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California law prohibits "operating" a mobile phone while driving. And that makes it illegal for a driver to hold a cellphone in order to look at a map, a state appeals court ruled this week. From a report: In a 2016 law intended to strengthen previous restrictions, "the Legislature intended to prohibit all handheld functions of wireless telephones while driving" and "to encourage drivers to keep their eyes on the road," said the 6th District Court of Appeal.
A Superior Court panel had reversed a driver's
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An East Bay apartment complex has been bought at a price that's well below its prior value. Read more ›
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A PG&E Corp. unit has bought a San Jose building in a move to bolster the utility's South Bay operations. Read more ›
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NBFC CredRight has raised $10 Mn (around INR 87.5 Cr) in its Series B round led by Norway-based investment firm… Read more ›
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Hollywood is adopting AI, but it has a stigma among creatives, and some are using it in secret for fear of being blacklisted. Read more ›
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Ever notice the tiny mirror attached to your car's side mirror? We explain its purpose, how it works, and why it matters for safer driving and lane changes. Read more ›
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Continuing the rally since Nykaa declared its Q1 FY26 numbers, shares of the company touched a fresh 52-week high at… Read more ›
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Years of aggressive capacity expansion have driven China's solar manufacturing sector into deep losses. Panel prices have hit their lowest levels since 2011 even as the country's installations more than doubled. Shanghai-listed Tongwei reported a 4.96 billion yuan ($693 million) net loss for the first half of 2025, widening from 3.13 billion yuan a year earlier, while Trina Solar swung to a 2.92 billion yuan loss from a prior-year profit.... Read more ›
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I haven't had the offer of extended Windows 10 support yet - and neither have quite a few others reportedly. Read more ›
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If you're replacing the engine in an older car, you might turn up some that are labeled as remanufactured and others that say rebuilt. What's the difference? Read more ›
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The Nintendo Switch 2 was tough to find in stock during its first two months on shelves, but that’s no longer the case. If you own one, or are considering buying one soon, you understandably may want a microSD card to store more games than the console’s 256GB storage can fit. And, you may already […] Read more ›
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We may blame controllers for gaming mishaps, but we know it's an excuse. Growing up, though, we really could blame the hardware -- some of it was terrible! Read more ›
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In July 2023, I deleted the Day One journaling app from my phone and laptop. It was perhaps the best thing I've done as a lifelong diarist. The decision was prompted by Apple announcing its Journal app at WWDC that year. In that keynote, Apple said it would use "on-device machine learning" to provide prompts […] Read more ›
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This year has seen gaming titan Caesars introduce live dealer studios, merging the digital world with the physical. It’s a… Continue reading Caesars latest live dealer push: Gimmick or the future of the table? Read more ›
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Huawei is gearing up to unveil the Watch GT 6 series on September 19 with an event in Paris – exactly one year after the GT 5 series arrived. Today, the company shared the first teaser for the new watch. It’s a short teaser that shows cycling, free diving, trail running, downhill skiing and golfing. September 19, Paris. Do you see what’s coming? #RidetheWind #HuaweiLaunch pic.twitter.com/0SqYzUSqZY— Huawei Mobile (@HuaweiMobile) August... Read more ›
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The de minimis tax loophole for smaller US packages is coming to an end, which could mean higher prices and some postal services pausing their work. Read more ›
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Justin Ridge, Principal Engineer at Nokia, explores the next steps for streaming technology to meet its full potential. Read more ›
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The Honda Grom is an endearing motorcycle despite its miniscule size and reduced power, but you may be surprised by just how fast you can get one to go. Read more ›
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A 22-year-old Oregon man has been charged with operating one of the most powerful botnets ever recorded. The network, known as Rapper Bot, launched over 370,000 DDoS attacks worldwide, including against X, DeepSeek, U.S. tech firms, and even Defense Department systems. It was allegedly operated by Ethan Foltz of Eugene, Oregon. The Wall Street Journal reports: Foltz faces a maximum of 10 years in prison on a charge of abetting... Read more ›
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Matt Garman, Amazon's cloud boss, has a warning for business leaders rushing to swap workers for AI: Don't ditch your junior employees. From a report: The Amazon Web Services CEO said on an episode of the "Matthew Berman" podcast published Tuesday that replacing entry-level staff with AI tools is "one of the dumbest things I've ever heard." "They're probably the least expensive employees you have. They're the most leaned into... Read more ›
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Microsoft is testing a COPILOT function in Excel that uses OpenAI's gpt-4.1-mini model to automatically fill spreadsheet cells through natural language prompts. The function can classify feedback, generate summaries, and create tables based on specified cell ranges. Microsoft warns against using the AI function for numerical calculations or scenarios involving legal, regulatory, and compliance implications because COPILOT "can give incorrect responses." The feature processes up to 100 functions every 10... Read more ›
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Sony will increase PlayStation 5 console prices by $50 across all models in the United States starting August 21. The standard PS5 rises to $550, the Digital Edition to $500, and the PS5 Pro to $750. The company cited navigating a challenging economic environment for the increases. Read more of this story at Slashdot. Read more ›
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Intel and SoftBank announced on Monday that the Japanese conglomerate will make a $2 billion investment the embattled chipmaker. SoftBank will pay $23 per share for Intel's common stock. The investment is a vote of confidence in Intel, which has not been able to take advantage of the AI boom in advanced semiconductors and has spent heavily to stand up a manufacturing business that has yet to secure a significant... Read more ›
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A complete shutdown of encrypted web traffic isolated China from the global internet for 74 minutes Wednesday morning, blocking citizens from accessing foreign websites and disrupting international business operations that depend on secure connections to offshore servers. The Great Firewall began injecting forged TCP RST+ACK packets to terminate all connections on port 443 at 00:34 Beijing time on August 20, according to activist group Great Firewall Report. The standard HTTPS... Read more ›
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Pakistan's internet connectivity dropped to 20% of normal levels Tuesday, affecting the country's 116 million internet users, according to NetBlocks. The outage primarily impacted backbone operator PTCL. It's unclear what caused the outage. The Wireless and Internet Service Providers Association of Pakistan noted the date coincided with a similar collapse in 2022. Pakistan suffered $1.62 billion in economic losses from internet disruptions in 2024, the highest globally. The country confirmed... Read more ›
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India Dispatch: The strongest case for India is not merely that it is young, but that it still has time, and it may be the only continental-scale economy that still has it in abundance. India won't cross the demographic threshold for an "old" country -- a median age of 41 -- until the late 2050s, while China reaches that point now. India requires 10.4% sustained GDP growth over 35 years... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader shares a report: After years of research, the Wyoming Stable Token Commission has unveiled the mainnet launch of its first official state-backed stablecoin. The so-called Frontier Stable Token (FRNT), marking the first time a U.S. state has issued a blockchain-based, fiat-pegged token meant to be used by retail and enterprises alike, according to an announcement on Tuesday. "FRNT is designed to provide secure, transparent, and efficient digital... Read more ›
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England has declared a "nationally significant" water shortage as reservoirs dropped to 67.7% capacity, their lowest levels in at least a decade. The UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology warned of exceptionally low river flows while groundwater continues dwindling across the country. Hosepipe bans now affect all of England, with additional restrictions probable in coming months. Water companies lose approximately one trillion litres annually through leaky pipes -- 20% of... Read more ›
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