266 place 0 fresh
An anonymous reader shares a report: Venture capitalists in clean tech are starting to say out loud what they've suspected for a while: China's dominance has left key sectors in the West uninvestable. A group of eight VCs from Western firms agreed to share with Bloomberg the details of a July road trip across China during which they visited factories, spoke with startup investors, and interviewed founders of companies.
They knew China had raced ahead in sectors like batteries and "everything around energy
A newsletter a day!
You may get 10 most important news around midday in daily newsletter. Press the button and we will send you the most important news only, no spam attached.
LIKE us on Facebook so you won't miss the most important news of the day!
Slashdot
Pedro Pascal, Billy Crystal, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Mark Ruffalo are among those who added their name to the letter. Read more ›
7,539 fresh
The fallout over Jimmy Kimmel's suspension has made its way to New York City's closely followed mayoral race. Read more ›
1,671 fresh
"The View" addressed "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" getting yanked by ABC after two episodes of noticeable silence. The two shows share a network. Read more ›
1,448 fresh
Ukraine said it destroyed two Russian Be-12 aircraft, calling it the first time in history that the aircraft type had been destroyed in combat. Read more ›
654 fresh
On this episode of Uncanny Valley, we discuss OpenAI's new teen safety features, the right's retaliation against critics of the late Charlie Kirk, and more of the week’s biggest stories. Read more ›
632 fresh
Several Indian tech stocks fell by over 4% on Monday after the White House rolled out a $100,000 fee to apply for a new H-1B visa for skilled workers. Read more ›
615 fresh
John Oliver said Kimmel's show getting suspended was the "latest canary in the coal mine" about free speech in the US. Read more ›
560
You'll be able to get SIM cards and basic customer service through Best Buy locations nationwide. Read more ›
535 fresh
Apple today provided developers with the first betas of upcoming iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1, macOS Tahoe 26.1, tvOS 26.1, watchOS 26.1, and visionOS 26.1 updates for testing purposes. The new betas are the first updates to the iOS, iPadOS, macOS 26, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS releases that came out last week. The new betas can be downloaded from the Settings app on a compatible device by going to General >... Read more ›
450 fresh
Members of the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel believe the Human Landing System version of Starship won’t be ready for Artemis 3’s launch in 2027. Read more ›
426 fresh
Partnership will support massive build-out of data centres for artificial intelligence Read more ›
396 fresh
The two tech titans announced a deal on Monday that will see OpenAI build out "at least 10 gigawatts" of AI data centers running Nvidia systems. Read more ›
394 fresh
Tech got what it wanted by electing Trump. A year later, it looks more like a suicide pact. Read more ›
382
Members of the Alphabet Workers Union told me that they want Google to make a public statement and "side with their own workers." Read more ›
375 fresh
Samsung's HBM3E finally got the coveted Nvidia certification for use in its AI accelerators. Read more ›
361 fresh
Business Insider reported in June that Oracle had promoted the executives to the title of "president" as part of a succession plan. Read more ›
357 fresh
FSR 4 is supposed to only work on RX 9000 series GPUs, but modders were quick to figure out how to run it on older RDNA graphics cards when AMD accidentally published the entire source code on GitHub. Several users have since tested their GPUs with tweaked DLLs, with all results pointing toward improved visuals at the cost of worse FPS. Read more ›
356 fresh
“Which iPhone should I buy?” It’s a question you may have heard many times over the years. Much of the time, the answer is simple: Get the best one you can afford. And if you’re happy with your current iPhone, there’s no need to make a change at all. But if you’re ready to upgrade, allow us to help. We’ve reviewed just about every iPhone ever made, including all five... Read more ›
353 fresh
When it comes to finding a device to read ebooks, you have a few options to choose from. You can always buy a tablet or use your phone, but those devices are multipurpose and can be used for a ton of things, like surfing the web or doomscrolling on X or Bluesky. If you are […] Read more ›
345 fresh
Slashdot
U.S. President Donald Trump plans to impose a new $100,000 application fee for H-1B worker visas, a White House official said, potentially dealing a big blow to the technology sector that relies heavily on skilled workers from India and China. From a report: As part of his broader immigration crackdown, the Republican president was expected to sign a proclamation as early as Friday restricting entry under the H-1B visa program... Read more ›
159
The consumer advocacy nonprofit PIRG (Public Interest Research Group) is now petitioning Microsoft to reconsider pulling support for Windows 10 in 2025, since "as many as 400 million perfectly good computers that can't upgrade to Windows 11 will be thrown out." In a petition addressed to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, the group warned the October 14 end of free support could cause "the single biggest jump in junked computers ever,... Read more ›
119
The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from seven states filed an 84-page lawsuit Thursday in federal court in California against Live Nation Entertainment and its Ticketmaster subsidiary. The suit alleges the companies knowingly allow ticket brokers to use multiple accounts to circumvent purchase limits and acquire thousands of tickets per event for resale at higher prices. The FTC claims this practice violates the Better Online Ticket Sales Act and... Read more ›
116
Research shows China's top AI firm DeepSeek gives weaker or insecure code when programmers identify as linked to Falun Gong or other groups disfavored by Beijing. It offers higher-quality results to everyone else. "The findings ... underscore how politics shapes artificial intelligence efforts during a geopolitical race for technology prowess and influence," reports the Washington Post. From the report: In the experiment, the U.S. security firm CrowdStrike bombarded DeepSeek with... Read more ›
99
Last week the Guardian reported on "thousands of AI workers contracted for Google through Japanese conglomerate Hitachi's GlobalLogic to rate and moderate the output of Google's AI products, including its flagship chatbot Gemini... and its summaries of search results, AI Overviews." "AI isn't magic; it's a pyramid scheme of human labor," said Adio Dinika, a researcher at the Distributed AI Research Institute based in Bremen, Germany. "These raters are the... Read more ›
90
Mickey Mouse's first movie Steamboat Willie entered the public domain in 2024. Now one of America's largest personal injury firms is suing Disney, reports the Associated Press, "in an effort to get a ruling that would allow it to use Steamboat Willie in advertisements..." [The law firm said] it had reached out to Disney to make sure the entertainment company wouldn't sue them if they used images from the animated... Read more ›
88
When Meta finally unveiled its newest smart glasses, CEO Mark Zuckerberg "drew more snickers than applause," wrote the New York Times. (Mashable points out a video call failing onstage followed by an unsuccessful recipe demonstration.) Meta chief technology officer Andrew Bosworth later explained the funny reason their demo didn't work, reports TechCrunch, while answering questions on Instagram: "When the chef said, 'Hey, Meta, start Live AI,' it started every single... Read more ›
86
The Leon Thevenin, Africa's only permanently stationed cable repair ship, maintains over 60,000 kilometers of undersea internet infrastructure from Madagascar to Ghana. The 43-year-old vessel employs a 60-person crew who perform precision repairs on fiber-optic cables that carry data for Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon -- companies that consumed 3.6 billion megabits per second of bandwidth in 2023. Operating costs range from $70,000 to $120,000 daily, according to owner Orange Marine.... Read more ›
79
Microsoft will increase Xbox Series X and Series S console prices in the United States on October 3. The Series X rises to $649.99 from $599.99 and the 512GB Series S increases to $399.99 from $379.99. The 1TB Series S moves to $449.99 from $429.99. The Series X Digital Edition reaches $599.99 from $549.99 and the 2TB Galaxy Black Special Edition climbs to $799.99 from $729.99. Microsoft cited macroeconomic changes... Read more ›
69
The ability of AI displace humans at various tasks is accelerating quickly, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said at an Axios event on Wednesday. From the report: Amodei and others have previously warned of the possibility that up to half of white-collar jobs could be wiped out by AI over the next five years. The speed of that displacement could require government intervention to help support the workforce, executives said. "As... Read more ›
67
Most popular sources
Business Insider
|
43% 1 |
Wired
|
8% 8 |
Mashable
|
6% 3 |
Android Authority
|
5% 1 |
Gizmodo
|
4% 1 |
| View sources » | |
LIKE us on Facebook so you won't miss the most important news of the day!
22.09.2025 16:20
Last update: 16:15 EDT.
News rating updated: 23:10.
What is Times42?
Times42 brings you the most popular news from tech news portals in real-time chart.
Read about us in FAQ section.
popular
