Canada’s biggest pension fund, CPP Investments, has ended its nearly year-long effort of studying investment opportunities in the volatile crypto market, Reuters reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The reasons behind CPPI’s abandonment of crypto research were not immediately clear. CPPI declined to comment but said it has Read more…
Facing higher prices for natural gas, Germans are now embracing climate-friendly heat pumps, reports the New York Times. “So much so that heat pumps are often sold out, and the wait for a qualified installer can last months.” The German government is among the fans. “This is the technology of Read more…
When it comes to the official requirements for graduating from a U.S. high school, there’s a push for changes. Making computer science courses ‘count’ would not require schools to offer computer science or students to study it,” Code.org CEO Hadi Partovi emphasized to lawmakers in his 2014 Congressional testimony following Read more…
Stack Overflow, the go-to question-and-answer site for programmers, has temporarily banned users from sharing responses generated by AI chatbot ChatGPT. The site’s mods said that the ban was temporary and that a final ruling would be made some time in the future after consultation with its community. But, as the Read more…
Apple has decided to call the software that will run on its upcoming AR/VR headset “xrOS,” an update from the original “RealityOS or “rOS” naming the company was planning on, according to Bloomberg. The name change comes as Apple begins to prepare for the launch of the headset, which is Read more…
Former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, who fled prosecution after revealing highly classified surveillance programs, has received a Russian passport and taken the citizenship oath, Russian news agencies quoted his lawyer as saying Friday. Lawyer Anatoly Kucherena was reported as saying that Snowden got the passport and took the oath Read more…
Electrek recaps yesterday’s Tesla’s Semi Delivery Event in Nevada: As expected, Tesla delivered the first electric trucks to PepsiCo, a long-time reservation holder, and held a presentation to reveal more details about the production version of the Tesla Semi. There wasn’t any big surprise during the presentation. Tesla basically delivered Read more…