Reverse-engineering the Milwaukee M18 Redlink Protocol - In an ideal world, every single battery pack for power tools would use the same ph... - https://hackaday.com/2023/09/15/reverse-engineering-the-milwaukee-m18-redlink-protocol/ #reverseengineering #powertoolbattery #logicanalyzer #milwaukeem18 #toolhacks

Office Work Is Social Media Now - “Oh,” I slacked my Atlantic colleagues earlier this week, beneath a screenshot of a pop-u... - https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/09/slack-redesign-office-social-media/675324/?utm_source=feed

American Lithium Could Change the World - About 16.4 million years ago, magma surged through a raised mound near Nevada’s present-d... - https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/09/nevada-lithium-geopolitics/675325/?utm_source=feed

Databricks shakes VC money tree and $500M falls out - Who needs an IPO when you have Series I? Databricks has inhaled $500 million in funding –... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2023/09/14/databricks_funding/

This driverless car company is using chatbots to make its vehicles smarter - Self-driving car startup Wayve can now interrogate its vehicles, asking them questions a... - https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/09/14/1079458/this-driverless-car-company-is-using-chatbots-to-make-its-vehicles-smarter/ #artificialintelligence

Students Set EV Acceleration World Record - Humans have a need for speed, and students from the Academic Motorsports Club Zur... - https://hackaday.com/2023/09/14/students-set-ev-acceleration-world-record/ #transportationhacks #acceleration #electriccar #worldrecord #carhacks #speed #evs

HP's $5,000 Spectre Foldable PC Has a Lot To Prove - HP is the latest company to announce a foldable-screen PC. From a report: The 17-i... - https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/14/1528216/hps-5000-spectre-foldable-pc-has-a-lot-to-prove?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #hp

Integrating sustainability into business strategy - Multiple factors are driving organizations to prioritize sustainability. Regulati... - https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/09/14/1079300/integrating-sustainability-into-business-strategy/ #sponsored

AI just beat a human test for creativity. What does that even mean? - AI is getting better at passing tests designed to measure human creativity. In a study p... - https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/09/14/1079465/ai-just-beat-a-human-test-for-creativity-what-does-that-even-mean/ #artificialintelligence

NASA Didn’t Find Aliens—but if You See Any UFOs, Holler - The agency assembled a panel of experts to figure out how to handle future sightings, in ... - https://www.wired.com/story/nasa-ufos-aliens-report-2023/ #science/space #starsearch #science

Google Extends Lifespan of Chromebooks With 10-Year Update Policy - With the change, no existing Chromebook will expire within the next two years. - https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-extends-lifespan-of-chromebooks-with-10-year-update-policy-38910da1?mod=rss_Technology #paid

Rollbar might be good at tracking bugs, uninvited guests not so much - Company noticed data warehouse break-in via compromised account a month later Cloud-based... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2023/09/14/rollbar_breach/

Unity engine: Among Us and Slay the Spire makers join criticism - A growing number of small studios urge the maker of the game engine to ditch plans for ne... - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-66810296?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Greater Manchester Police officers' details hacked in cyber attack - A company that makes ID cards for Greater Manchester Police has been targeted in the atta... - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-66810756?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Meet the climate innovators of tomorrow - This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To re... - https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/09/14/1079435/meet-the-climate-innovators-of-tomorrow/ #climatechangeandenergy #sustainableenergy

NASA-Inspired Airless Bicycle Tires Are Now Available - The Ohio-based Smart Tire Company has started a Kickstarter campaign for its shape... - https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/09/14/0051253/nasa-inspired-airless-bicycle-tires-are-now-available?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #nasa

A Concrete Crisis Has the UK Literally Crumbling - Hundreds of schools, hospitals, and other public buildings made from RAAC, a cheap, light... - https://www.wired.com/story/raac-concrete-crisis-uk-literally-crumbling/ #business/nationalaffairs #business #craacs

Even more Google layoffs: This time it’s “significant” cuts to recruiting - Enlarge (credit: Sean Gallup | Getty Images)

Google was once a... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1968202 #layoffs #google #tech

JetBrains previews RustRover IDE for Rust development - JetBrains is previewing a dedicated IDE for the Rust programming language, called Rust... - https://www.infoworld.com/article/3706474/jetbrains-previews-rustrover-ide-for-rust-development.html#tk.rss_all #integrateddevelopmentenvironments #softwaredevelopment #developmenttools #rust

Ring’s new Pet Tag puts a QR code on your dog or cat’s collar to help if they go missing - The Pet Tag attaches to a collar. | Image: Ring

Am... - https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/13/23871446/ring-pet-tag-qr-code-dog-cat-collar-missing