Why fire is a growing risk in Hawaii - An aerial image taken on August 10th, 2023, shows destroye... - https://www.theverge.com/23828560/maui-hawaii-fire-risk-adaptation-expert-q-a
Cheap wind and solar could revolutionize the African grid - Enlarge / The Kariba Dam in Zimbabwe. (credit: Robert Holmes)
... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1960357 #renewableenergy #sustainability #hydropower #science #africa #energy #green #solar #wind
There’s No Shame in Flaking - Years ago, when I lived in Southern California, I worked with an extremely responsible pr... - https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/08/flaking-commitment-keeping-social-acceptance/674991/?utm_source=feed
Amazon chastises staff for failure to comply with in-office work mandate - Amazon is reprimanding its US workers for not spending enough time in the office, send... - https://www.computerworld.com/article/3704729/amazon-chastises-staff-for-failure-to-comply-with-in-office-work-mandate.html#tk.rss_all #technologyindustry #remotework
GrblHAL CNC Controller Based on RP2040 Pico - [Phil Barrett] designed a new CNC controller breakout board called the PicoCNC whi... - https://hackaday.com/2023/08/11/grblhal-cnc-controller-based-on-rp2040-pico/ #microcontrollers #cnchacks #grblhal #rp2040 #grbl #cnc
Apple’s 14-inch MacBook Pro with M2 Pro is up to $300 off right now - These are the best prices yet on the M2 Pro MacBook Pro. |... - https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/11/23391418/apple-macbook-pro-m2-playstation-gift-card-resident-evil-bundle-deal-sale
Linux project's first full version has all the subtlety of a Rhino in a China shop - An option if Ubuntu interim releases are too slow, easy and stable for your liking The fi... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2023/08/11/rhino_linux_v1/
'The Open Source Licensing War is Over' - It's time for the open source Rambos to stop fighting and agree that developers ca... - https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/08/11/1221250/the-open-source-licensing-war-is-over?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #opensource
This Week in Security: It’s Con Season - It must be Blackhat/DEFCON season. Up first in the storm of named vulnerabilities,... - https://hackaday.com/2023/08/11/this-week-in-security-its-con-season/ #thisweekinsecurity #hackadaycolumns #securityhacks #blackhat #defcon #news
The TV streaming apps broke their promises, and now they’re jacking up prices - Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images)
This week, Disn... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1960033 #amazonprimevideo #paramountplus #paramount #culture #appletv #netflix #peacock #disney #hbomax #hulu #max
Geoffrey Hinton, Godfather of AI, Has a Hopeful Plan for Keeping Future AI Friendly - Geoffrey Hinton left Google so he could speak more freely about AI’s dangers. He argues t... - https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-geoffrey-hinton-godfather-of-ai-future-ai/ #business/techculture #plaintext #business
Google likes Apple’s Continuity feature so much it’s making its own - Imitation is flattery and Apple has come in for so much flattery since it introduced t... - https://www.computerworld.com/article/3704492/google-likes-apples-continuity-feature-so-much-its-making-its-own.html#tk.rss_all #smallandmediumbusiness #android #mobile #apple #ios
UK’s promise to protect encrypted messaging is ‘delusional,’ say critics - The British government’s promise to protect encryption has been pilloried by secur... - https://thenextweb.com/news/criticism-uk-online-safety-bill-end-to-end-encryption #corporatesandinnovation #startupsandtechnology #governmentandpolicy #dataandsecurity #insider
Want to pwn a satellite? Turns out it's surprisingly easy - PhD student admits he probably shouldn't have given this talk Black Hat A study into the... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2023/08/11/satellite_hacking_black_hat/
Marvel's VFX Workers Have Moved to Unionize—and It's a Huge Deal for Hollywood - Artists in the visual effects industry have been talking about unionizing for more than a... - https://www.wired.com/story/marvel-vfx-unionization-big-deal/ #culture/culturenews #culture/movies #themonitor #culture
Audacy takes $10 million hit to leave ‘onerous’ podcasting deal with APM - Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images
... - https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/11/23827831/audacy-ends-podcast-deal-american-public-media-apm
Russia launches moon mission in first attempt in almost a half-century - Russia hailed the Luna-25 rocket launch as a “new page” in its space exploration. The spa... - https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/08/11/russia-rocket-luna25-moon-launch/
Virgin Galactic just flew again, but is the company going anywhere? - Enlarge / Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity is seen at Spaceport America in f... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1960015 #virgingalactic #features #science #space
Rocket Report: Astra layoffs; next SLS core stage needs repairs - Enlarge / A technician works on part of the Space Launch System rocket’... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1960059 #rocketreport #slscorestage #slsrocket #space
Medela Freestyle Breast Pump Review: Less Cleaning - A wearable, portable breast pump with only three parts to clean? Sign me up. - https://www.wired.com/review/medea-freestyle-pump/ #productreview #gear/reviews #gear