GeekWire

AUGUST 31, 2024

A view inside Paolo Tosolini’s virtual tour of the former Living Computers: Museum + Labs in Seattle shows a minicomputer and a link (center) to the Christie’s auction for that artifact. (Tosolini Productions Image) Following the June announcement that Living Computers: Museum + Labs would stay closed for good , fans of the Seattle institution lamented the inability to ever set foot in the place again, to see and use the collection of computing history assembled by the late Microsoft

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TechSpot

AUGUST 31, 2024

Robotics company 1X Technologies (1XT) made headlines earlier this year after securing over $100 million in backing from OpenAI and EQT Ventures, Europe's most prominent technology startup-based capital fund. The support helped to put the Norwegian firm and its latest robot creation, Neo, in a position to compete with industry.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 31, 2024

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we revisit the controversy over Starbucks’ hybrid work policy for its new CEO, Brian Niccol; discuss the cyberattack that crippled computer systems at Sea-Tac Airport in the Seattle area this week; and provide an update on last week’s episode about AI text-to-music generators. Articles and topics discussed on this episode: Hybrid policy for new Starbucks CEO sparks debate over remote work, corporate jet emissions Starbucks’ New CEO Has a Big Carbon

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TechSpot

AUGUST 31, 2024

Earlier this week, a Tesla Cybertruck erupted into flames after crashing into a fire hydrant outside a Bass Pro Shop in Harlingen, Texas. The collision resulted in a deluge of water soaking the vehicle's battery, which then ignited, according to Assistant Fire Chief Ruben Balboa of the Harlingen Fire Department.

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AUGUST 31, 2024

California Gov.Gavin Newsom speaks during a press conference with the California Highway Patrol announcing new efforts to boost public safety in the East Bay, in Oakland, California, July 11, 2024. | Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images<br> Advocates say it is a modest law setting “clear, predictable, common-sense safety standards ” for artificial intelligence.

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TechSpot

AUGUST 31, 2024

Researchers at UC Berkeley have developed a new catalytic process that can vaporize the polyethylene (single-use bags) and polypropylene (hard plastics) that dominate trash piles, converting them into propylene and other hydrocarbon gases. Those gases can then be used as feedstocks to manufacture virgin plastics again, enabling a truly circular.

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TechSpot

AUGUST 31, 2024

In a strange turn of events following a significant ransomware attack on the city of Columbus, Ohio, a judge has issued a temporary restraining order against cybersecurity researcher David Leroy Ross. The Dispatch notes that Ross allegedly published information regarding a security breach last month that he felt officials were.

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TechSpot

AUGUST 31, 2024

Producing lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and many other devices is complex and time-consuming. Manufacturers are trying to find quicker methods without compromising quality, but the nature of the process severely complicates efforts to study the relationship between various manufacturing approaches and performance.

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TechSpot

AUGUST 31, 2024

The concept is wild but also ingeniously simple. It's a special syringe with a needle thinner than a human hair, loaded with nanoparticles suspended in a solution. When injected, these nanoparticles self-assemble into a long polymer chain, forming a structure around the heart that conducts electricity.

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AUGUST 31, 2024

Security researchers from SafeBreach labs have published the code for software that can roll back Windows to reopen old security vulnerabilities. Microsoft hasn't fully addressed the issue yet, but instituting a strict revocation policy can help defend against it until a proper fix is available.

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