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    Thin LCD TVs “fail faster” due to edge-lit backlights

    Didn't know this was a known problem with LED tvs.
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    Is generative AI really going to “wreak havoc” on the power grid?

    Not the same level of complainers here with energy usage of AI/crypto/etc vs EVs.
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    From rain sensors to wireless charging: The 10 tech features car buyers want

    Yo, consumerist economy. Someone has to buy new, or it all crashes around us.
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    From rain sensors to wireless charging: The 10 tech features car buyers want

    Is it a day-destroyer to reach down and adjust your own seat or mirror? First world problems.
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    From rain sensors to wireless charging: The 10 tech features car buyers want

    European readers: Is it still the norm in Europe you can order a car direct and go down a check list of what you want and what you don't want? No forced packages of useless, expensive and likely to break options.
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    From rain sensors to wireless charging: The 10 tech features car buyers want

    How about things that need to stop right now: 1. My data is not available for you to monitor or sell 2. I will not buy a car where options are a subscription.
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    Mysterious family of malware hid in Google Play for years

    Not into conspiracies, but that would be a hell of a business model.
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    Audi’s next EV is the A6 e-tron Sportback—but no station wagon for the US

    So about $80 big ones. About twice of what most people are looking for.
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    Audi’s next EV is the A6 e-tron Sportback—but no station wagon for the US

    Getting closer. It's not obnoxiously sized or tall. More car like and compact. Almost there.
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    From sci-fi to state law: California’s plan to prevent AI catastrophe

    Do you all know why this has suddenly gained traction? Newsom just watched a Musk AI generated fake of Harris saying crazy stuff. Of course, a part of the population will believe it's real. In it, Harris said 'to vote for Trump'. It doesn't get more dishonest than that. Fake Harris video by...
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    AI and ML enter motorsports: How GM is using them to win more races

    High speed simulations of all possible outcomes is great, but clearly nothing new. Formula One was using high end computing for fuel, weather, tire wear, pitting and even strategy depending upon which competitor cars were where on the track around 2000 or so.
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    US solar production soars by 25 percent in just one year

    I don’t live in Arizona, but friends do. They’ve made solar unpalatable.
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    US solar production soars by 25 percent in just one year

    Yes, thanks. The IRA Act is as significant in the direction we’re going as FDR’s New Deal.
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    A chemist explains the chemistry behind decaf coffee

    That image of the 'coffee bucket' off of a espresso machine just reminded me to order some spare parts for mine. Some family member lowlife threw away the stainless steel filter.
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    5th Circuit court upends FCC Universal Service Fund, ruling it an illegal tax

    OK then, let's kill all funds and programs that cater to poor rural (red voting areas), that allow them to stay in contact and interact in the modern world, and see how they feel.
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    Non-Google search engines blocked from showing recent Reddit results

    You don't want the information on your publicly accessible, internet-stationed site to be...viewable? Isn't that counterproductive?
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    Battery sales keep Tesla profitable in Q2 as EV sales still slumped

    If a storm or other issue is imminent, you can charge off of the grid directly. For those who have Powerwalls, it's a setting. In California.
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    Woman who went on the lam with untreated TB is now cured

    Yeah, sure, Regulan blood worms. Just like on Star Trek.