Month: December 2021
Plans to capture CO2 from coal plants wasted federal dollars, watchdog says
The Biden administration wants to shove more money into projects that are supposed to capture CO2 emissions from power plants and industrial facilities before they can escape and heat up the planet. But carbon capture technologies that the Department of Energy has already supported in the name of tackling climate…
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Two NFT copycats are fighting over which is the real fake Bored Ape Yacht Club
A pair of non-fungible token projects are testing the boundary between plagiarism and parody. Digital marketplace OpenSea has banned the PHAYC and Phunky Ape Yacht Club (or PAYC) collections, both of which are based on the same gimmick: selling NFTs with mirrored but otherwise identical versions of high-priced Bored Ape…
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BMW, IBM, Panasonic, and Mercedes to skip planned in-person events at CES 2022
BMW has announced it will no longer be showing up in person for media events at CES 2022 — the giant electronics show that’s typically held each January in Las Vegas, attracting well over 100,000 attendees per year from around the world. It’s the latest company to at least partially…
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Google pulls back the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro December update to fix dropped calls
The rollout of the first major update for Google’s Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro has been slow and plagued by reports of problems. Now the company says it paused releasing the December 2021 update to investigate reports of calls dropping and disconnecting. The news arrived in a post on…
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There are more malicious domains online than ever before
Audio player loading… Thousands of new domains are registered everyday so that businesses and individuals can build websites but new research from Palo Alto Networks has revealed that cybercriminals often register malicious domains years before they intend to actually use them. The cybersecurity firm’s Unit 42 first began its research…
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Tesla is recalling almost half a million cars over safety issues
Audio player loading… Tesla issued recalls for 475,318 Model 3 and Model S all-electric vehicles on December 21 to address two separate safety-related issues. While Tesla hasn’t commented publicly, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) posted the recalls this week. Tesla, which has an NHTSA 5-star overall safety rating…
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