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Kuxiu’s ‘world first’ solid-state power bank costs a little more but lasts much longer
Solid-state batteries are the future. They’re more powerful, compact, safe, and sustainable than Lithium-ion alternatives, but true all-solid state batteries can’t be mass-produced cost-effectively. That’s why Kuxiu has gone semi-solid state for what it calls the “world’s safest” power bank, while calling dibs on it […]
The World Pauses and Clashes: A Day of Farewells, Tensions, and New Beginnings | April 26, 2025
Today, the world stands at a poignant crossroads. From the solemn farewell to Pope Francis at the Vatican, to rising tensions between India and Pakistan, shifting global trade talks, and even surprising cultural shifts in Japan — we explore the elegant chaos shaping our lives. […]
Musk’s xAI Holdings is reportedly raising the second-largest private funding round ever
Elon Musk’s xAI Holdings is in talks to raise $20 billion in fresh funding, potentially valuing the AI and social media combo at over $120 billion, according to a new Bloomberg report that says talks are in the “early stages.” If successful, the deal would […]
GPU prices are out of control again
Every so often, Central Computers – one of the last remaining dedicated Silicon Valley computer stores – lets subscribers know it’s managed to obtain a small shipment of AMD graphics cards. Today, it informed me that I could now purchase a $600 Radeon RX 9070 […]
Bending to industry, Donald Trump issues executive order to “expedite” deep sea mining
Donald Trump wants to mine the depths of the ocean for critical minerals ubiquitous in rechargeable batteries, signing an executive order on Thursday to try to expedite mining within US and international waters. It’s a brash move that critics say could create unknown havoc on […]
DoorDash seeks dismissal of Uber lawsuit
DoorDash has asked a California Superior Court judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Uber that accuses the food delivery company of stifling competition by intimidating restaurant owners into exclusive deals. DoorDash argues in its motion that Uber’s claim lacks merit on all fronts. On […]
Trump DOJ goon threatens Wikipedia
Interim DC attorney Ed Martin has written a letter to the Wikimedia Foundation — the organization behind Wikipedia — that calls into question its status as a nonprofit entity. In the letter, which was obtained by The Free Press, Martin claims he found that Wikipedia […]
Anthropic sent a takedown notice to a dev trying to reverse-engineer its coding tool
In the battle between two “agentic” coding tools — Anthropic’s Claude Code and OpenAI’s Codex CLI — the latter appears to be fostering more developer goodwill than the former. That’s at least partly because Anthropic has issued takedown notices to a developer trying to reverse-engineer […]
Deel files countersuit against Rippling as rivalry escalates
In the latest development of an increasingly public dispute between HR and payroll services rivals, Deel has filed a countersuit against Rippling. To recap: Rippling publicly announced on March 17 that it was suing Deel over alleged corporate espionage, with accusations ranging from violation of […]