The Metric Is Not the Mission is a ten-part examination of how Big Tech moved from building and expanding the open internet to increasingly shaping it around its own metrics, incentives and assumptions. Across the series, the argument follows the evolution of the platform economy—from the optimism of the early internetContinue Reading
The public EV charging industry has matured greatly over the past years. During the first wave of public charging rollouts, many assumed that the best application was as a loss-leader for retail stores and other businesses, and lots of free Level 2 chargers were installed at shopping centers and suchContinue Reading
Battery software provider Qnovo is piloting a new application built on its Battery Genome that is designed to assess the condition and value of the EV batteries automakers put on the road. Two batteries of the same age and mileage can age very differently depending on driving profiles, environmental conditionsContinue Reading
A small new study by Emory University scientists suggests that people with mild cognitive impairment and disturbed sleep — two hallmarks of early dementia — who take high daily doses of vitamin D may perform better on a standard cognitive test. The post High-Dose Vitamin D Linked to Better CognitionContinue Reading
Microsoft is taking Windows Subsystem for Linux beyond just running Linux distributions, as WSL Containers is now generally available. …Read MoreContinue Reading
Signal, the secure messaging app, released version 8.30, completing the rollout of its secure backups feature across all supported operating systems (Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, and Windows). …Read MoreContinue Reading
Dima_zel/Getty Images It’s been more than two years since Boeing’s Starliner last took a trip to space, and NASA is finally ready to talk about when the spacecraft will again escape Earth’s clutches. According to the latest update from the agency and Boeing, the next flight for Starliner could happen as early as December 2026Continue Reading
Astronauts, from left, Joshua Kutryk, of Canada, pilot Luke Delaney, commander Jessica Watkins and Cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, of Russia leave the Operations and Checkout Building at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. Terry Renna/AP Photo/Terry Renna CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Four astronauts pulled up at the International SpaceContinue Reading
The beta release of Ubuntu 26.10 (Stonking Stringray) is now available for download – a week later than planned. Ubuntu 26.10 Beta runs on the Linux 7.3 kernel (release candidate) and ships the GNOME 51 desktop. Lower-level changes include a complete set of Rust core utilities and better handling ofContinue Reading
Tech writers seem hugely excited at news that new Apple CEO John Ternus intends to launch a wave of new products, presumably because we’ll get to fill our feeds waxing lyrical about all the new things. But what does it mean when a company known for a few great products beginsContinue Reading
Gabriel Horcasitas’ conviction for manslaughter stands but he will be resentenced., Gabriel Horcasitas’ conviction for manslaughter stands but he will be resentenced., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Flock Safety has faced growing scrutiny amid reports that police officers abused the technology., Flock Safety has faced growing scrutiny amid reports that police officers abused the technology., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
yt-dlp has over 195,000 stars on GitHub, supports thousands of platforms, and is actively maintained by a global developer community. Unfortunately, the IFPI would like to see it on the EU’s piracy watchlist. Just so you know, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) represents around 8,000 music labelsContinue Reading