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The future of EV startups does not look good with many of them having a Rocky Road ahead
If your name is not #Telsa, and your company is in the business of electric vehicles, you are going to have a rough New Year 2024, as the @WSJ analysis points, that many #EV startups are…
In Four Days - We Can All Draw Mickey Mouse!
Well almost, only the original Steamboat Willie version will enter Public Domain on January 1st, but don't worry Mr. Walt Disney will be watching closely from his "cryogenic casket" to make sure no one messes around too much with his…
Hyperloop One is no longer, ending the dream of trains underground zipping along at high-speed
Back in 2013, Elon Musk proposed the idea of shooting capsules through a tube at high speed, soon after that report was published, the dream of Hyperloop One started, and with it…
New York Times is now suing OpenAI and Microsoft for Copyright Infringement
The @nytimes becomes the first major media company to sue #AI (artificial intelligence) companies for copyright infringement. This is complete opposite of what other media firms have been doing, like…
iPhone design chief to join former Apple designer Jony Ive on AI devices with LoveForm
It was already announced that earlier this month, that Tang Tan was leaving Apple, and now we find out that he is going to team up with LoveForm, which already has Jony Ive on-board and Sam…
Rockstar Games Did Not Have a Merry Christmas!
Just before the holiday break, Rockstar Games was happy, the big court case in UK was over, the Lapsus$ hacker sentenced and their official GTA VI trailer still being talked about in the mainstream media, the thought their past…
"Wall of Flippers" helps find those launching Bluetooth spam attacks via FlipperZero devices
We have reported in the past about the #FlipperZero device, and how when it running the custom #Xtreme firmware it can be used sadly to launch #BLE (Bluetooth Low-Energy) spam attacks,…
China approves over 100 Online Games after new guidelines causes massive losses for Tencent
Last week, the updated draft guidelines which are designed to curb online gaming in #China were released, and soon afterwards the share prices of video game makers of @TencentGames and…
Human Drivers are worse than Self-Driving Cars at least from what Waymo's Safety Data shows
We all seen the viral news reels in mainstream media and here on X, ever time that a self-driving #telsa or those now totally driver-less vehicles being tested, like from @Waymo get into…
PlayStation 5 Game Backups Coming Soon
Over the last few months there has been some great progress in getting your "hackable" #PlayStation5 gaming console running PS5 Game Backups, with now confirmed at least 20 games fully playable, if you are lucky enough to own one already or…
NASA's Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine Revs Up for Four Minutes in Breakthrough Test
We will get there soon enough, #Mars here we come... Well, return to the #Moon first... And rocket scientists are having a good Christmas, as their 3D-printed propulsion system was able to…
More Companies Are Developing Brain Implants
The next piece of technology, that changes the world as we know it, like the smartphone did, might just be a computer hard-wired into your human brain itself! Scary, I know, but amazing what it might just do for you, are we moving…
Lapsus$ Hacker Sentenced to Indefinite Hospital stay for his role in the Rockstar's GTA 6 breaches
The long court case of the two Lapsus$ hackers in England is now over, for their part in the #Cyberattacks against @RockstarGames, along with breaches at a telecoms company,…
High-Quality AAA Mobile Games are Finally Arriving at least for those owning iPhone15
It has taken a while, with notable delays, but earlier this week, we have seen Resident Evil 4 released by Capcom for the #iPhone15, which is finally fulfilling Apple's gaming ambitions to have…
Sony forecasts $1.5 billion loss by 2027
Sony has indirectly admitted that the now completed merger of Activision/Blizzard with Microsoft will be a significant threat to their PlayStation console and subscription markets in the near future.
Redmond's 10-year concession…
Crypto Industry is again Funneling Millions into Political Donations for Pro-Crypto Candidates
Hot on the heels of trying to forget about FTX's failure and Sam Bankman-Fried court drama, the cryptocurrency exchanges are again pushing large political donations towards candidates…
Exciting news for the Switch scene
We have obtained from one of our followers an exclusive video from an upcoming product this person is a beta-tester for.
Apparently a "flash cart" type device is coming pretty soon for the #NintendoSwitch which supports all firmwares, all…
Historic Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough Successfully Replicated Three Times By Scientists
Last December, it was reported that scientists at the National Ignition Facility in California for the first time in human history were able to produce a nuclear fusion reaction that released…
Sony's PlayStation 5 video gaming console has officially hit the 50 million sales milestone
It only took a week longer for the PS5 to reach the 50 million mark compared to the PS4, which is impressive, as over the last three years, Sony had to deal with limited supply chain…
Next-gen Apple CarPlay teased by Porsche & Aston Martin for their 2024 models
Back in 2022, Apple first announced their new CarPlay, but we have let to see it in action, and now we don't have to wait much longer as recently Porsche and Aston Martin teased the next-generation of…
Dataset Powering AI Images Quickly Shutdown After Discovery of Child Sexual Abuse Material
When you have billions of servers scraping data from all corners of the internet, without much human oversight, you never know really what you have been training your machine learning…
Pirate IPTV SmoothStreams Ordered To Pay $71.1k Before Even Copyright Case Begins!
Back in July 2022, the popular Canadian-based IPTV service provider SmoothStreams suddenly went offline, what has emerged so far is that various companies, Bell Media, Rogers Media, Disney,…
As we close for the night here at ATX with tomorrow being the shortest day of year, let's look up at the heavens and marvel at the "Christmas Tree Cluster" NGC2264 (2,500 years away) and "Celestial Snow Globe" UGC8091 (7 million years away). #HappyHolidays https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/20/world/nasa-cosmic-holiday-telescope-images-scn
See this is why we need the @SpaceForceDoD as #China's #Shenlong robotic #spaceplane on its 3rd mission, has added a new layer of intrigue to our outer space by deploying six unidentified objects into #Earth's orbit which appear to be transmitting signals.
China’s Spaceplane Just Released Six Mysterious Objects in Orbit
Launched five days ago, the reusable spaceplane has deployed several objects, some of which appear to be transmitting signals.
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One thing about our gasoline-powered cars you can fuel up at any gas station without issues, but in today's era of electric vehicles you got to find a compatible charger now at least #Volkswagen, #Audi and #Porsche are looking to adopt the #Telsa standard.
Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche are finally switching to Tesla's charging standard
Volkswagen says it will use Tesla's charging standard in its North American EVs starting in 2025. The commitment a...
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As 2023 draws to a close @engadget takes us on a overview of what was a year of upheaval in the video gaming world were consolidation, layoffs and unionization with each of these phenomena feeding into each other as the industry shrank it grew financially. https://www.engadget.com/video-games-in-2023-acquisitions-layoffs-unions-143037174.html
The recent ruling over #googleplaystore has analysts fearing we going back in time when OEMs were able to preload lots of "bloatware" on their phones and developers are able to lock users now into their own 3rd-party ecosystem, not much of a win for users.
The Google Play Store Ruling Is Bad News for Longtime Android Phone Users
Android users may be headed for an era of regression on the platform due to hasty anti-monopoly regulation.
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Holidays is when a lot of phones get stolen, the good news is @Apple is beta-testing #iOS173 which will released in January and the most notable new feature is Stolen Device protection which adds more security to prevent access even with your own passcode.
iOS 17.3: New features, likely release date, and what's missing - 9to5Mac
Following the release of iOS 17.2 in early December, Apple is now beta testing iOS 17.3 for iPhone users. This...
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German authorities are having some fun after seizing the dark web Kingdom Market, by changing the name to "Fallen Kingdom" and then using the private #PGP key to notify individuals on DREAD after police arrested Alan Bill, a #Slovakia national in the USA. https://siliconangle.com/2023/12/20/german-police-shut-dark-web-marketplace-kingdom-market/
Operation HAECHI IV an international law enforcement operation led by South Korean authorities has led to the arrest of 3,500 suspects of various lower-tier #cybercrimes (phishing, romance scams, investment fraud) and seized $300 million in cash and #NFTs.
Interpol operation arrests 3,500 cybercriminals, seizes $300 million
An international law enforcement operation codenamed 'Operation HAECHI IV' has led to the arrest of 3,500 suspects o...
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