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CONGRESS OKS BILL TO AID COMPUTER CHIP FIRMS, COUNTER CHINA

The House passed a $280 billion package to boost the semiconductor industry and scientific research in a bid to create more high-tech jobs in the United States and help it better compete with international rivals, namely China.

NEW CRYPTO OVERSIGHT LEGISLATION ARRIVES AS INDUSTRY SHAKES

A bipartisan group of senators on Wednesday proposed a bill to regulate cryptocurrencies, the latest attempt by Congress to formulate ideas on how to oversee a multibillion-dollar industry that has been racked by collapsing prices and lenders halting operations.

FAA CLEARS BOEING TO RESUME DELIVERY OF 787 DREAMLINERS

Boeing has cleared a key hurdle with federal regulators and could soon resume deliveries of its large 787 airliner, which has been plagued by a series of production issues since late 2020, a person familiar with the matter said.

SENATE DEAL SHOULD MAKE IT EASIER TO BUY ELECTRIC VEHICLES

The surprise deal by Senate Democrats on a slimmed-down bill to support families, boost infrastructure and fight climate change also is likely to jump-start sales of electric vehicles.

ROBINHOOD CUTS 23% OF ITS WORKFORCE AS FEWER USERS TRADE

Robinhood Markets said it’s cutting nearly a quarter of its workforce, as crashing cryptocurrency prices and a turbulent stock market keep more customers off its trading app.

Airbnb Posts 2Q Profit of $379 Million on Record Bookings

Airbnb said that it earned $379 million in the second quarter on record bookings and rising rates, and the short-term rental giant announced a plan to spend up to $2 billion to buy its own stock.

Elon Musk's Miffed About Subpoenas Tech Allies Twitter

Elon Musk’s wealthy high tech allies don’t seem too happy about receiving subpoenas from Twitter as part of the company’s legal battle with the Tesla CEO.

Nugs Redug

Revisiting nugs.net, the concert streaming site that continues to provide new and vintage hi-res live recordings from a wide swath of name artists.

Modern Marvel

MARANTZ MODEL 40N STREAMING INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER

As Good As It Gets

LG 65G2PUA OLED Ultra HDTV

Laser LCD

EPSON LS12000 4K PRO-UHD LASER LCD PROJECTOR

THE ATMOS BRANCH

Porcupine Tree returns after a decade-long hiatus to deliver a career benchmark, Closure/ Continuation. All three band members give us the scoop on how it all took root, and Steven Wilson takes us inside the making of the album's truly stunning Dolby Atmos mix.

TALKING HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE

Bill Mandel, co-manager at HDR10+ Technologies, provides an update on the HDR10+ format

Sony, Spider-Man, and the Statue of Liberty

Spider-Man is a comic-book character that was created in 1962. The inaugural issue sold for 12 cents. Sony Pictures, which now owns the screen rights to the character, decided not to release the latest Spider-Man movie in the world's biggest movie market. That decision might cost Sony as much as $340 million.

Sudio E2 Noise-Canceling Wireless Earbuds

Product Review

AI on the Front Lines

AI progress can stall when end users resist adoption. Developers must think beyond a project's business benefits and ensure that end users' workflow concerns are addressed.

AUTOMAKERS TARGETING AVERAGE HOUSEHOLDS WITH NEW CROP OF EVS

In their first rollouts of electric vehicles, America’s automakers targeted people who value shortrange economy cars. Then came EVs for luxury buyers and drivers of pickups and delivery vans.

HIGH-FLYING EXPERIMENT: DO STEM CELLS GROW BETTER IN SPACE?

Researcher Dhruv Sareen’s own stem cells are now orbiting the Earth. The mission? To test whether they’ll grow better in zero gravity.

TWITTER-MUSK TAKEOVER DISPUTE HEADING FOR AN OCTOBER TRIAL

Tesla CEO Elon Musk lost his fight to delay Twitter’s lawsuit against him as a Delaware judge set an October trial, citing the “cloud of uncertainty” over the social media company after the billionaire backed out of a deal to buy it.

LOG4J SOFTWARE FLAW ‘ENDEMIC,' NEW CYBER SAFETY PANEL SAYS

A computer vulnerability discovered last year in a ubiquitous piece of software is an “endemic” problem that will pose security risks for potentially a decade or more, according to a new cybersecurity panel created by President Joe Biden.

NETFLIX Q2 SUBSCRIBER LOSS WIDENS, BUT NOT AS MUCH AS FEARED

Netflix shed almost 1 million subscribers during the spring amid tougher competition and soaring inflation that’s squeezing household budgets, heightening the urgency behind the video streaming service’s effort to launch a cheaper option with commercial interruptions.

CarPlay 2.0

The possible outcomes for the most exciting ‘next big thing’

Delta Places Order for 100 Boeing 737 Aircraft

Delta is ordering 100 737 Max 10 airplanes, the largest of the line produced by Boeing, potentially giving the manufacturer additional momentum after a troubled rollout of its most advanced aircraft.

‘The Sea Beast' is a Charming, Animated Adventure

For a young imagination, there is something uniquely captivating about a stowaway story on the high seas.

As AI Language Skills Grow, So Do Scientists' Concerns

The tech industry’s latest artificial intelligence constructs can be pretty convincing if you ask them what it feels like to be a sentient computer, or maybe just a dinosaur or squirrel. But they’re not so good — and sometimes dangerously bad — at handling other seemingly straightforward tasks.

Marantz Model 40n

NETWORK INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER

MEASUREMENT BEYOND THE ATOMIC LEVEL

The setting is surreal. As you drive into the Satsop Business Park in rural Elma, Washington (pop. 3500, max), eyes immediately fixate on the looming 481'-tall cooling towers of an abandoned nuclear facility!

GRAMOPHONE DREAMS

Wired for beauty

Genelec G Three

ACTIVE LOUDSPEAKER

Fremer sings standards

Whenever I do turntable setup seminars, I complain to the participants about the lack of cartridge-pin diameter and clip-opening standards. Anyone who does their own setup has experienced it: The connection is too tight or too loose.