Trek FX+ 7S e-bike is a premium city commuter
Post-pandemic, my creed became “Bicycles deliver the freedom that auto ads promise.” That belief is why I’ve almost exclusively used a bike to move myself around Portland, Oregon since (yes,…
GM faces ban on selling driver data that can be used to raise insurance rates
General Motors and its subsidiary OnStar agreed to a settlement that prohibits them from sharing driver location and behavior data with third parties, the Federal Trade Commission announced yesterday. The…
Hollywood mourns the loss of David Lynch
Visionary filmmaker David Lynch—whose work spanned midnight movie staples like Eraserhead (1977), neo-noir psychological thrillers like Mulholland Drive (2001), and beyond—has died at 78. According to Deadline Hollywood, the director…
As Zuckerberg Goes Around Whining About Biden, He Made Sure To First Get His New Approach Approved By Trump
Remember how Zuckerberg was “done with politics”? Remember how he promised that he was going to stop doing what politicians demanded he do? Now it turns out that he not…
A solid electrolyte gives lithium-sulfur batteries ludicrous endurance
Lithium may be the key component in most modern batteries, but it doesn’t make up the bulk of the material used in them. Instead, much of the material is in…
European Union orders X to hand over algorithm documents
Brussels has ordered Elon Musk to fully disclose recent changes made to recommendations on X, stepping up an investigation into the role of the social media platform in European politics.…
Supreme Court rules TikTok can be banned
TikTok has lost its Supreme Court appeal and will likely shut down on January 19, a day ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration, unless the app can be sold before the…
Critical Flaws in WGS-804HPT Switches Enable RCE and Network Exploitation
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed three security flaws in Planet Technology’s WGS-804HPT industrial switches that could be chained to achieve pre-authentication remote code execution on susceptible devices. “These switches are widely…
Python-Based Bots Exploiting PHP Servers Fuel Gambling Platform Proliferation
Cybersecurity researchers have exposed a new campaign that targets web servers running PHP-based applications to promote gambling platforms in Indonesia. “Over the past two months, a significant volume of attacks…
FTC Finally Sues John Deere Over Years Of ‘Right To Repair’ Abuses
A few years ago agricultural equipment giant John Deere found itself on the receiving end of an antitrust lawsuit for its efforts to monopolize tractor repair. The lawsuits noted that…