Gillmor Gang: Nothing was delivered
Somehow it’s Bob Dylan’s 80th birthday this week. Some of you may not think that’s a big deal, but I do. The fact of his talent pretty much drowns out most other ideas of what to write about, but here’s to the birthday boy. Ke.....»»
New Study Finds Ridesharing Actually Increases Pollution, Congestion
Greg Bensinger of the New York Times editorial board argues ridesharing companies haven't delivered on their promises of well-paying driver jobs with less traffic congestion (let alone their predictions of an end to car ownership — or even of a.....»»
Virgin Media O2 customers could be set for a major broadband speed boost
Ultrafast proof of concept was delivered using existing cable infrastructure......»»
Boom in home-delivered alcohol opens the door to underage drinking
A rapid expansion in online liquor delivery services is making it easier for minors to obtain alcohol, due to regulatory holes and non-compliance with legal requirements, say the authors of a study published today......»»
Car Thieves Arrested After Using $27,000 Game Boy Device
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: A gang of car thieves used a handheld device disguised as a Nintendo Game Boy to steal vehicles worth $245,000. Dylan Armer, Christopher Bowes and Thomas Poulson stole five Mitsubishi Outlanders by us.....»»
Safeway spent $367M to prepare for Theranos tests that never came
Elizabeth Holmes' charisma sealed the deal, but Theranos never delivered. Enlarge / Elizabeth Holmes, founder and chief executive officer of Theranos, is on trial for wire fraud. (credit: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg/Getty Images).....»»
New "risk triage" platform pinpoints compounding threats to US infrastructure
Over a 36-hour period in August, Hurricane Henri delivered record rainfall in New York City, where an aging storm-sewer system was not built to handle the deluge, resulting in street flooding. Meanwhile, an ongoing drought in California continued to.....»»
Tesla set a new record for vehicles delivered in a quarter despite global component shortage
Tesla delivered a combined 232,025 Model 3 and Model Y units in addition to 9,275 Model S and Model X vehicles. The company only counts a vehicle as delivered if it is transferred to the customer and all paperwork is correct......»»
Kena: Bridge of Spirits: All Spirit Mail locations
There are only 10 to find, but they're quite tricky to track down. Here are all the Spirit Mail locations waiting to be delivered in Kena: Bridge of Spirits......»»
Electronic Frontier Foundation will deprecate HTTPS Everywhere plugin
All four major browsers have duplicated HTTPS Everywhere functionality natively. Enlarge / We had trouble even finding HTTPS statistics earlier than 2016—but even in 2016, fewer than one in four websites were delivered via HTTPS. (credit: HTTP.....»»
Exotic mix in China"s delivery of moon rocks
On 16 December 2020 the Chang'e-5 mission, China's first sample return mission to the Moon, successfully delivered to Earth nearly two kilograms of rocky fragments and dust from our celestial companion. Chang'e-5 landed on an area of the Moon not sa.....»»
Toyota plant leader to Senate panel: Worker-development policies are much needed
Leah Curry's testimony was delivered to members of the Subcommittee on Employment and Workforce Safety......»»
Daily Crunch: European regulators share more privacy concerns over Facebook “smart” glasses
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Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania preview: New monkeys, old tricks
We've spent a little time with the Monkey Ball gang's latest adventure. Here's what we're thinking so far......»»
Gillmor Gang: Off the Wall
Most of us count the golden age of Michael Jackson’s career with the Quincy Jones produced global smashes of Thriller and Bad. Fueled by the stream of videos and multi-single releases (5 on Bad), the records dominated the charts, radio, and MTV.....»»
Daily Crunch: SpaceX set to launch 4 civilians into orbit for 3-day mission
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Maker (Faire Producer) Spotlight: Fab Lab Tulsa
On August 28th Maker Faire Tulsa celebrated its 9th event bringing back the hands-on magic they've delivered year after year. Meet producers Fab Lab Tulsa. The post Maker (Faire Producer) Spotlight: Fab Lab Tulsa appeared first on Make: DIY Projects.....»»
Astronomers monitor nearby blazar Markarian 501
A team of astronomers from Switzerland and Germany has conducted a long-term multi-band photometric monitoring of a nearby blazar known as Markarian 501. The observational campaign delivered essential information regarding the blazar's variability an.....»»
China To Launch Uncrewed Cargo Ship To Tiangong Station
China is preparing to launch an uncrewed cargo ship to its Tiangong "Heavenly palace" space station in preparation for the arrival of its second human crew this autumn. The Guardian reports: The Long March 7 rocket was delivered to the Wenchang space.....»»
Daily Crunch: Alerzo lands $10.5 million Series A for digitizing Nigeria’s mom-and-pop stores
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Daily Crunch: Under pressure from ‘banking partners and payout providers,’ OnlyFans bans explicit content
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