SK and LG race the clock to sway Biden on import ban
SK Innovation, Ford’s battery supplier for its upcoming electric F-150 pickup truck, faces a 10-year U.S. import ban on its Korean-made batteries and components after April 11......»»
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.....»»
Bugs, performance issues hinder Huawei’s AI chips
Export controls bar import of Nvidia chips, but homegrown alternative is struggling. Enlarge (credit: Barcroft Media | Getty Images) China’s efforts to match US computing power in artificial intelligence are being hamp.....»»
Runners are used to toughing it out. A warming climate can make that deadly
Carolyn Baker, clad in a neon pink top and matching sunglasses, smiled as she ran the Falmouth Road Race on the shore of Cape Cod, looking around for friends as she neared the end of a race she'd completed more than a dozen times before......»»
Sunrise alarm clock didn’t make waking up easier—but made sleeping more peaceful
Hatch Restore 2 targets circadian rhythms, but it can't beat sunlight. The Hatch Restore 2 with one of its lighting options on. [credit:.....»»
How IndyCar"s hybrid system rollout is going
IndyCar's hybrid system, developed by Honda, Chevrolet and Ilmor, debuted in July at a race won by Pato O'Ward of Chevrolet-powered Arrow McLaren......»»
Mark Zuckerberg regrets not pushing back on Biden’s COVID “pressure” campaign
Facebook is "ready to push back" on government takedown requests, Meta CEO says. Enlarge / Mark Zuckerberg. (credit: Bloomberg / Contributor | Bloomberg) After years of bickering with the Biden administration about vacci.....»»
Discovery of a hidden epigenetic clock in mitochondria reveals a "lifespan limit line"
Building on their work on epigenetics of aging and transposable elements, researchers Dr. Ádám Sturm and Dr. Tibor Vellai from Eötvös Loránd University have made another advance in understanding the molecular mechanisms of aging. Their latest st.....»»
Canada to slap tariffs on EVs, steel from China
Canada, an export-driven economy that relies heavily on trade with the U.S., has been closely watching moves by the Biden administration to erect a much higher tariff wall against Chinese EVs, batteries, solar cells, steel and other products......»»
Here are 7 widgets that make StandBy Mode worth using [video]
StandBy Mode was introduced to us with the release of iOS 17. It gave the iPhone this passive but dynamic viewing mode when charging and in landscape mode. It can be used as a clock, to see the weather, as a hub for the Home app, or to help avoid dis.....»»
Most ransomware attacks occur between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m.
There’s been an alarming increase in ransomware attacks over the past year, alongside significant shifts in the tactics and strategies employed by cybercriminals that underscore the necessity for organizations to implement around-the-clock moni.....»»
Telco fined $1M for transmitting Biden deepfake without verifying Caller ID
Lingo Telecom signed calls with A-Level attestations despite not verifying them. Enlarge / President Joe Biden leaving the White House on August 16, 2024, in Washington, DC. (credit: Getty Images | Anna Moneymaker ) A ph.....»»
Do gender, ethnicity and education affect people"s ability to get jobs that fit their interests?
In a study published in Applied Psychology, researchers investigated the degree to which people can obtain jobs that fit their interests (called vocational interest fit), with the goal of identifying any differences in fit across race/ethnicity, gend.....»»
Why don"t more politicians retire? Expert explains how the US could benefit from a mandatory retirement age
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are hardly the only examples of politicians who work well into their golden years. Members of the baby-boom generation—Americans born between 1946 and 1964—are the most numerous in the House,.....»»
Outdated and imprecise: Why it"s time we retired the term "race relations"
There's a term that crops up whenever Aotearoa New Zealand's political debates turn to the Treaty of Waitangi and its contemporary relevance: "race relations.".....»»
BYD to lead subdued Chinese contingent while Germans race back to Paris show in October
Europe's top-selling Chinese brand, SAIC's MG Motor, won't be at the Paris auto show in October and neither will Great Wall. After skipping the 2022 event, BMW, Audi and VW will return to Paris as will Ford and Kia. French participants include Renaul.....»»
BYD to lead subdued Chinese contingent while Germans race back to Paris show in Oct.
Europe's top-selling Chinese brand, SAIC's MG Motor, won't be at the Paris auto show in October and neither will Great Wall. After skipping the 2022 event, BMW, Audi and VW will return to Paris as will Ford and Kia. French participants will include R.....»»
This JBL Bluetooth speaker and alarm clock is down to $32 from $120
The JBL Horizon 2 FM, a Bluetooth speaker that is also an FM radio and an alarm clock, is available from JBL for a very cheap $32 following an $88 discount......»»
Alibaba sees revenue hit by caution in cloud space
News follows previous results from this quarter suggesting that cloud dominance is still very much a three-horse race......»»
Google’s threat team confirms Iran targeting Trump, Biden, and Harris campaigns
Another Big Tech firm seems to confirm Trump adviser Roger Stone was hacked. Enlarge / Roger Stone, former adviser to Donald Trump's presidential campaign, center, during the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee on J.....»»
International astronomy group joins calls for a lunar clock to keep time on the moon
Time moves a tad faster on the moon. Now an international group of astronomers has joined calls to give the moon its own clock so that future space missions can keep track of minutes on the celestial body......»»