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WIRED

Jaguar’s Controversial EV Relaunch Has Leaked Online

Ahead of the official reveal at Miami Art Week, snaps of the brand's Design Vision Concept have surfaced in all their polarizing pink power.

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WIRED

Jaguar’s Controversial EV Relaunch Has Leaked Online

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FastCompany

Here’s how two European search upstarts aim to go after Google—from the index up

Google’s dominance of web search—consistently above 85% of the market in the U.S.—is an unmissable fact of online life. But a key source of that power is much less obvious: the exhaustive index of web pages that Google has created and maintains, and which is so comprehensive that even alternative ...

46 minutes ago

FastCompany

Here’s how two European search upstarts aim to go after Google—from the index up

WIRED

Malicious Ads in Search Results Are Driving New Generations of Scams

The scourge of “malvertising” is nothing new, but the tactic is still so effective that it's contributing to the rise of investment scams and the spread of new strains of malware.

57 minutes ago

WIRED

Malicious Ads in Search Results Are Driving New Generations of Scams

FastCompany

Constraints, complexity, and compromise are driving the next phase of design

Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs, and from the pages of Inc. and Fast Company. If you received ...

57 minutes ago

FastCompany

Constraints, complexity, and compromise are driving the next phase of design

WIRED

Can Artificial Rain, Drones, or Satellites Clean Toxic Air?

India’s capital has turned to tech to fight its worst air pollution in eight years.

1 hour ago

WIRED

Can Artificial Rain, Drones, or Satellites Clean Toxic Air?

WIRED

This Website Shows How Much Google’s AI Can Glean From Your Photos

A photo sharing startup founded by an ex-Google engineer found a clever way to turn Google’s tech against itself.

1 hour ago

WIRED

This Website Shows How Much Google’s AI Can Glean From Your Photos

FastCompany

This electric mini-truck is the length of a Mini Cooper—but can carry as much as a bigger truck

Over the last three decades, the average passenger vehicle in the U.S. has gotten eight inches taller, 10 inches longer, and 1,000 pounds heavier. An imposing modern pickup can be so large that it’s difficult to squeeze into parking spots—and dangerous for people to walk by. A new electric pickup ...

1 hour ago

FastCompany

This electric mini-truck is the length of a Mini Cooper—but can carry as much as a bigger truck

FastCompany

Why Sasha Luccioni wants to create Energy Star ratings for AI

Sasha Luccioni was experiencing something of a quarter-life crisis. It was early 2018, and Luccioni was working as an AI researcher at Morgan Stanley, where she spent her days thinking about how to use the rapidly advancing technology to head off financial risks. But over the course of a year in the ...

1 hour ago

FastCompany

Why Sasha Luccioni wants to create Energy Star ratings for AI

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WIRED

These Stem Cell Treatments Cost the Rich Thousands. Donors Get Paid $200

A Swedish startup wants to democratize stem cell treatments, but the finances of the unproven therapies raise ethical questions.

2 hours ago

WIRED

These Stem Cell Treatments Cost the Rich Thousands. Donors Get Paid $200

FastCompany

How exceptional leaders set the pace for success

Psychology plays a critical role in execution, shaping how people set goals, perceive progress, and define success. One of the most pervasive human tendencies is to use others as mile markers—measuring our progress or decisions by comparing them to the actions or achievements of those around us. This ...

2 hours ago

FastCompany

How exceptional leaders set the pace for success

FastCompany

Meet the designer who knits with wind power

Most people knit with needles. Merel Karhof knits with the wind. The Dutch designer, who teaches at the London College of Fashion, has been on a quest to make wind power tangible for more than a decade. In October, she displayed her “Wind Knitting Factory” at Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven, ...

2 hours ago

FastCompany

Meet the designer who knits with wind power

Engadget

The best PS5 accessories for 2024

2 hours ago

Engadget

The best PS5 accessories for 2024

WIRED

The US Just Made It Way Harder for China to Build Its Own AI Chips

The Biden administration announced a sweeping set of new export controls that will make it harder for Chinese companies like Huawei and ByteDance to develop cutting-edge artificial intelligence.

2 hours ago

WIRED

The US Just Made It Way Harder for China to Build Its Own AI Chips

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The Verge

I can’t get over how good a deal the Pixel 8A is for $399

You’re practically making money on this phone at 400 bucks. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge For someone who wants to spend the absolute least on a phone and not have to think about buying another one for a good long while, I’ll always recommend Google’s A-series Pixel ...

14 hours ago

The Verge

I can’t get over how good a deal the Pixel 8A is for $399

Engadget

Intel Arc Battlemage GPU specs leak as company teases ‘big graphics news’ this week

16 hours ago

Engadget

Intel Arc Battlemage GPU specs leak as company teases ‘big graphics news’ this week

The Verge

Gamers Nexus claims NZXT’s Flex PC rental program is a ‘scam’

NZXT’s Player: Three prebuilt gaming PC. | Image: NZXT An hour-long video published Saturday by Gamers Nexus, a YouTube channel focused on PC gaming hardware, accuses NZXT’s PC rental program of “bait-and-switch” tactics, with prices and specs that are constantly changing. ...

17 hours ago

The Verge

Gamers Nexus claims NZXT’s Flex PC rental program is a ‘scam’

Ars Technica

Supermassive black hole binary emits unexpected flares

Their orbit periodically takes them through a cloud of gas, triggering flares.

24 hours ago

Ars Technica

Supermassive black hole binary emits unexpected flares

Ars Technica

How should we treat beings that might be sentient?

A book argues that we've not thought enough about things that might think.

2 days ago

Ars Technica

How should we treat beings that might be sentient?

Ars Technica

Code found online exploits LogoFAIL to install Bootkitty Linux backdoor

Unearthed sample likely works against Linux devices from Acer, HP, Fujitsu, and Lenovo.

2 days ago

Ars Technica

Code found online exploits LogoFAIL to install Bootkitty Linux backdoor