The 9th Circuit determined that forcibly mashing a suspect’s thumb into his phone to unlock it was akin to fingerprinting him at the police station. JOE LANCASTER | 4.19.2024 12:50 PM (Prostockstudio | Dreamstime.com) As we keep more and more personal data on our phones, iPhone and Android devices now have some of the most advanced […]
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U.S. Doesn’t Make The Cut: 10 smartest cities in the world.
Published Sun, Apr 21 202411:07 PM EDT Updated An Hour Ago Ernestine Siu@/IN/ERNESTINESIU/@ERNESTINESIU These are the ten smartest cities in the world, according to IMD. Anton Aleksenko | Istock | Getty Images A smart city or “smart city” is one that relies on information and communication technology (ICT) to provide […]
Honda and Nissan Agree To Make Electric Magic
Nissan Chief Executive Makoto Uchida, left, and Honda President Toshihiro Mibe attend a joint news conference in Tokyo, Friday, March 15, 2024. Nissan and Honda announced Friday that they will work together in developing electric vehicles and auto intelligence technology, sectors where Japanese automakers have fallen behind. (Kyodo News via […]
TESLA RACISM ALLEGATIONS —
Tesla must face racism class action from 6,000 Black workers, judge rules Black factory workers can sue Tesla collectively; trial set for October 2024. JON BRODKIN – 2/29/2024, 2:21 PM Tesla must face a class-action lawsuit from nearly 6,000 Black people who allege that they faced discrimination and harassment while working at […]
RIP Apple Car. This Is Why It Died
Any tech company moving into the auto space needs a manufacturing partner. But Apple’s EV died as it lived: alone. AFTER A DECADE of rumors, secretive developments, executive entrances and exits, and pivots, Apple reportedly told employees yesterday that its car project, internally called “Project Titan,” is no more. Those working […]
Science
Sun’s strongest solar flare in years knocks out radio frequency The Sun sent out a monster solar flare of high-energy radiation that NASA captured on Thursday in what NOAA Space Weather said was “likely one of the largest” such events ever recorded. Why it matters: These powerful bursts of energy “can impact radio communications, […]
This Awesome Water Capsule Should Be Electric! Oh, Wait … There are products that transcend markets, that pull new people into long established markets. Clearly, the products have to be different, unique, but they also have to pull on the heart strings of many people for some reason. As soon […]
Its a car! It’s a plane! Its both!
The future is now. By Loz Blain The Switchblade folds out into a two-seat aeroplane capable of 200 mph in the air A year after it was pronounced airworthy by the FAA, and 14 years after it was first announced, the Samson Sky Switchblade is officially off the ground. This street-legal […]
Hyundai’s robot-heavy EV factory in Singapore is fully operational
The seven-story facility includes a rooftop test track and ‘Smart Garden.’ BY ANDREW PAUL | PUBLISHED NOV 21, 2023 1:15 PM EST After three years of construction and limited operations, the next-generation Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center production facility in Singapore is officially online and fully functioning. Announced on November 20, the 935,380-square-foot, seven-floor facility relies […]
Up, Up, And Electric Way!!
Testing of Air Force all-electric plane set to start at Florida base By PHILLIP WALTER WELLMAN STARS AND STRIPES • October 28, 2023 The Alia, an all-electric airplane, comes in for a landing at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Oct. 26, 2023. The plane will be put through its paces over the next […]