Transport for London (TfL) has dropped its investigation into how it could introduce driverless trains on the London Underground. One of the many conditions imposed on TfL during the pandemic to keep services running when most of us were stuck at home was that it would investigate how it could Read more…
Last December, Hyperloop One, the futuristic transportation company pursuing Elon Musk’s dream of tube-based, airplane-speed travel, announced its shutdown. However, the concept itself has found a new lease on life in a scaled-down version overseas. According to The Verge’s Andrew J. Hawkins, “The hyperloop, in fact, lives on — as Read more…
Schneider Electric confirmed that it is investigating a breach as a ransomware group Hellcat claims to have stolen more than 40 GB of compressed data — and demanded the French multinational energy management company pay $125,000 in baguettes or else see its sensitive customer and operational information leaked. The Register: Read more…
Bitcoin surged over 9.2% to an all-time high of over $74,200 on Tuesday evening as early results showed favorable outcome for Republican candidate Donald Trump, who has promised crypto-friendly policies if he wins.
India’s government challenged Wikipedia’s legal immunity as a tech platform on Tuesday, issuing a notice questioning whether the online encyclopedia should be reclassified as a publisher. The move follows Delhi High Court warnings to suspend Wikipedia’s India operations over a defamation case filed by Asian News International. The news agency Read more…
Astronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole in the early Universe devouring matter at over 40 times the Eddington limit. Led by astronomer Hyewon Suh of Gemini Observatory and NSF’s NOIRLab, a team of researchers used JWST to take follow-up observations of a smattering of galaxies identified by the Chandra Read more…
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: On Friday, Perplexity launched an election information hub that relies on data from The Associated Press and Democracy Works to provide live updates and information about the 2024 US general election, which takes place on Tuesday, November 5. “Starting Tuesday, we’ll Read more…