State agency’s delay could mean free robotaxi rides in company’s new Ojai vehicle for a few months. Robotaxi companies have thrived in California, where the good weather, enthusiasm for technology, and sophisticated labor force have supported their growth for nearly two decades. But a delayed decision from a state…
“The Starship Pez dispenser demonstrates very smart industrial design and scale.” It wasn’t easy to find anyone outside of SpaceX clamoring for a rocket like Starship just 10 years ago. Today, the space industry can’t wait for Starship to finally deliver. With a payload capacity of more than 100…
Both vulnerabilities allow untrusted users to gain root privileges. A Linux vulnerability that allows untrusted virtual machines to gain root access to host machines is one of two high-severity flaws to surface this week in the open source operating system. The vulnerability resides in KVM, which is, in essence,…
But the devices could “easily be reflashed.” Last week, thousands of SamKnows routers were bricked after a government program ran its course. In 2020, as part of a program conducted by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC), the Australian government’s chief competition regulator, thousands of volunteers received routers…
The “not interested” feature is your friend, but users must intentionally and constantly curate their FYPs TikTok’s For You Page (FYP) is the default home screen for users of the video-sharing platform. It’s a personalized, algorithmically driven content feed, but the approach differs from other social media in that…
US military drone losses in Iran war spur Pentagon call for cheap replacements. The US military has lost dozens of Reaper drones collectively worth more than $1 billion while carrying out surveillance and attack missions over Iran. Now the Pentagon is seeking large numbers of cheaper drones that can…
“The BOHR mission serves as a pathfinder for future nuclear-powered spacecraft.” The proliferation of nuclear power in space got a little more real Tuesday with the launch of a small satellite developed by a Florida-based company specializing in nuclear micro-power technology. It’s a long way from launching a bona…
The robotaxi stopped, called 911, and waited for the San Mateo Police to show up. Two California teens have learned that Waymo’s robotaxis can and will enforce their rider rules on misbehaving passengers. It probably seemed like a marvelous jape—ride around in the back of a robotaxi getting drunk…
The crust expands at mid-ocean rifts. But how? One of the central features of plate tectonics is the formation of new crust at mid-ocean ridges. Part of the spreading process that drives continents apart, it was arguably the discovery of these ridges that drove widespread acceptance of plate tectonics…
Miners backed by Trump admin sell to Japan, South Korea despite push to develop domestic supply chain. US rare earths produced by Washington-backed companies are flowing to Japan and South Korea, as American demand has yet to materialize despite the Trump administration’s push to develop a national supply chain.…
