch. | Continue reading
A 2023 Column Contest grand-prize winner, Laurence Pevsner’s Sorry Not Sorry investigates why we’re sick of everyone apologizing all the time—and how the collapse of the public apology leaves little room for forgiveness and grace in our politics and culture. - - - This summer, Mi … | Continue reading
Hasbro is working with Sony on bringing Clue back to the world of film and TV. The producers of Dead Boy Detectives tease the new adaptation. Plus, Furiosa gets rated. Spoilers, away! Read more... | Continue reading
Garry’s Mod, a popular 2006 sandbox game that emerged from the modding scene around Valve’s Source software, has recently been issued takedown notices by Nintendo. As a result, Facepunch Studios, the developers of Garry’s Mod, are in the process of removing about 20 years’ worth … | Continue reading
it’s personal and micro – simply. | Continue reading
NS has temporarily closed ATMs at all but four train stations across the country, for fear of explosions after several bombings targeting cash machines led to station closures.... | Continue reading
A robo-dog capable of throwing 30-ft flames from its back might seem the stuff of sci-fi nightmares, but such terrors were made real last year with the launch of the Thermonator from Ohio's Throwflame. Now the fire-breathing quadruped is available to buy for under $10k. Continue … | Continue reading
Current conditions: Heavy rains this spring have reinvigorated the drought-stricken wetlands at Spain’s Doñana National Park • Severe thunderstorms are taking shape above the central and southern U.S. • Flooding in Kenya kills at least 32 people and displaces over 40,000. THE TOP … | Continue reading
"Residents won't have to choose between purchasing groceries or paying their fuel bill to stay warm this winter." Mobile home park transformed into net-zero energy affordable housing neighborhood: 'This project's benefits are multiple and long lasting' first appeared on The Cool … | Continue reading
In recent talks at physics departments about my book, I have emphasized that the elementary “particles” of nature — electrons, photons, quarks and so on — are really little waves (or, to borrow a term that was suggested by Sir Arthur Eddington in the 1920s, “wavicles”.) But this … | Continue reading
Same NPU, same architecture as X Elite, but fewer cores and lower clock speeds. | Continue reading
Image by Casey Fleser, via Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/somegeekintn/) When and why did Google search get so bad? Zenon's post has an answer! It's about Edward Zitron, who pinpoints the date and reasons to February of 2019, click to read the details! | Continue reading
President Biden signed the TikTok ban into law on Wednesday, forcing China-based Bytedance to sell the app or face a ban in American app stores. TikTok tells Gizmodo it will fight the law in court, a case likely to reach the Supreme Court, saying that Biden’s law “tramples” First … | Continue reading
We went to Tuscany in 2022 and I never wrote it up, so here are some notes that are 2 years out of date. A great trip, apart from the scorpions. | Continue reading
I would assume it unlikely that any other company will acquire Stages. Rather, interested parties will buy assets from the company's receivers/liquidators. The post Giant Sues Stages and Recruits Top Talent appeared first on the5krunner • tri bike run. The full post can be read n … | Continue reading
For a period of up to three months, researchers – including master’s degree and PhD students – affiliated with universities or other research organisations outside Portugal, will have the opportunity to carry out research activities at INESC TEC. The initiative is called Internat … | Continue reading
MEP Christian Ehler speaking at the EP Plenary session during the voting procedure on the measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology products manufacturing ecosystem (Net Zero Industry Act), April 25th, 2024. Photo credits: Eric Vidal / European Union MEPs have been … | Continue reading
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the fourth dispatch from the 2024 Power of Narrative conference at Boston University. For previous posts, see deadline narratives by a Wall Street Journal podcast team, the braided structure used by The Atavist for complex stories and practical tips on empa … | Continue reading
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Every spring, creepy black 'spiders' sprout up on Mars as buried carbon dioxide ice releases dusty geysers of gas. New ESA images show the phenomenon has begun in the strange Inca City formation. | Continue reading
Earlier this week, Supercell soft-launched Squad Busters, a party action game, in Canada, Mexico, Spain, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Singapore. Today, the company announced that the game will launch on iOS and Android worldwide on May 29th. According to Supercell’s CEO, … | Continue reading
Jim Nielsen writes: For example here’s Outlook:The Big Sur-ification of macOS Icons – Jim Nielsen’s Blog Visual Studio explorations really are the best. And the Microsoft icons really do look great full bleed. At first glance the existing firefox icon is the best as the squircle … | Continue reading
Hey there, Kinzleigh. Take a seat by my desk, crisscross applesauce. As you may know, this year’s Take Your Child to Work Day coincides with our annual performance review period. We felt it would be right for all employees to be reviewed, no matter how long they’ve been with us o … | Continue reading
As possibly expected, "Tourmaline" arrives in larger-than-life format with Monroe Moon's Bunny vocals taking the center of the stage up high on the hilltop. | Continue reading
My Papa’s Waltz The whiskey on your breath Could make a small boy dizzy; But I hung on like death: Such waltzing was not easy. We romped until the pans Slid from the kitchen shelf; My mother’s countenance Could not unfrown itself. The hand that held my wrist Was battered on one k … | Continue reading
Professor A. (Tom) Veldkamp will remain rector magnificus of the University of Twente for the next four years. The Supervisory Board has decided on his reappointment, which takes effect on 1 October 2024. Veldkamp has been part of the UT's Executive Board since 2020, which furthe … | Continue reading
Prof.dr. Annelien Bredenoord has been appointed by the Supervisory Board of Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) as President of the Executive Board (CvB). Bredenoord has been a member of the CvB as Rector Magnificus since September 2021 and will start in her new position as Presid … | Continue reading
I have a system I've been using since 2019 for taking notes at work. I use an Arc notebook that I got from Staples that has refillable pages. It's a customizable system, so I can remove pages and insert them elsewhere in the book by simply pulling out the sheet. It’s really nice … | Continue reading
Stockholm University is actively working towards an open science system, and as part of this work, the university, represented by President Astrid Söderbergh Widding, has recently signed the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information. The declaration aims to make research … | Continue reading
On 28 March, the European University Association’s new Task and Finish Group on Artificial Intelligence held its first meeting in Brussels. Universities are moving towards a more institutional and strategic approach to artificial intelligence, with AI ethics firmly at the top of … | Continue reading
Synthesia has revealed a new range of artificial intelligence (AI) generated digital avatars which can portray human emotion based on… Continue reading Nvidia-sponsored Synthesia reveals AI-generated “expressive avatars” The post Nvidia-sponsored Synthesia reveals AI-generated “e … | Continue reading
[“But is it our art?”] I occasionally engage in scampish art of put-pocketing, wherein rather than filching an item from someone, I instead slip something into a friend’s pocket or bag. Though I rarely get to see the end result, I still delight in the idea of them finding these u … | Continue reading
THEMAGIC5 up to 40% Discount Code - Custom Swim Goggles The post THEMAGIC5 Discount Codes – up to 40% off Custom Swim ? Goggles – Magic5 Coupon appeared first on the5krunner • tri bike run. The full post can be read now at the5krunner • tri bike run. | Continue reading
In order for Swedish life science to be able to grow and compete internationally, active collaborative arenas and actors are needed to set the ball rolling. Functions are needed for cooperation and control that drive development forward. A report shows, among other things, how st … | Continue reading
The good folks at Kaiweets have sent me their KTI-W01 Thermal Camera to review. You can use coupon code TEB15 for an exclusive 15% discount. Let's get this unboxed and working! Demo Photos The photos are stored as JPGs which can be read by any normal graphics program. They also c … | Continue reading
ESPN Bet has opened its first physical location at Hollywood Casino at Greektown in downtown Detroit. The newly branded sportsbook from… Continue reading ESPN Bet opens retail sportsbook in Downtown Detroit The post ESPN Bet opens retail sportsbook in Downtown Detroit appeared fi … | Continue reading
Intro I am often asked what a good Interim CTO does. A good interim CTO is like a technical Swiss Army knife. But that’s not really a good description. When I break down what I personally do as an Interim CTO, it boils down to exactly three things: Bridging the leadership gap Fix … | Continue reading
Painted either from a kayak or canoe, or dependent on gaining access using one. Biard, Frances Anne Hopkins, and the great Tom Thomson. | Continue reading
BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has experienced its first day without any inflows since the introduction of Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded… Continue reading BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF sees first day without inflows The post BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF sees first day without infl … | Continue reading
We all know that water evaporates when the temperature climbs, but researchers have just shown that there's another factor at play. The breakthrough could solve long-standing atmospheric mysteries and lead to future technological advances. Continue Reading Category: Physics, Scie … | Continue reading
It seems like every day is Fallout Day at the moment. If it’s not the roaring success of the TV… Continue reading Fallout 4’s Next Gen update arrives today, everything we know, release time, and what’s included The post Fallout 4’s Next Gen update arrives today, everything we kno … | Continue reading
Learn why a simple PDF training journal might be the best tool for tracking your fitness progress and learn how to edit PDF files to create a custom template for logging your achievements. The post How to Create a Simple Running Log Tailored to Your Needs appeared first on the5kr … | Continue reading
Overcast and cold, with a red-bellied woodpecker’s ceaseless whinnying. The old crabapple tree is red and ready to open for sunshine and bees. | Continue reading