Jim Whitehurst steps down as IBM president after just 14 months
Whitehurst got involved with Big Blue in late 2018 when it was announced that IBM would be acquiring Red Hat, where Whitehurst had served as CEO since 2007, for $34 billion. The deal was wrapped up the following year, and in early 2020 it was reveale.....»»
Huawei’s folding phone leaked again, and it still looks amazing
In a few days, Huawei is set to unveil its first trifold foldable phone, the Mate XT. Several leaks about this phone have surfaced in recent months, and now . This latest one includes an introductory video about the handset, offering a closer look a.....»»
Why the flaming carcasses of electrocuted birds keep starting Colorado wildfires
In the past two months alone, the flaming carcasses of electrocuted birds have ignited at least three wildfires in Colorado......»»
Beats by Dre teases new PowerBeats Pro 2 headphones for 2025
In an unusual move, Apple's Beats by Dre subsidiary has announced an update to its PowerBeats Pro line, at least months before launch.The original PowerBeats ProThe original Powerbeats Pro came out in 2019, and were strong, luxury headphones, if with.....»»
The 15 top methane-emitting nations lack policies to rein them in
While the United States and China have taken important steps to reduce their methane emissions, other significant producers of the potent greenhouse gas rarely have concrete national plans to mitigate it, according to a new University of Maryland ana.....»»
North Korean hackers’ social engineering tricks
“North Korean malicious cyber actors conducted research on a variety of targets connected to cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) over the last several months,” the FBI has warned through a public service announcement. This suggest.....»»
NASA"s mini BurstCube mission detects its first gamma-ray burst
The shoebox-sized BurstCube satellite has observed its first gamma-ray burst, the most powerful kind of explosion in the universe, according to a recent analysis of observations collected over the last several months......»»
The ‘most powerful AI training system in the world’ just went online
Elon Musk has announced Colossus, which the xAI team built from the ground up in roughly four months......»»
China’s BYD pauses Mexico factory plans until after U.S. election, report says
The postponement is largely because BYD would prefer to wait and see the outcome of the race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris in early November.....»»
Stellantis changes Jeep N.A. chief after 9 months
Ram brand executive Bob Broderdorf succeeds Bill Peffer as head of Jeep in North America, while Peffer replaces Phil Langley as head of dealer network development......»»
Fourth Mercury flyby begins BepiColombo"s new trajectory
Teams from across ESA and industry have worked continuously over the past four months to overcome a glitch that prevented BepiColombo's thrusters from operating at full power. The ESA/JAXA mission is still on track, with a new trajectory that will ta.....»»
Q&A: Astronomers await a once-in-80-year stellar explosion
We sat down with Carnegie Science Observatories theoretical astrophysicist Tony Prio to talk about T Coronae Borealis, the stellar explosion that occurs once every 80 years and is due to light up in the coming months......»»
"It"s time to give up on normal": What winter"s weird weather in Australia means for the warm months ahead
Heavy winds struck south-east Australia over the weekend as a series of cold fronts moved across the continent. It followed a high fire danger in Sydney and other parts of New South Wales last week, and a fire in south-west Sydney that threatened hom.....»»
Q&A: Author explores the toll of QAnon on families of followers
The 1969 moon landing? Fake. The assassination of President John F. Kennedy? Cuba really did it. Thomas Jefferson's bitterly contested election in 1800? Choreographed by hidden hands......»»
Revealed — How much Target is selling the Keurig K-Cafe Special for on Labor Day
Keurig Around these parts we love the , surprises, and sneaky reveals just as much as the next batch of humans. What we don’t like? Unnecessary extra effort. But we’re willing to go through extra steps to help you out. In Target’s L.....»»
More frequent financial reporting benefits investors
When it comes to financial reporting, how much information is too much? Public companies in the U.S. file reports every three months to comply with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission......»»
JP Clausen brings auto, tech experience to GM manufacturing
JP Clausen, who previously worked for Tesla, Google and Lego, joined GM in April to succeed the retiring Gerald Johnson executive vice president of global manufacturing and sustainability......»»
Why are food prices still so high? What is price gouging—and why is it so complicated?
Vice President Kamala Harris' proposal to ban price gouging by grocers and food companies seemed to do more than just stir up the usual partisan bickering: it set off a highly technical debate between economists, food executives and policy experts ov.....»»
NASA"s new solar sail extends its booms and sets sail
Solar sails are an exciting way to travel through the solar system because they get their propulsion from the sun. NASA has developed several solar sails, and their newest, the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (or ACS3), launched a few months ago.....»»
EU antitrust chief & Apple foe Margrethe Vestager out after 10 years
Margrethe Vestager has spent a decade leading the European Union's attempts to control Big Tech, including actions Tim Cook described as "total political crap." She won't be doing it any longer.Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President of the Euro.....»»
How RansomHub went from zero to 210 victims in six months
RansomHub, a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) outfit that “popped up” earlier this year, has already amassed at least 210 victims (that we know of). Its affiliates have hit government services, IT and communication companies, healthcare ins.....»»