Tide gauges measure the movement of sea levels relative to the land surface; a rise in this measurement could mean that either the sea level is rising or that the land in that area is sinking (subsidence) — or some… Read More ›
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M1 Finance doubles in growth as app gains popularity with long term investors
M1 Finance, the Finance Super App offering automated investing, borrowing, and banking products, today announced a $75 million Series D funding round. The announcement comes during a period of rapid acceleration for one of the top-funded and fastest-growing consumer fintech… Read More ›
Feds finally catch up to John McAfee, arrested and charged with tax evasion
An indictment was unsealed yesterday, October 5, 2020, has charged John David McAfee with tax evasion and failure to file tax returns, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney… Read More ›
Unpacking the new Android 11 update
The latest version of the Android operating system, version 11, has been rolling out this week and depending upon your phone and carrier, you may have already received the update or it is soon on its way. With Android 11,… Read More ›
Suddenly that Faraday cage your neighbor created in his garage may not be as crazy as you thought
Do you have a neighbor or friend that is a “prepper” and has gone the lengths of creating a Faraday cage in their garage or one room in their home to protect him and his family from an EMP attack?… Read More ›
Anthony Levandowski sentenced to 18 months in prison, as new $4B lawsuit against Uber is filed
Anthony Levandowski, the former Google engineer and serial entrepreneur who was at the center of a lawsuit between Uber and Waymo, has been sentenced to 18 months on one count of stealing trade secrets. Judge Alsup said that home confinement would “[give] a green light to every future brilliant engineer to steal trade secrets. Prison…
Daily Crunch: Florida teen arrested in Twitter hack
Three arrests are made following this month’s celebrity Twitter hack, Microsoft may be working to acquire TikTok’s U.S. business and Facebook launches licensed music videos. Here’s your Daily Crunch for July 31, 2020.
Tesla’s Autopilot proving safer than human driving
According to the latest data available for Tesla’s autopilot feature, the company has registered one accident for every 4.53 miles driven in autopilot mode in the United States. For those driving a Tesla without Autopilot and without the active safety features, the company registered one accident for every 1.56 million miles driven. By comparison, NHTSA’s most recent data shows that in the United States there is one automobile crash every 479,000 miles.
Elon Musk is going to get into your head
In the summer of 2019, Elon Musk held his Neuralink project’s launch event and on August 28, 2020, he will reveal more of what the company has been working on. Neuralink was formed in 2016 with the ambition of directly linking a human brain to an AI-enabled computer – basically a brain-machine interface (BMI).
Panasonic boosts energy density, trims cobalt in new 2170 battery cell for Tesla
Panasonic has developed new battery technology for the ‘2170’ lithium-ion cells it produces and supplies to Tesla, a change that improves energy density by 5% and reduces costly cobalt content. The new, higher-energy dense 2170 cells will be produced by Panasonic at Tesla’s factory in Sparks, Nevada, the company said Thursday. Panasonic is upgrading its…
