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Douglas Rushkoff feels responsible. Rushkoff is a Gen-X writer and thinker who was part of the initial wave of tech advocates in the 1990s who sold the world on a future online “I was part of the initial wave of people who said: ‘Come on in, the water’s fine,’” he tells me. Three decades on, … Read more

It is not just a case of building more capacity. Taiwan’s energy dilemma is a combination of national security, climate, and political challenges. The island depends on imported fossil fuel for around 90 percent of its energy and lives under the growing threat of blockade, quarantine, or invasion from China. In addition, for political reasons, … Read more

TL;DR: Watch the 2024 MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix for free on ServusTV. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN. The 2024 MotoGP season continues to entertain, as Jorge Martín and Francesco Bagnaia battle it out at the top of the standings. Every race is a must-watch event at this stage … Read more

The 6.1-inch Boox Palma looks a lot like a smartphone, but it’s designed to be an e-reader. | Image: Boox Kindles are great and all, but if you want a pocketable e-reader that doesn’t require you to lock yourself into Amazon’s ecosystem, the Boox Palma might be worth a look. The 6.1-inch ebook reader normally … Read more

Terence Tao, a UCLA professor considered to be the “world’s greatest living mathematician,” last month compared ChapGPT’s o1 reasoning model to a “mediocre, but not completely incompetent” graduate student that could correctly answer a complex analysis problem with “a lot of hints and prodding.”  AI might never beat its human teachers, he now tells The … Read more

Bellroy Leather case for Google Pixel 9 If you want a leather case for the Google Pixel 9, the Bellroy Leather case is as good as it gets. There aren’t many brands making leather cases for phones outside of Apple’s lineup, but Bellroy is among the few. The Bellroy Leather case is the best leather … Read more

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: On Friday, Meta announced a preview of Movie Gen, a new suite of AI models designed to create and manipulate video, audio, and images, including creating a realistic video from a single photo of a person. The company claims the models outperform other video-synthesis models when … Read more

Taiwanese company Novatek has announced plans to begin mass production of OLED displays with TDDI (touch and display driver integration) technology as early as the second quarter of 2025, supply chain publication DigiTimes reported today. The report states that Apple is “expected” to be one of Novatek’s first customers, although this claim appears to be … Read more

The New York Times has introduced the next title coming to its Games catalog following Wordle’s continued success — and it’s all about math. Digits has players adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing numbers. You can play its beta for free online right now. In Digits, players are presented with a target number that they need to … Read more

Hundreds of Sky Glass television and Sky streaming service customers have reported issues with their devices. Users first reported technical glitches seemingly preventing some Sky Glass TVs from working properly, or even turning on, on Thursday evening. Reports to platform outage monitor Downdetector were in the hundreds shortly before 21:00 BST on Thursday. But many … Read more