The EU has slapped four leading German carmakers with a combined fine of $1 billion (€875 million) for colluding to prevent the deployment of clean emissions technology. Up front: The European Commission…
Month: July 2021
China bans LGBT WeChat groups because… it can?
New day, new censorship hell in China. Earlier this week, several LGBT WeChat accounts run by university student groups found that they’d lost access. As per Reuters, the company deleted these accounts without…
Does your record player need an external phono preamp?
I’m gonna save you some time: yeah, you probably should buy an external phono preamp for your record player. Easy, right? Not enough info? Want to dig a little deeper? Don’t worry…
At last, a possible explanation for the Milky Way’s heavy elements from 13 billion years ago
Until recently it was thought neutron star mergers were the only way heavy elements (heavier than Zinc) could be produced. These mergers involve the mashup of the remnants of two massive stars…
OnePlus has a lame-ass reason for secretly throttling top apps on latest flagships
OnePlus raves on about the smooth performance of its phones every year… but the company was caught red-handed throttling the performance of over 300 apps on the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro….
Why 37 US states are taking Google to court over its Play Store monopoly
A total of 37 US states, including California, Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Colorado, and Washington have launched an antitrust lawsuit against Google last night. The case argues that the firm uses its position of…
Why making Facebook follow the First Amendment would be catastrophic
Former US president Donald Trump’s family businesses are in jeopardy. His financial future is in flux. And the entire world’s waiting to see if he or one of his children will be…
US cancels crucial $10B military AI project because Trump is a baby
The Pentagon yesterday announced it was scuttling its long-doomed “Project JEDI,” a cloud-services AI contract that was awarded to Microsoft in 2019. Up front: Project JEDI is a big deal. The US…
Trump claims he’s suing Facebook, Twitter, and Google over wrongful censorship
Donald Trump says he’s suing Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter boss Jack Dorsey, Google head Sundar Pichai, and their respective companies, alleging that they’ve violated First Amendment rights. Up-front: Trump said at a press…
Feast your eyes upon BMW’s new electric scooter
Yes, folks, it’s here. The long-awaited BMW CE 04 escooter has finally been unveiled, and, yes, it was worth the wait since 2017, when it was firstly showcased as the BMW Motorrad Concept…