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Lithium-ion battery waste fires are increasing, and vapes are a big part of it

Samara March 31, 2025

2024 was "a year of growth," according to fire-suppression company Fire Rover, but that's not…

Donald Trump Elon Musk fraud

Even Trump may not be able to save Elon Musk from his old tweets

Samara March 31, 2025

A loss in the investors' and SEC's suits could force Musk to disgorge any ill-gotten…

Apple Apple App Tracking Transparency Policy

France fines Apple €150M for “excessive” pop-ups that let users reject tracking

Samara March 31, 2025

A typical ATT pop-up asks a user whether to allow an app "to track your…

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There’s a new benchmark in town for measuring performance on Windows 95 PCs

Samara March 31, 2025

If you're still using a computer you bought during the Clinton administration, interesting news: Crystal…

BMW M5 car review Cars

The 2025 BMW M5 Touring review: Way more power, way too much weight

Samara March 31, 2025

Basic functions like adjusting the fan speed of the air conditioning system require taking your…

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Google’s new experimental Gemini 2.5 model rolls out to free users

Samara March 31, 2025

Google released its latest and greatest Gemini AI model last week, but it was only…

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Europe’s quest to finally land on Mars takes another turn

Samara March 31, 2025

Four years later, citing budget issues and cost overruns with the James Webb Space Telescope,…

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The first flight of Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket lasted just 40 seconds

Samara March 31, 2025

Robert Habeck, Germany's vice chancellor and economy minister, said Europe's "unhindered access to space is…

advertising Elon Musk Policy

Big brands are spending small sums on X to stay out of Musk’s crosshairs

Samara March 31, 2025

According to data from Emarketer, X’s revenue will increase to $2.3 billion this year compared…

Cars trump tariffs

Trump on car tariffs: “I couldn’t care less if they raise prices”

Samara March 31, 2025

However, those claims were directly contradicted by Trump this weekend. "No, I never said that.…

Ghost forests are growing as sea levels rise

Lichens can survive almost anything, and some might survive Mars

Google adds YouTube Music feature to end annoying volume shifts

Trump official to Katy Perry and Bezos’ fiancée: “You cannot identify as an astronaut”

Microsoft’s “1‑bit” AI model runs on a CPU only, while matching larger systems

Synology confirms that higher-end NAS products will require its branded drives

Ghost forests are growing as sea levels rise

Lichens can survive almost anything, and some might survive Mars

Google adds YouTube Music feature to end annoying volume shifts

Trump official to Katy Perry and Bezos’ fiancée: “You cannot identify as an astronaut”

Ghost forests are growing as sea levels rise

Lichens can survive almost anything, and some might survive Mars

Google adds YouTube Music feature to end annoying volume shifts

Trump official to Katy Perry and Bezos’ fiancée: “You cannot identify as an astronaut”

Lithium-ion battery waste fires are increasing, and vapes are a big part of it

Even Trump may not be able to save Elon Musk from his old tweets

France fines Apple €150M for “excessive” pop-ups that let users reject tracking

There’s a new benchmark in town for measuring performance on Windows 95 PCs

The 2025 BMW M5 Touring review: Way more power, way too much weight

Google’s new experimental Gemini 2.5 model rolls out to free users

Europe’s quest to finally land on Mars takes another turn

The first flight of Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket lasted just 40 seconds

Big brands are spending small sums on X to stay out of Musk’s crosshairs

Trump on car tariffs: “I couldn’t care less if they raise prices”

Ghost forests are growing as sea levels rise

Lichens can survive almost anything, and some might survive Mars

Google adds YouTube Music feature to end annoying volume shifts

Trump official to Katy Perry and Bezos’ fiancée: “You cannot identify as an astronaut”