California Net Neutrality Law To Remain Intact After Appeals Court Says It Won"t Reconsider Earlier Decision
A federal appeals court has denied a request for a rehearing on its January decision that upholds California's net neutrality law. From a report: The 2018 law, widely considered the strongest in the US, was signed into law a year after the Federal Co.....»»
Engineers unlock lithium from extreme environments
The demand for lithium—critical to powering sustainable technologies—is rapidly growing, but up to 75% of the world's lithium-rich saltwater sources remain untappable using current methods......»»
Newsom sides with Musk in dispute over SpaceX rocket launches
In a legal dispute between Elon Musk and the California Coastal Commission over the number of rockets the billionaire's company can launch from the coast, Gov. Gavin Newsom has sided with Musk, saying over the weekend, "I'm with Elon.".....»»
UN biodiversity summit hears appeals for action, money to save nature
The world's biggest nature protection conference opened in Colombia on Monday with calls for urgent action and financing to reverse humankind's rapacious destruction of biodiversity......»»
Valve won’t release a Steam Deck 2 until there’s a proper ‘generational leap’
Valve doesn't believe in annual hardware releases in the case of its popular handheld, the Steam Deck......»»
Study combines woodchips and biochar to clean water of pharmaceuticals, nutrients
What happens to ibuprofen after it eases your throbbing headache? Like many pharmaceuticals, it can remain in an active form when our bodies flush it out. That's a problem, because although wastewater treatment plants are good at reducing nutrient po.....»»
AMD confirms 9000X3D release date — but questions remain
AMD just announced the release date for the 9000X3D series, but there are still a few questions as retailers begin listing the new CPU......»»
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is hitting PC in January, won’t get any more story content
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is finally coming to PCs early next year, but the announcement comes with some bad news......»»
My favorite headphones are $50 off right now — you need them
The Sony WH-1000XM4 remain some of the best headphones around, and right now they're a very respectable $50 off at Crutchfield......»»
Ford, Calif. dealership can"t coerce customer into arbitration over lemon law complaint, appeals court rules
Ford Motor Co. and the dealership that serviced a 2020 F-250 Super Duty can't force the pickup's owners to arbitrate their lemon law claim, a California appeals court ruled......»»
Brent Burns retiring as head of JM Family; Dan Chait to become CEO
JM Family Enterprises CEO Brent Burns will retire and be succeeded by President and COO Dan Chait. Chait will remain president when he becomes CEO on Jan. 1, JM Family announced......»»
Teslas don"t work as green squad cars, California police say
As an increasing number of cities in California require departments to buy zero-emission vehicles, police say the Teslas they're being put in make their jobs harder......»»
This year"s Nobel prize exposes economics" problem with colonialism
Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson have been awarded the 2024 Nobel memorial prize in economics for their influential work on how institutions shape economic development. Some would say the decision to award these scholars the Nobel was.....»»
These are my favorite leather iPhone 16 cases
If you've bought an iPhone 16 and want an Apple leather case, you're out of luck. But fear not, as this California-based company makes the best replacement......»»
California Is Flooding School Cafeterias With Vegan Meals—and Kids Like It
Credit environmentally conscious students—and a handful of state funding programs......»»
Daily 5 report for Oct. 18: Bosch and Rivian"s court fight isn"t the typical supplier vs. automaker dispute
These kinds of disputes happen often in the supply chain, but rarely lead to litigation because neither side is angry enough to air its dirty laundry in public......»»
SpaceX prevails over ULA, wins military launch contracts worth $733 million
SpaceX and ULA were eligible to compete for eight launches, and SpaceX won them all. The US Space Force's Space Systems Command announced Friday it has ordered eight launches from.....»»
Judge slams Florida for censoring political ad: “It’s the First Amendment, stupid”
Florida threatened TV stations over ad that criticized state's abortion law. US District Judge Mark Walker had a blunt message for the Florida surgeon general in an order halting.....»»
MechWarrior 5: Clans is supposed to be newbie-friendly, and I put it to the test
All the kit balancing, squad leading, and lore you could want, if you want it. It is a matter of settled law on the Judge John Hodgman podcast that people like what they like, and.....»»
Nemak"s Q3"s net income takes a tumble
The automotive supplier faces challenges with labor costs and product pricing, along with restructuring efforts amid the transition to electric vehicles from internal combustion engines......»»
AI finds racial restrictions in millions of property records
California law requires counties to remove racially restrictive language—constitutionally unenforceable since 1948—from property deeds. Researchers trained a large language model to help......»»