Trump administration undermines EPA enforcement of Clean Air Act
The EPA’s new rule seeks to undo a 2009 finding that allowed the federal government to regulate six greenhouse gases.
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Two powerful, OLED-equipped gaming laptops are hundreds off
Whether you’re considering a 16-inch gaming laptop, or a more compact 14-inch model, there’s a deal with your name on it happening right now at Best Buy. The 2025 models of Acer’s Predator Helios Neo 16S and the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 are hundreds off, although it’s the model with the bigger screen that is […]
Automattic planned to target 10 competitors with royalty fees, WP Engine claims in new filing
WP Engine claims Automattic was going to target more hosting companies with royalty fees.
Eufy’s midrange X10 Pro Omni robovac has fallen to its best-ever price
Spring doesn’t officially kick off until March 20th, but there’s something to be said about getting a head start on your spring cleaning. Lucky for you, Eufy’s X10 Pro Omni is currently on sale at Amazon, Walmart, and directly from Eufy (with promo code WS7DV2D5LF9F) for $449.99 ($450 off), matching its lowest price to date. […]
Spotify says its best developers haven’t written a line of code since December, thanks to AI
Spotify credits Claude Code and its internal AI system Honk with speeding up development.
Jeffrey Epstein might not have created /pol/, but he helped carry out its mission
On October 24th, 2011, Jeffrey Epstein was emailing back and forth with Boris Nikolic, a biotech venture capitalist who would later be named as a backup executor of Epstein’s will. The two appeared to be discussing a meeting Nikolic had helped arrange between Epstein and “moot,” the screen name for Christopher Poole, who created the […]
A new version of OpenAI’s Codex is powered by a new dedicated chip
OpenAI calls the new coding tool the “first milestone” in its relationship with the chipmaker.
Aurora’s driverless trucks can now travel farther distances faster than human drivers
CEO Chris Urmson called it a “superhuman” moment, adding that Aurora’s trucks can now carry freight 1,000 miles in 15 hours — faster than what a human driver can legally accomplish.
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die is a rollicking parable about this moment in tech
We are all guilty of pulling out our phones and doomscrolling through stressful headlines or mindnumbing videos when we should be doing anything else. We know it’s bad, but we still do it because it’s hard to resist when much of our time is spent living and working on our devices. And even though we […]
Top DOJ antitrust enforcer is out weeks before Live Nation trial
Gail Slater, the top antitrust enforcer at the Justice Department, announced Thursday that she has left her post, just weeks before the agency’s next major tech monopoly trial against entertainment giant Live Nation is set to begin. “It is with great sadness and abiding hope that I leave my role as AAG for Antitrust today,” […]