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Change internal logic from relays to an Arduino Redo
An electronic project at a local science center was showing its age, calling for a refresh: in this case, rebuilding it almost from scratch with an Arduino instead of relays
Access the Raspberry Pi's GPIO Pig Pen
The wiringPi library, which many Raspberry Pi fans have grown attached to over the years, is no longer under maintenance by its developer. An alternative, in the form of Pigpio, has arrived just in time
ONLINE GAMING CHATS HAVE LONG BEEN SPY RISK FOR US MILITARY
Step into a U.S. military recreation hall at a base almost anywhere in the world and you’re bound to see it: young troops immersed in the world of online games, using government-funded gaming machines or their own consoles.
ELON MUSK SAYS HE'LL CREATE 'TRUTHGPT' TO COUNTER AI 'BIAS'
Billionaire Twitter owner Elon Musk is again sounding warning bells on the dangers of artificial intelligence to humanity — and claiming that a popular chatbot has a liberal bias that he plans to counter with his own AI creation.
NETFLIX SET TO EXPAND PASSWORD SHARING CRACKDOWN TO THE U.S. IN Q2 2023
Netflix announced in its Q1 2023 earnings report that it will be expanding its “paid sharing” plan, which targets password sharing, to more countries in the second quarter, including the United States.
MICROSOFT AGREES TO BUY $50M FOXCONN PARCEL IN WISCONSIN
Microsoft has agreed to buy a $50 million parcel of land in southeastern Wisconsin meant for Foxconn after the world’s largest electronics manufacturer failed to fulfill grandiose promises to build a massive facility that would employ thousands of workers.
NAME-THAT-TUNE GAME HEARDLE DROPPED BY SPOTIFY AFTER A YEAR
Heardle, the name-that-tune game inspired by the Wordle craze, is being dropped by Spotify less than a year after the music-streaming giant acquired it.
US TAX BREAKS LURE EUROPEAN CLEAN TECH COMPANIES AS EU LAGS
Norwegian startup Freyr will first build batteries to power electric vehicles and store clean energy in a remote town near the Arctic Circle. Up next? An Atlanta suburb.
WHY ARE TEEN GIRLS IN CRISIS? IT'S NOT JUST SOCIAL MEDIA
Anxiety over academics. Post-lockdown malaise. Social media angst.
MOVIE THEATERS AND STREAMERS MAY END UP FRIENDS, AFTER ALL
After Ben Affleck and Matt Damon test screened their Nike drama “Air,” the film executives at Amazon Studios threw them a curveball.
VOLKSWAGEN UNVEILS ELECTRIC LUXURY SEDAN AT CHINA AUTO SHOW
Volkswagen unveiled an electric luxury sedan that promises a 700-kilometer (435-mile) battery range as global and Chinese automakers displayed their latest SUVs, sedans and muscle cars at the world’s biggest auto show this week.
MONEY: HOW TO EASE YOUR KIDS INTO ESTATE PLANNING
When parents talk with their kids at the dinner table, estate planning probably doesn’t come up. But considering we aren’t immortal, it should. It’s worth having age-appropriate conversations to introduce children to the idea of estate planning.
A DIFFERENT KIND OF UNDERDOG STORY IN 'AIR'
The new movie “ Air “ is technically about a shoe. There is nothing especially extraordinary about this shoe.
SPACEX GIANT ROCKET EXPLODES MINUTES AFTER LAUNCH FROM TEXAS
SpaceX’s giant new rocket exploded minutes after blasting off on its first test flight Thursday and crashed into the Gulf of Mexico.
SEE THE EVS ELIGIBLE FOR TAX CREDITS- AND WHY MOST AREN'T
Ten electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles will be eligible for a $7,500 U.S. tax credit, while another seven could get $3,750 under new federal rules.
CALIFORNIA RESEARCHERS ATTEMPT OCEAN CLIMATE SOLUTION
Atop a 100-foot barge tied up at the Port of Los Angeles, engineers have built a kind of floating laboratory to answer a simple question: Is there a way to cleanse seawater of carbon dioxide and then return it to the ocean so it can suck more of the greenhouse gas out of the atmosphere to slow global warming?
APPLE INC BETS BIG ON INDIA AS IT OPENS FIRST FLAGSHIP STORE
Apple Inc. opened its first flagship store in India in a much-anticipated launch Tuesday that highlights the company’s growing aspirations to expand in the country it also hopes to turn into a potential manufacturing hub.
EU NEARS DEAL ON $47B LAW TO BOOST COMPUTER CHIP PRODUCTION
The European Union was closing in Tuesday on approval for a plan to ramp up semiconductor production as it seeks to wean itself off reliance on Asia for the tiny computer chips that control everything from cars to washing machines.
Seamless THE FUTURE OF THE MAC IN AN AI-LED WORLD
In a world where artificial intelligence is increasingly becoming an integral part of our lives, Macs are emerging as AI production stations for workflow, creative production, and personal entertainment, serving as a bridge between humans and computers for the next generation.
ARE YOU A FACEBOOK USER? YOU COULD GET SOME SETTLEMENT CASH
Anyone in the U.S. who has had a Facebook account at any time since May 24, 2007, can now apply for their share of a $725 million privacy settlement that parent company Meta has agreed to pay.
US INVESTS IN ALTERNATIVE SOLAR TECH, MORE SOLAR FOR RENTERS
The Biden administration announced more than $80 million in funding Thursday in a push to produce more solar panels in the U.S., make solar energy available to more people, and pursue superior alternatives to the ubiquitous sparkly panels made with silicon.
US TAX BREAKS LURE EUROPEAN CLEAN TECH COMPANIES AS EU LAGS
Norwegian startup Freyr will first build batteries to power electric vehicles and store clean energy in a remote town near the Arctic Circle. Up next? An Atlanta suburb.
MONEY: HOW TO EASE YOUR KIDS INTO ESTATE PLANNING
When parents talk with their kids at the dinner table, estate planning probably doesn’t come up. But considering we aren’t immortal, it should. It’s worth having age-appropriate conversations to introduce children to the idea of estate planning.
MICROSOFT AGREES TO BUY $50M FOXCONN PARCEL IN WISCONSIN
Microsoft has agreed to buy a $50 million parcel of land in southeastern Wisconsin meant for Foxconn after the world’s largest electronics manufacturer failed to fulfill grandiose promises to build a massive facility that would employ thousands of workers.
WHY ARE TEEN GIRLS IN CRISIS? IT'S NOT JUST SOCIAL MEDIA
Anxiety over academics. Post-lockdown malaise. Social media angst.
Seamless THE FUTURE OF THE MAC IN AN AI-LED WORLD
In a world where artificial intelligence is increasingly becoming an integral part of our lives, Macs are emerging as AI production stations for workflow, creative production, and personal entertainment, serving as a bridge between humans and computers for the next generation.
ONLINE GAMING CHATS HAVE LONG BEEN SPY RISK FOR US MILITARY
Step into a U.S. military recreation hall at a base almost anywhere in the world and you’re bound to see it: young troops immersed in the world of online games, using government-funded gaming machines or their own consoles.
ARE YOU A FACEBOOK USER? YOU COULD GET SOME SETTLEMENT CASH
Anyone in the U.S. who has had a Facebook account at any time since May 24, 2007, can now apply for their share of a $725 million privacy settlement that parent company Meta has agreed to pay.
EU NEARS DEAL ON $47B LAW TO BOOST COMPUTER CHIP PRODUCTION
The European Union was closing in Tuesday on approval for a plan to ramp up semiconductor production as it seeks to wean itself off reliance on Asia for the tiny computer chips that control everything from cars to washing machines.
ELON MUSK SAYS HE'LL CREATE 'TRUTHGPT' TO COUNTER AI 'BIAS'
Billionaire Twitter owner Elon Musk is again sounding warning bells on the dangers of artificial intelligence to humanity — and claiming that a popular chatbot has a liberal bias that he plans to counter with his own AI creation.