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General Motors is working with EV battery and recycling firm Redwood Materials to recycle the scrap from two of its manufacturing facilities, the companies announced.
Redwood, which was founded by Tesla co-founder and ex-chief technology officer JB Straubel, will handle “100 percent” of the scrap from GM’s Warren, Ohio, and Spring Hill, Tennessee, facilities.
Specifically, the deal is between Redwood and Ultium Cells LLC, which is a joint...
Leica’s new D-Lux 8 point-and-shoot camera. | Image: Leica
Leica has a new $1,595 compact digital camera called D-Lux 8 — a follow-up to the discontinued D-Lux 7 launched way back in 2018 for $1,195. There are a lot of similarities between the two despite that price increase: they both house a non-detachable Leica 24-75mm zoom lens, contain a 21-megapixel four-thirds CMOS sensor, and have a similar design. But now, there’s new software under the hood and changes in controls —...
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Pavan Davuluri hasn’t even been the head of Windows for two months, but he’s already been tasked with announcing Microsoft’s transition to Arm-powered chips and its big AI-powered PC ambitions. There’s a lot riding on this moment, and Davuluri now has to lead both the Surface and Windows teams through an AI era that has the potential to upend how we use computers.
I sat down with the new Windows chief at the company’s Build developer...
One tower burst into flames.
A wind farm in southwest Iowa suffered a direct hit from a powerful tornado that crumpled five of the massive, power-producing towers, including one that burst into flames. But experts say fortunately such incidents are rare.
Video of the direct hit on the wind farm near Greenfield, Iowa, showed frightening images of the violent twister ripping through the countryside, uprooting trees, damaging buildings and sending dirt and debris high into the air.
Several of...
The professors call their approach “restrained generative AI,” and they’ve already built a prototype software tool that is being piloted in 10 courses at the university this semester.
When ChatGPT emerged a year and half ago, many professors immediately worried that their students would use it as a substitute for doing their own written assignments—that they’d click a button on a chatbot instead of doing the thinking involved in responding to an essay prompt themselves.
The ticket seller has long been criticized by music fans and artists alike due to its high prices and fees.
Shares of Live Nation Entertainment were down in premarket trading on Thursday after news reports that the U.S. government and some states will seek to break up the live-events giant in a lawsuit that could be filed this week.
If "Agora Hills" is in your playlist, your soulmate for sure has blue eyes!
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"If there were any stains, the manager would tell us to 'just wipe it' with a wet wipe and put it back on the floor."
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Dragging heavy bags all over creation is such a vacay buzz kill.
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If you're not using a scalp sunscreen yet, this post is for you.
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This week on Gadget Lab, we talk about the surging popularity of heat pumps, the ultra-energy-efficient heating and cooling appliances we’ve called “climate superheroes.”
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Both Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda appear confident ahead of the 2024 Monaco Grand Prix
In the days leading up to Formula 1’s crown jewel, the Monaco Grand Prix, “driver confidence” has been an emerging theme. With qualifying on Saturday looming large — as well as the barriers on the narrow Monte Carlo circuit — Monaco is a race where the driver can truly made a difference. And the more confident the driver is when practices begin on...
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Opens in a new window ...The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times' revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe.
With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who play it.
So, when a tricky clue disrupts a player's flow, it can be frustrating! If you find yourself stumped playing The Mini — much like with Wordle and Connections —...
Stephen Colbert had some advice for Joe Biden's future "Meme Page Manager" on "The Late Show".
All you need are some pre-made wall panels and some faux-marble contact paper to to make your Pinterest board dreams come true.
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In London, Uber drivers are protesting a new payment system that they say makes it impossible to understand the algorithms that decide how much they get paid.