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Analysts predict more brands will flee X after Musk tirade

Michigan installs the US's first wireless EV charging public roadway

Battery-swappable Japanese e-scooter folds smaller than a briefcase

New type of geothermal power plant powers data centers in the desert. Pilot plant in Nevada uses tech from fracking to generate power in arid landscape.

Scientists make a laser accelerator with 10 billion electron-volt beam | The accelerator, an advanced wakefield laser accelerator, is under 20 feet long, generating a 10 billion electron-volt (10 GeV) electron beam.

New Neurotech Eschews Electricity for Ultrasound. Companies team up to use ultrasound-on-chip tech to develop a brain computer interface.

Cheaper microscope could bring protein mapping technique to the masses

This dev conference organizer seems addicted to making up women

'Nuclear medicine': UK startup's fusion reactor could treat cancer | “Nuclear medicine has been helping to save lives for decades by enabling the medical profession to scan for cancer and directly treat tumors and cancerous cells at source,” say the founders of the startup.

Researchers figure out how to bypass the fingerprint readers in most Windows PCs.

Elon Musk’s Brain Implant Startup Is Ready to Start Surgery

Atari 2600+ review - comfy beeps and boops in an irresistible package

A new study used a device that reshapes images into sound signals to let blind people “see” facial features | The results have shed new light on the brain areas used to identify and process faces.

Arizona's solar-over-canal project will tackle its major drought issue | As well as tackling much of the state's moderate to extreme water evaporation conditions, the initiative will also generate clean energy.

AIs can trick each other into doing things they aren't supposed to

Chemists Unveil the Slickest Surface Ever to Ward Off Water The discovery holds potential for various applications, including self-cleaning surfaces and de-icing glass, in in which droplet-repellent surfaces are useful.

Silk Meets Silicon: The Dawn of Biological Hybrid Transistors

Absorbable scaffold beats angioplasty for lower-leg artery disease

Robotic excavator builds a giant stone wall with no human assistance

Tata ordered to cough up $210M in code theft trial

PhD student bioengineers potato plant to detect gamma radiation

UK’s unique heat-capturing glass tubes are keeping US fishermen warm | Heating and cooling needs account for 50 percent of energy demand and using the Sun's heat directly is an effective to curb fossil fuel requirements.

Scientists find way to wipe a cell's memory to better reprogram it as a stem cell

Spinal Stimulator's Gentle Zaps Help Treat Parkinson's

Next-gen air conditioning: new electrocaloric material could replace harmful refrigerants | A new, performing solution to the issue of environmentally unfriendly air conditioning systems

Judge finds evidence that Tesla, Musk knew about Autopilot defect

Australia beefs up cyber defences after major breaches

Jet powered by PW800 engines wraps transatlantic trip using 100% SAF | The aircraft engines ran on a sustainable aviation fuel comprising hydro-processed Esters and Fatty Acids.

MIT tests new ingestible sensor that records your breathing through your intestines

OpenAI Staff Threaten to Quit Unless Board Resigns

Running thousands of LLMs on one GPU is now possible with S-LoRA

How tiny hinges bend the infection-spreading spikes of a coronavirus. Disabling those hinges could be a good strategy for designing vaccines and treatments against a broad range of coronavirus infections, including COVID-19.

OpenAI is 'optimistic' that it can bring ousted CEO Sam Altman and other senior figures back, The Information reported

UK authorises gene therapy for blood disorders in world first

Scientists 3D print a robotic hand with human-like bones and tendons. As a layer is printed, an optical scan IDs flaws and corrects them in the next layer.

Swallowable device tracking vital signs inside the body in human trial | The device is part of a growing field of ingestible devices that can perform various functions inside the body.

NTSB wants speed reduction tech in every new car

Inkbit tech 3D-prints complex multi-material items in a single session

China claims to have launched world's first 1.2 terabit-per-second internet backbone | The network spans 1,860 miles

Cisco's new problem is slow customer implementations

Why the Pentagon is spending billions to bring laser weapons to the battlefield

US surgeons perform world's first whole eye transplant

Speaker Chip Uses Ultrasound to Crack Volume Limits. This MEMS tech sounds ready to break out of the earbud niche.

Trial Shows a Single Dose of an Experimental Therapy Reduces Lipoprotein(a), an Important Heart Disease Risk Factor, More than 94% for Nearly a Year

Scientists show how to turn lunar soil fertile for agriculture

A floating, solar-powered device that can turn contaminated water or seawater into clean hydrogen fuel and purified water, anywhere in the world, has been developed by researchers.

Why the Human Brain Perceives Small Numbers Better

U.S. hits carbon tech milestone with first direct-air capture facility. A new facility will suck carbon dioxide from the air, showcasing the potential of a nascent industry that some say is crucial to fighting climate change.

Perovskite Solar Cells Double as Windows and Walls. Panasonic's semi-transparent panels could be on the market within 5 years.

Organic electronics mimic retinal neurons. The technology could one day be used to treat neurological disease or blindness.