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Steven Cliff leaving NHTSA to become California Air Resources Board executive officer

Cliff was confirmed by the Senate in May as NHTSA's 16th administrator. The agency had been without a permanent leader since 2017, when Mark Rosekind resigned as the Trump administration took over......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsAug 12th, 2022

Increasing stress is making it harder for companies to keep key workers

IT workers are getting stressed and leaving their jobs as companies struggle to patch up their cybersecurity tools......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

Mexico expedition sights only 6 to 8 vaquita porpoises, the most endangered marine mammal

The number of Mexico's critically endangered vaquita marina porpoises sighted in the Gulf of California fell to between 6 and 8 this year, researchers said Tuesday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

Come for the food and wine, stay for the EVs

Audi is partnering with a boutique hotel in California's Sonoma County to provide EVs that guests can use to explore the area......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

Michael Walsh’s Solo Exhibition is now Open at the Mirus Gallery

Michael Walsh was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and is currently based in Oakland, California. The artist's utilization of metal fabrication/casting, CAD, Virtual Reality modeling, and 3D printing create a unique approach to sculpture making......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  makezineonlineRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Editorial: CAFE pullback by NHTSA welcome, but still out of sync with EPA

Automakers require clear goals and regulations if they are to continue to make their products less hazardous to the environment. One national standard is needed......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

AI method reveals millions of dead trees hidden among the living before California"s historic 2020 wildfires

University of Copenhagen scientists may have found a new explanation for the California wildfires of 2020. Applying AI to detailed aerial photos, they created a unique dataset detailing mortality down to single trees for all of California State. This.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

GM launches $6 billion share buyback plan

The board approval follows a $10 billion accelerated share repurchase announced by the automaker in November 2023......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Security providers view compliance as a high-growth opportunity

85% of managed service and security providers face significant challenges maintaining compliance for customers, with lack of resources, expertise, or technology cited as the most common roadblocks to offering managed compliance, according to Apptega......»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Study suggests disproportionate number of the most innovative CEOs hail from US counties with a frontier history

Biographies of Jeff Bezos don't make much of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Although the founder and executive chairman of Amazon lived there from birth until his teenage years, the Duke City is mainly treated as a humble backdrop for Bezos's early exploit.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Palm oil by-product transforms into PVC thermal stabilizer with possibilities for recycling and sustainability

The quest for sustainable alternatives to conventional materials has led to the exploration of waste by-products as potential resources. In a novel approach, researchers from the Institut Teknologi Bandung have developed a method to synthesize an org.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

tvOS 18 & homePod OS thankfully processes dialog better & borrows Amazon"s Xray feature

Users of the Apple TV will be able to install tvOS 18 this fall, with the set-top box gaining features for improved viewing and listening across the board.tvOS 18's InSight featureThe Apple TV doesn't tend to get many updates, in part due to its fair.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

Why the fight over Elon Musk’s pay at Tesla won’t end with shareholder vote

Musk, Tesla, and the Delaware court system may be headed for uncharted legal territory. Enlarge Tesla shareholders will vote on Thursday on whether to restore the mammoth pay package for chief executive Elon Musk that w.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

Novel genetic clock discovers oldest known marine plant: Seagrass clone in the Baltic sea is more than 1,400 years old

Using a novel genetic clock, a team of researchers from Kiel, London, Oldenburg, and Davis, California, has determined the age of a large marine plant clone for the first time. This seagrass clone from the Baltic Sea dates back to the migration perio.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

Ahead of WWDC, Apple highlights its collection of developer resources

In preparation for the 2024 Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple wants to remind developers of its commitment to supporting app creators across the globe.Apple Developer Centers | Image Credit: AppleWWDC is set to kick off on June 10, and Apple is.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJun 7th, 2024

Tesla chair says Elon Musk needs $46 billion pay plan to stay motivated

Musk could devote less time to Tesla if pay isn't re-approved, shareholders hear. Enlarge / Elon Musk speaks onstage at SXSW on March 11, 2018, in Austin, Texas. (credit: Getty Images | Diego Donamaria ) Tesla Board Cha.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 7th, 2024

First ever report of two ancient ape species cohabiting in Miocene Europe 11 million years ago

Ancient apes in Germany co-existed by partitioning resources in their environment, according to a study published June 7, 2024 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Madelaine Böhme of Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Germany and David R. Beg.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJun 7th, 2024

Research team uses CRISPR/Cas9 to alter photosynthesis for the first time

A team from the Innovative Genomics Institute at the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) has produced an increase in gene expression in a food crop by changing its upstream regulatory DNA. While other studies have used CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing t.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJun 7th, 2024

Cascadia Subduction Zone, one of Earth"s top hazards, comes into sharper focus

Off the coasts of southern British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and northern California lies a 600 mile-long strip where the Pacific Ocean floor is slowly diving eastward under North America. This area, called the Cascadia Subduction Zone, hosts a me.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJun 7th, 2024

California wildfire pollution killed 52,000 in a decade: study

Pollution from California wildfires killed more than 52,000 people in a decade, a new study claimed Friday, as the western United States girds for a hot summer that could bring more blazes......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJun 7th, 2024

NHTSA finalizes 50.4-mpg CAFE standard for new vehicles by 2031

Just months after the EPA announced its relaxed tailpipe emissions rules, NHTSA announced fuel economy standards for light-duty cars and trucks that would require an average fleet fuel economy of 50.4 mpg by the 2031 model year......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 7th, 2024