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electrek 45h ago

Elon Musk gets a $116 billion Tesla payday

Elon Musk has exercised the entirety of his 2018 Tesla (TSLA) CEO pay package, acquiring 303,960,630 shares for a paper gain of about $116 billion, according to a new SEC filing.
kottke 27h ago

Craigslist founder Craig Newmark has given away half a...

Craigslist founder Craig Newmark has given away half a billion dollars against a backdrop “where a growing number of billionaires are lashing out against philanthropy”.
engadget 2h ago

Doom composer Bobby Prince has died

Bobby Prince, composer for Doom and other classic shooters, has died.
axios 32h ago

Longevity medicine's do-or-die moment

The world's first human trial of whether a drug can essentially make a person's cells younger sets up a reality check for one of the longevity field's most promising theories.Why it matters: The early-stage clinical trial will signal whether "cellular reprogramming" can be performed safely in humans, a prerequisite for any future claim that a treatment can slow or even reverse biological aging.The big picture: Attempts to prolong the human lifespan can refer to anything from ...
theregister 8h ago

Britain's privacy watchdog quits after 'poor judgment' admission

John Edwards says his position had become 'untenable' following investigation into conduct including inappropriate attempts at humor
dailyartmagazine 16h ago

Harriet Powers: A Black Female Folk Artist Who Regained Her Glory

The post Harriet Powers: A Black Female Folk Artist Who Regained Her Glory appeared first on DailyArt Magazine.
spectrum.ieee 1h ago

IEEE Rolls Out Large Language Models Virtual Training Course

Large language models have moved out of the research lab and into engineers’ daily workflow.
gsmarena 33h ago

Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro vs. Poco X8 Pro Max

The Poco X8 series has been on the shelves for a while, and many of you are probably wondering whether the Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro is enough, or you need to shed a little more for the Pro Max?
news.mit 47h ago

Susan Solomon named 2026 Tang Prize laureate

The MIT professor’s groundbreaking work on atmospheric chemistry helped lay steps towards recovery of the ozone layer and demonstrated the lasting impacts of carbon emissions on Earth’s climate.
gizmodo 31h ago

Mike Myers Confirms a Fourth ‘Austin Powers’ Movie

Plus, Sandra Oh boards Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert's 'superhero tentpole' movie.
sixthtone 43h ago

A Privet Matter: Why a Farmer Hacked Down China’s ‘Lonely’ Tree

When a social media trend ruined her crops, one villager grabbed an axe and decided to do something about it.
sciencenews 25h ago

A 2011 earthquake bounced a seismic wave off Earth’s core, nudging Japan east

The wave's round trip to Earth's core set off a fault slip along Japan's plate boundaries, revealing a seismic hazard scientists hadn't recognized.
arstechnica 47h ago

Tesco moving 40,000 server workloads off VMware amid Broadcom's “abusive conduct”

Tesco claimed Broadcom hiked its VMware prices by about 175 percent in UK court filings.
theconversation 28h ago

Did Neanderthals use rhinoceros teeth as tools?

A recent study provides evidence that Neanderthals used rhinoceros teeth as tools.
windowscentral 32h ago

Why Microsoft Authenticator ditched multiple-choice logins

Microsoft Authenticator is replacing multiple-choice prompts with manual number entry. While it slashes hacker guessing odds by 33x, the update is designed to stop accidental pocket-approvals and notification spam attacks.
9to5google 25h ago

YouTube TV’s quiet update restricts ‘less powerful devices,’ including Roku

An issue that caused a degraded YouTube TV experience for some Roku users is the result of an update from Google, and it’s doing more than disrupting background playback.
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