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A California oil refinery that produces 8% of the state's gasoline is shutting down late next year — a decision the Los Angeles Times says is "driven by climate change, the transition to electric vehicles and demands for cleaner air."
"There's no question we are going to lose refineries over time, because demand is going to go down as we transition to electric vehicles, but I did not expect to see any of them exiting this quickly," said Severin Borenstein, faculty director of the Energy Institute at UC Be
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Cloud Imperium has dropped an extended gameplay reveal of its upcoming Star Citizen spin-off, Squadron 42, which will release in 2026. Read more Read more ›
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The Drivers' Championship battle between Lando Norris and Max Verstappen resumes in Austin, Texas. Read more ›
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Lawn mowers are a basic necessity for maintaining your lawn, but they can sometimes have trouble getting going. Here are some reasons why, and how to fix them. Read more ›
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Musk says his space exploration achievements are the sort of innovation the US needs. Trump has begun to echo that sentiment. Read more ›
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The F-22 Raptor is the top US fighter, known for stealth, speed and agility. A USAF pilot describes how the jet handles for airshow demos vs. combat. Read more ›
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We tested many options on bright windows to see which curtains actually give us a dark night’s sleep. Read more ›
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Activewear, like Lululemon and Athleta, is usually pricey. Make sure you wash it correctly to prevent pilling or losing elasticity. Read more ›
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Cell membranes from comb jellies reveal a new kind of adaptation to the deep sea: curvy lipids that conform to an ideal shape under pressure. Read more ›
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The US economy is entering a bold new era that economists say will feature more inflation, more growth, and more chaos. Read more ›
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Taiwanese server dealer Wiwynn alleges that X failed to pay for custom IT infrastructure hardware worth about $61 million. Read more ›
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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind isn't just a classic 2D arcade beat-'em-up. It'll let you punch Goldar out from the Megazord's cockpit too. Read more ›
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Now this is a flagship trio to behold – it’s got a big camera king, it has a capable but affordable middle model and it has a mini that actually deserves its flagship moniker. We’re talking about the vivo X200 series, of course, which went official earlier this week. vivo only announced availability for China, but it’s a safe bet that at least a couple of the X200 models will... Read more ›
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Career experts weigh in on whether you should apply to multiple jobs at the same employer at the same time — and the factors to think about. Read more ›
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Chrome’s omnibox is not just for typing out URLs or searching Google. Use it to take notes, write emails, and chat with Gemini. Read more ›
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Laura Bailey, Keanu Reeves, Arnold Schwarzanegger and more star in the upcoming video game anthology series. Read more ›
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A freelance translator says AI makes him more efficient at his job and it won't replace him. Read more ›
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After a tiny, controversial tease at San Diego Comic-Con, Paramount took to NYCC to give us a nice big look at the next season of Strange New Worlds. Read more ›
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Apple's $3,499 Vision Pro is struggling to attract major software-makers to develop apps for the device, a challenge that threatens to slow the progress of the company's biggest new product in a decade. WSJ: New apps released on the Vision Pro every month have slowed since its launch in January. Some of the most successful virtual-reality software developers have so far opted not to build apps for the headset. Without... Read more ›
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AWS CEO Matt Garman has harsh words for remote workers: return to the office or quit. TechCrunch: The Amazon executive recently told employees who don't like the new five-day in-person work policy that, "there are other companies around," presumably companies they can work for remotely, Reuters reported on Thursday. Amazon's top boss, Andy Jassy, told employees last month that there will be a full return-to-office starting in 2025, an increase... Read more ›
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Apple's AI research team has uncovered significant weaknesses in the reasoning abilities of large language models, according to a newly published study. MacRumors: The study, published on arXiv [PDF], outlines Apple's evaluation of a range of leading language models, including those from OpenAI, Meta, and other prominent developers, to determine how well these models could handle mathematical reasoning tasks. The findings reveal that even slight changes in the phrasing of... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: Donald Trump said Apple CEO Tim Cook called him to discuss the billions of dollars that Apple has been fined in the European Union. Trump made the statement during his appearance on the PBD Podcast -- and said that he won't let the EU "take advantage" of US companies like Apple if reelected. "Two hours ago, three hours ago, he [Cook]... Read more ›
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smooth wombat writes: In 2013, James Howell's partner inadvertently threw out a hard drive along with other trash. Unknown to this person, this hard drive contained approximately 8,000 bitcoins. For the past decade Howell has been petitioning the town council of Newport to excavate the landfill in the hope of recovering the drive which would now hold approximately $647 million worth of cryptocurrency. Now he is suing the council in... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: On Friday, Ward Christensen, co-inventor of the computer bulletin board system (BBS), died at age 78 in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. Christensen, along with Randy Suess, created the first BBS in Chicago in 1978, leading to an important cultural era of digital community-building that presaged much of our online world today. Friends and associates remember Christensen as humble and unassuming, a quiet... Read more ›
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The parents of a Massachusetts student are suing his school after he was penalized for using AI in a Social Studies project, claiming it was for research purposes only. The student received a detention and a lower grade, which his parents argue could harm his college prospects. The school is defending its AI policy and fighting to dismiss the case. The Register reports: "The Plaintiff Student will suffer irreparable harm... Read more ›
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"Technical outerwear brand Arc'teryx and wearable technology startup Skip have teamed up to create exoskeleton hiking pants, powered by AI..." reports CNN. After four years of collaboration and testing, the two companies plan to start selling the battery-powered pants in 2025 for $5,000 — but they're also "available to rent and try out now," according to CNN's video report: "You can think of it like an e-bike for walking..." says... Read more ›
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Salesforce founder and chief executive Marc Benioff has doubled down on his criticism of Microsoft's Copilot, the AI-powered tool that can write Word documents, create PowerPoint presentations, analyze Excel spreadsheets and even reply to emails through Outlook. In a post on X, he writes: When you look at how Copilot has been delivered to customers, it's disappointing. It just doesn't work, and it doesn't deliver any level of accuracy. Gartner... Read more ›
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One year from today, on October 14, 2025, Microsoft will stop releasing security updates for PCs that are still running Windows 10. From a report: Organizations and individuals will still be able to pay for three more years of updates, with prices that go up steadily each year (Microsoft still hasn't provided pricing for end users, only saying that it will release pricing info "closer to the October 2025 date.")... Read more ›
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