FortniteEpicFortnite has already done a heist themed season before this, but the current Lawless season is less Oceans 11 and more Grand Theft Auto. Now, while Fortnite has already done an apocalypse-themed season, it seems it may be heading back that way. But no sandstorm this time, an actual nuke.Despite the season just launching, players have already found an indicator that one of the new characters from the season, Skillet, is preparing to make a nuke. And what is a nuke if not something that will destroy a massive part of the map?You can see this tease if you go to Skillets shop to the north of Crime City which is inside a mountain. There, you can go up to the second story and you will find a diagram that shows well, plans to make a nuke. There you can see a Devils Core, a plutonium sphere that goes inside a nuke, and what looks to be a warhead as well. And then a big BOOM drawing.FortniteEpicI dont exactly know Skillets motivations here other than hes a character pretty obsessed with blowing things up, but yes, its easy to imagine that Fortnite may drop a nuke on the map as yet another way to transform it, and it would be a hell of a season-ending event.This does, however, seem to echo Fortnite Chapter 5 season 3, Wrecked, which was not all that long ago. That was when a sandstorm blew over the map and created a sort of Mad Max aesthetic. But that also featured a post-nuke crossover from Fallout. And Magneto was there for some reason.Im not quite sure how different nuke-based devastation season would be, but I suppose there is plenty of other apocalyptic media to draw on for crossovers. Rebecca Ferguson in Silo skin??I suppose this is not a guarantee that this will happen next season, and again, it may be too close to Wrecked in terms of its theme, but a giant nuke crater and perhaps some radiation-warped aspects of the landscape could be different enough to make it work. I am, however, noting that this nuclear attack season would be coming just two seasons after its Japanese-themed season and uh, well, I think you see where Im going with this. Well see how this plays out as the season progresses but for now, I think its a pretty good bet where things may be heading.Follow me , and .Pick up my sci-fi novels the and

What just happened? Intel and Samsung Display have inked a collaboration to jointly develop cutting-edge display solutions optimized for devices powered by Intel's latest AI accelerator chips. This could guarantee that Samsung's advanced display tech has a prominent place inside those next-gen Intel PCs and laptops. By joining forces, Intel stands to boost its mobile platforms with displays purpose-built for the capabilities of its GPUs. Samsung Display, meanwhile, could be angling to solidify its presence in the premium laptop arena.The two companies have been working together for a while now Samsung's recent Galaxy Book 5 laptops already pack Intel's Core 200-series processors alongside Samsung's OLED displays. However, this new alliance aims to maximize their technological synergies.Under the terms of the agreement, Samsung Display will craft display technologies tuned for Intel's upcoming AI-centric chips, including the Core 200-series "Lunar Lake" processors arriving later this year, the Core 300-series "Panther Lake" in 2025, and the Core 400-series "Nova Lake" CPUs expected in 2026.The goal, at least on paper, is to enhance computing experiences. However, information on what this means is currently slim."With the partnership with Intel, which keeps advancing the future of personal computing, we will be able to accelerate innovating next-generation display technologies," said Lee Ho-jung, VP of product planning at Samsung Display. "The partnership will usher in an uncharted territory of laptop computer user experiences and allow the two companies to lead the global AI PC market." // Related StoriesIntel seems equally thrilled about the possibilities, with David Feng, VP of Intel's client computing group, noting that the collaboration will enable both companies to drive the future of the AI computing industry.The partnership extends beyond R&D, too. As reported by Korea Times, Samsung Display and Intel are joining forces in global marketing efforts to showcase their latest display and processing advancements. The duo already has an exhibition running in Seoul titled "Humans with AI."At the exhibit, hosted at the Kyobo Book Centre through next month, visitors can experience Samsung's premium OLED TVs and high-definition displays. They can also test a Samsung Galaxy Book laptop powered by an Intel AI chip against a standard LCD model.Of course, the deal is about much more than impressive demos. With Samsung Display locked in an intense battle against rivals like BOE and LG for premium laptop display dominance, partnering with a semiconductor giant like Intel could prove extremely advantageous.

A hot potato: Elon Musk's emails to US federal workers asking them to explain their accomplishments over the last week have, unsurprisingly, not been well-received by the agencies. The FBI, state department, Pentagon, and others have instructed employees not to reply to the messages, even though Musk said failure to respond by Monday night would be interpreted as the recipient resigning. On Saturday, Musk tweeted that, consistent with President Trump's instructions, all federal employees would be receiving an email asking what they had done over the last week. He added that failure to respond would be taken as a resignation.The email asked for approximately five bullet points of the employee's previous week's accomplishments without revealing classified information, with the deadline set for Monday, February 24, 11:59 pm EST. Unlike the tweet, the email did not include the threat of termination for not responding.Hundreds of thousands of federal workers at various key government agencies received the email, including those at the FBI. But its new director, Kash Patel, a staunch Trump ally, told staff to hold off from replying."FBI personnel may have received an email from OPM requesting information," Patel wrote in a message to employees, seen by CBS News. "The FBI, through the Office of the Director, is in charge of all of our review processes, and will conduct reviews in accordance with FBI procedures. When and if further information is required, we will coordinate the responses. For now, please pause any responses."Patel wasn't the only agency head to ignore Musk's instructions. Workers at the departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Education and Commerce, as well as at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Institutes of Health, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the Internal Revenue Service were also told to hold off from responding pending further guidance, according to Reuters. Workers at other intelligence agencies are expected to be given the same instructions. // Related Stories"To be clear this is irregular, unexpected, and warrants further validation," wrote a senior executive at the National Centers for Environmental Information.The Department of Defense said it is responsible for reviewing the performance of its personnel and will conduct any review in accordance with its own procedures.Musk said the email was "a very basic pulse check" and that a reply should take less than five minutes to write. In a message posted to X this morning, the DOGE head wrote, "The reason this matters is that a significant number of people who are supposed to be working for the government are doing so little work that they are not checking their email at all!""In some cases, we believe non-existent people or the identities of dead people are being used to collect paychecks. In other words, there is outright fraud."The president of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), an organization that represents 800,000 workers in the federal government, said that "Elon Musk and the Trump administration have shown their utter disdain for federal employees and the critical services they provide to the American people.""It is cruel and disrespectful to hundreds of thousands of veterans who are wearing their second uniform in the civil service to be forced to justify their job duties to this out-of-touch, privileged, unelected billionaire who has never performed one single hour of honest public service in his life," said AFGE president Everett Kelley.It's estimated that hundreds of thousands of government employees have left their posts since Trump returned to the White House. Some were fired, while others departed through a "deferred resignation" offer.Musk's no stranger to this kind of email. In November 2022, not long after his protracted battle to take over Twitter had ended, Musk emailed staff giving them an ultimatum: they could either agree to the new, extremely hardcore "Twitter 2.0," with its 40-hour-minimum weeks they could average 60 hours or more and intense workloads, or leave the company. Employees were given until 5 pm the next day to decide. He had also asked engineers to print out their last 30 to 60 days of code so he could review it, though he later backtracked on that part.

If youre looking for a smartphone that stands out and grabs attention, you might want to steer clear of the iPhone 16e or the Galaxy S25 Ultra. While these new models from Apple and Samsung, respectively, are bound to be popular and sell quickly, their designs are strikingly similar to previous versions. In contrast, the products from London-based company Nothing always offer a fresh and distinct lookyear after year.Though weve recently heard more about the Nothing (3a) phone, Wallpaper* recently got a hands-on look at the phone that launches alongside the Nothing (3a) Pro next week. It found a company that is always looking for a new look with each passing release. As Adam Bates, Nothings Global Design Director, explains, though the (Nothing) (2a) got it just right, the company is always looking to offer something fresh and exciting. As such, the company is always taking a new approach for each (new handset).Recommended VideosThe most significant difference betweenNothing (2a) and Nothing (3a) is the addition of a new camera module. According to Wallpaper*, this change fundamentally alters how the camera systems interact with the phones flat surface, providing numerous new opportunities and options.Please enable Javascript to view this contentInstead of offering the near-anthropomorphic face of the Nothing (2a), theres a new circular lens arrangement. Bates says the change makes the Nothing (3a) crisper and sharper than the previous model and one thats a more serious handset.Nothing (3a) color choices NothingThe new phone offers a pro-level camera system with a 50MP primary sensor, 8MP ultrawide camera with an increased field of view, 50MP periscope lens, and 32MP front camera. These components introduce a new packaging arrangement that provides 3x optical zoom, 6x in-sensor zoom, and a 60x ultra (digital) zoom. Additionally, there are enhancements for macro photography and new AI clarity algorithms powered by Nothings TrueLens Engine 3.0.In the Nothing (3a), Nothing has once again created a handset that reveals its components and circuitry. It also features new touchpoints, including a new button (with a to-be-announced function).The Nothing (3a) is expected to feature a 6.72-inch Full HD+ , 5,000mAh battery, and be powered by Qualcomms 2024 Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, a mid-range chipset. It will run NothingOS 3.0 with Android 15, and be available in black and silver-grey.While Wallpaper* was learning more about the Nothing (3a) design, Nothing released a new video showcasing the new phone. Yes, it appears just as forward-thinking as weve imagined.The Nothing (3a) and Nothing (3a) Pro launch on Tuesday, March 4.Editors Recommendations

Love crossword puzzles but dont have all day to sit and solve a full-sized puzzle in your daily newspaper? Thats what The Mini is for!A bite-sized version of the New York Times well-known crossword puzzle, The Mini is a quick and easy way to test your crossword skills daily in a lot less time (the average puzzle takes most players just over a minute to solve). While The Mini is smaller and simpler than a normal crossword, it isnt always easy. Tripping up on one clue can be the difference between a personal best completion time and an embarrassing solve attempt.Recommended VideosJust like ourWordle hints and Connections hints, were here to help with The Mini today if youre stuck and need a little help.Please enable Javascript to view this contentBelow are the answers for the NYT Mini crossword today.New York TimesAcrossOver here! HEYWords after a defeat ILOSTDwarf planet thats only about half the width of the United States PLUTO1995 thriller whose title is stylized with a digit SEVENThis just in program NEWSDownJoints at the meeting of the thigh bone and pelvis HIPSAstronaut Ochoa ELLEN___ got mail YOUVEGumbo or goulash STEWLots and lots TONSEditors Recommendations

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No Sweet Meteor of Death just yet Asteroid 2024 YR4 may be a dud, but we will soon find many more threats "The YR4 episode is just the beginning." Eric Berger Feb 24, 2025 9:39 am | 1 NASA's Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor is the first space telescope specifically designed to hunt asteroids and comets that may be potential hazards to Earth. Credit: NASA NASA's Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor is the first space telescope specifically designed to hunt asteroids and comets that may be potential hazards to Earth. Credit: NASA Story textSizeSmallStandardLargeWidth *StandardWideLinksStandardOrange* Subscribers only Learn moreIt was only a few days ago that a certain fear-mongering website named, ahem, Ars Technica published an article about the prospect of a killer asteroid striking the planet Earth in the year 2032.At the time, the odds of a small asteroid first discovered late last yearand designated 2024 YR4hitting us were non-negligible. There was an estimated 3.2 percent chance that the large rock would impact the planet eight years from now.In the days since then, the odds have fallen dramatically. Based on the latest estimate from NASA, there is now just a 0.0039 percent chance. Put another way, the odds of impact are 1 in 26,000.Now you might be inclined to call the author of that news article a planetary hero, as the odds of an impact have dropped precipitously since publication of this dire warning. The correlation is clear and convincing. We're more modest than that here at Ars, although we wouldn't turn away some new subscribers.In reality, even as the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 was moving away, ground-based telescopes were able to gather enough observations to get a better handle on its orbit. So we can safely take a deep breath and return to the more pressing existential problems posed by threats on this planet, rather than off-world.However, there is something that we should all take away from this experience.Astronomers will find a lot more of theseCity-killer asteroids the size of 2024 YR4 are fairly common in the inner Solar System. This asteroid was likely somewhere between 40 and 100 meters across, which is large enough to cause regional destruction on the planet, but small enough to be difficult to find with most telescopes. However, we should expect to find more of them in the coming years."An object the size of YR4 passes harmlessly through the Earth-Moon neighborhood as frequently as a few times per year," Richard Binzel, one of the world's leading asteroid experts and a professor of planetary sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, told Ars. "The YR4 episode is just the beginning for astronomers gaining the capability to see these objects before they come calling through our neck of the woods."These new capabilities include powerful telescopes, some of which are expressly designed to find near-Earth hazards.The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, formerly known as the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, is nearing completion in Chile. Among its primary scientific objectives is finding small asteroids near Earth, and it is likely to find many. A little more than two years from now, the NEO Surveyor is scheduled to launch to a Sun-Earth Lagrange point. This NASA-backed instrument will survey the Solar System for threats to Earth. Finally, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope due to launch in 2027 will not look directly for asteroids, but also is likely to find threats to Earth.With all of these tools coming online, astronomers believe we are likely to find 10 or even 100 times more objects like 2024 YR4."For perhaps many of these new discoveries, we will have initial uncertainties about their miss-distance from Earth," Binzel said. "But just like YR4, with a little time and patient tracking, we will be able to rule out entirely any hazard."Finding more asteroids is a good thingBinzel invented what is known as the "Torino Scale" about three decades ago to characterize the threat to humanity from asteroids and comets that are potentially on a collision course with Earth. The scale factors in both the probability of impact of an object as well as the kinetic energy that it could deliver to the planet.This scale ranks objects from 0, meaning no impact, to 10, which is (ok, this is a slight exaggeration) nearly as bad as the destruction of Alderaan in Star Wars.The highest ranking of an asteroid was 99942 Apophis, which briefly reached level 4 on the scale for a few days after its discovery in 2004. (Further analysis revealed that its orbit in 2036 will bring the asteroid near Earth, but not strike the planet.) As for 2024 YR4, it is notable because it reached a level 3 last week, when its odds of striking the planet were highest. But fear not, it's now a level 0.In fact, the message people should take from this whole experience is that the Solar System is full of small rocks whizzing all around. And when it comes to asteroids and comets, knowledge is power."Rather than making anyone anxious, by finding these objects that are already out there and pinning down their orbits, we are becoming more secure in our knowledge that any sizable asteroid is not likely to take us by surprise as an unwelcome guest landing on us," Binzel said.And if there are legitimate threats, the more time we have to prepare a deflection mission to intercept the asteroid, the better.Eric BergerSenior Space EditorEric BergerSenior Space Editor Eric Berger is the senior space editor at Ars Technica, covering everything from astronomy to private space to NASA policy, and author of two books: Liftoff, about the rise of SpaceX; and Reentry, on the development of the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon. A certified meteorologist, Eric lives in Houston. 1 Comments

Health hazards Big Tech data center buildouts have led to $5.4 billion in public health costs Cancers and asthma among illnesses linked to air pollution from powering data centers. Cristina Criddle and Stephanie Stacey, Financial Times Feb 24, 2025 9:30 am | 0 Credit: Getty Images Credit: Getty Images Story textSizeSmallStandardLargeWidth *StandardWideLinksStandardOrange* Subscribers only Learn moreBig Techs growing use of data centers has created related public health costs valued at more than $5.4 billion over the past five years, in findings that highlight the growing impact of building artificial intelligence infrastructure.Air pollution derived from the huge amounts of energy needed to run data centers has been linked to treating cancers, asthma, and other related issues, according to research from UC Riverside and Caltech.The academics estimated that the cost of treating illnesses connected to this pollution was valued at $1.5 billion in 2023, up 20 percent from a year earlier. They found that the overall cost was $5.4 billion since 2019.The issue is set to be exacerbated by the race to develop generative AI, which requires huge computing resources to train and power fast-developing large language models.Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta have forecast AI spending could exceed $320 billion this year, up from $151 billion in 2023. Meanwhile, OpenAI and SoftBank last month unveiled plans for a massive $500 billion US AI infrastructure joint venture called Stargate.The findings from UC Riverside and Caltech were derived by using a widely used modeling tool from the US Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA model translates the estimated air quality and human health impacts into a monetary value.The estimates suggest Google generated the largest health costs of $2.6 billion over the five years between 2019 to 2023, followed by Microsoft, at $1.6 billion, and Meta, at $1.2 billion. Each companys associated public health cost rose year-on-year. Other firms, such as Amazon, were not included in the analysis as they do not release key data needed to model their impact.Data centers cause pollution through high electricity use, often sourced from fossil fuels. Back-up generators, needed in case of an outage, are commonly powered by diesel, which also contributes to air pollution. Meanwhile, the waste from the hardware such as chips can release harmful chemicals into the environment.Big Techs impact on public health was calculated by distributing Google and Microsofts North American electricity consumption figures over their US data center locations and using their public sustainability reports. For Meta they used its disclosed per-location electricity usage data, which the first two companies do not provide.The analysis does not account for the purchase of market-based instruments that are meant to represent investments in new renewable energy in the US and that tech companies buy to offset the pollution from their electricity consumption. These instruments include renewable energy certificates.Instead, the research focuses on the pollution generated in the specific area where the data is being processed, in an accounting approach known as location based.Unlike carbon emissions, the health impacts caused by a data center in one region cannot be offset by cleaner air elsewhere, said Shaolei Ren, associate professor at UC Riverside.Google, Meta, and Microsoft said their usage of back-up generators was below the estimated levels for the research, which is based on a median estimate of usage from publicly disclosed levels. The companies did not give detailed, per-location figures for their usage of back-up generators.Google added that the health cost estimates were overstated and that it did not account for our clean energy purchases in the local markets where we operate and therefore promotes an inaccurate emissions estimate generated under false pretenses, undermining the progress of clean energy resource growth and creating a false narrative of health harms.The company added that its purchases enable it to achieve, on average, around 64 percent carbon-free energy.Microsoft said it was focused on delivering significant local, economic, social, and environmental benefits to the communities where we operate.Meta said it complies with air quality requirements and remains committed to maintaining net zero greenhouse gas emissions for our global operations, building innovative and sustainable infrastructure, reporting transparently on our sustainability goal progress, and supporting the communities where we operate.Due to where data centers are located, such as West Virginia or Ohio, the health impact disproportionately affected lower-income households, according to the research.Ren said there was an opportunity for tech groups to reverse the trend of a growing public health threat by strategically placing their data centers in less populated locations to have less impact.According to a separate report by Berkeley Lab, supported by the Department of Energy, US data center energy use represented about 4 percent of total US electricity consumption in 2023 and is forecasted to rise to between 7 and 12 percent by 2028, driven largely by AI workload demand.There is a concern around pollution as [AI] is energy intensive and people are using it more and more, said Antonis Myridakis, a lecturer in environmental sciences from Brunel University London. It is an important factor contributing to air quality and public health, it is not something we can ignore.Additional reporting by Kenza Bryan and Camilla Hodgson 2025 The Financial Times Ltd. All rights reserved. Not to be redistributed, copied, or modified in any way.Cristina Criddle and Stephanie Stacey, Financial TimesCristina Criddle and Stephanie Stacey, Financial Times 0 Comments

TechTarget and Informa Techs Digital Business Combine.TechTarget and InformaTechTarget and Informa Techs Digital Business Combine.Together, we power an unparalleled network of 220+ online properties covering 10,000+ granular topics, serving an audience of 50+ million professionals with original, objective content from trusted sources. We help you gain critical insights and make more informed decisions across your business priorities.Will Changing Expectations Lead to a Cloud Computing Reset?Will Changing Expectations Lead to a Cloud Computing Reset?Data centers face new demands compared with the rise of the cloud. Should enterprises expect significant escalations in pricing for cloud services?Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior EditorFebruary 24, 2025Rising costs, data center shortages, and the attention shift to AI may have changed expectations and ROI for cloud. Do those elements mean it is time to rethink how the cloud is budgeted and used?For many enterprises, cloud strategy and migration became central to their competitive plans. The promise of new flexibility, capabilities, and other benefits were common selling points. The demand AI puts on data centers continues to grow, creating a new strain on capacity.Has the conversation changed in the C-suite regarding the cloud? Should companies expect to pay more for the cloud? Are they shrinking cloud budgets to accommodate AI demand?This episode of DOS Wont Hunt brought together Tatum Tummins, senior product manager with Kion; Edward Walsh, senior managing consultant for IBMs global cloud advisory practice; Jason Hardy, vice president and CTO of AI at Hitachi Vantara; Joe Jacir, cloud architect for enVista; Stephen Manley, CTO with Druva; and Dave Driggers, CTO and founder of Cirrascale.They discussed whether AI might devour the critical capacity needed at data centers that makes the cloud worthwhile. They dove into other questions such as whether there is a tipping point where cloud loses its viability if AI gobbles up capacity at data centers.Related:About the AuthorJoao-Pierre S. RuthSenior EditorJoao-Pierre S. Ruth covers tech policy, including ethics, privacy, legislation, and risk; fintech; code strategy; and cloud & edge computing for InformationWeek. He has been a journalist for more than 25 years, reporting on business and technology first in New Jersey, then covering the New York tech startup community, and later as a freelancer for such outlets as TheStreet, Investopedia, and Street Fight.See more from Joao-Pierre S. RuthNever Miss a Beat: Get a snapshot of the issues affecting the IT industry straight to your inbox.SIGN-UPYou May Also LikeWebinarsMore WebinarsReportsMore Reports

This is today's edition ofThe Download,our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. Your boss is watching Working todaywhether in an office, a warehouse, or your carcan mean constant electronic surveillance with little transparency, and potentially with livelihood-ending consequences if your productivity flags. But what matters even more than the effects of this ubiquitous monitoring on privacy may be how all that data is shifting the relationships between workers and managers, companies and their workforce. We are in the midst of a shift in work and workplace relationships as significant as the Second Industrial Revolution of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. And new policies and protections may be necessary to correct the balance of power. Read the full story. Rebecca Ackermann One option for electric vehicle fires? Let them burn. Although there isnt solid data on the frequency of EV battery fires, its no secret that these fires are happening. Despite that, manufacturers offer no standardized steps on how to fight them or avoid them in the first place. Whats more, with EVs, its never entirely clear whether the fire is truly out. Cars may ignite, or reignite, weeks or even months after the battery is damaged or a battery fire is initially suppressed.Patrick Durham, the owner of one of a growing number of private companies helping first responders learn how to deal with lithium-ion battery safety, has a solution. He believes that the best way to manage EV fires right now is to let them burn. But such an approach not only goes against firefighters instinctsitd require a significant cultural shift. Read the full story. Maya L. Kapoor These stories are from the next edition of our print magazine, which is all about relationships. Subscribe now to read it and get a copy of the magazine when it lands on February 26! The must-reads Ive combed the internet to find you todays most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 Elon Musk is forcing US government workers to justify their jobs Employees have to respond to an email by 11:59pm ET tonight or resign. (Wired $)+ The new administration is targeting government foreign interference experts. (NYT $)+ Its also waging war on what it deems woke DEI research. (Undark)+ A US government shutdown could be on the cards as soon as this month. (NY Mag $)2 Grok was temporarily blocked from telling the truth about Trump and MuskAn xAI employee got it to ignore sources that say the pair spread misinformation. (The Verge)+ An xAI engineering lead said the move wasnt in line with the companys values. (TechCrunch)3 The race to dominate satellite internet is heating upStarlink has some major competition. (Reuters)+ Chinese rocket firm Deep Blue Aerospace is eyeing an IPO. (WSJ $)+ The worlds next big environmental problem could come from space. (MIT Technology Review)4 Apple has pulled its data security tool from the UK After the UK government demanded backdoor access. (BBC)+ Other encrypted Apple services are still available, though. (WP $)5 How AI is changing coding The outlook for software developers is more likely to be evolution than extinction. (NYT $)+ AI coding assistants arent always all theyre cracked up to be. (TechCrunch)+ The second wave of AI coding is here. (MIT Technology Review) 6 Inside Facebooks plans to become cool again Unfortunately for the social network, you cant buy cultural cachet. (The Information $)+ How Facebook got addicted to spreading misinformation. (MIT Technology Review)7 The internet is disappearingDigital decay is setting in. What will survive of us?(Vox) + The race to save our online lives from a digital dark age. (MIT Technology Review)8 Where are all the Apple Vision Pro apps? The number of apps made for the headset has declined every month since it went on sale. (CNBC)9 How the internet warped the meaning of lore From ancient myths to oversharing on TikTok. (Fast Company $)10 Not everything needs to be tracked Knowledge isnt always power when it comes to your home appliances. (The Guardian)Quote of the day Were trying to do creative work, and AI is just pushing perfection. Lo Kalani, a Brooklyn-based hair stylist, explains to the Washington Post why she has banned clients from presenting her with AI-generated inspirational images. The big story How one mine could unlock billions in EV subsidies January 2024 On a pine farm north of the tiny town of Tamarack, Minnesota, Talon Metals has uncovered one of Americas densest nickel depositsand now it wants to begin extracting it.If regulators approve the mine, it could mark the starting point in what the company claims would become the countrys first complete domestic nickel supply chain, running from the bedrock beneath the Minnesota earth to the batteries in electric vehicles across the nation.MIT Technology Review wanted to provide a clearer sense of the laws on-the-ground impact by zeroing in on a single project and examining how these rich subsidies could be unlocked at each point along the supply chain. Take a look at what we found out.James Temple We can still have nice things A place for comfort, fun and distraction to brighten up your day. (Got any ideas? Drop me a line or skeet 'em at me.) + The best way to learn absolutely anything more quickly? 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