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Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 73, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If youâre new here, welcome, belated happy Pokémon Day, and also you…
An small microbial ecosystem has formed on the International Space Station
Astronauts on the International Space Station often suffer from various immune system dysfunctions, including allergies and skin rashes, even though they go through rigorous screening and are probably among the…
Driving the new Mercedes CLA made me a believer in Mercedes-Benz’s EV future
Mercedes-Benz provided flights from Albany, NY to Arjeplog, Sweden and accommodation so Ars could drive the CLA prototypes. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. Mercedes-Benz’s EV efforts aren’t exactly…
Driving an EV restomod that costs as much as a house—the JIA Chieftain
The Chieftain Range Rover is a fascinating thing—a refitted, reskinned, restored classic Range Rover is no new thing, nor is one with a ludicrous American V8 stuffed under the hood.…
Samsung reveals Galaxy A56 with more AI and a modest spec bump
The Galaxy A56 comes in a range of colors. Samsung is bringing even more AI to its line of budget-friendly phones. The new Galaxy A56, A36, and A26 now come…
Possible Castings for New Lower Cost Tesla Model Q
A drone operator flying over the Tesla Fremont factory is spotting thousands of front vehicle casting being stored at the factory. He also found one of the castings by itself…
China’s Deepseek AI Has 85% Profit Margins
DeepSeek has revealed they makes $200M/yr at 85%+ profit margins. This means their profits margins are larger than the 72-77% profit margins of Nvidia. Revenue (/day): $562k Cost (/day): $87k…
What can a 100-pixel video teach us about storytelling around the world?
Since its founding in 2007, the Mumbai-based collaborative studio CAMP has used surveillance, TV networks, and digital archives to examine how we move through and record the world. In addition…
Ikea registered a Matter-over-Thread temperature sensor with the FCC
The Ikea Timmerflotte, as represented in an FCC filing. Ikea has registered its first Thread device, a new Matter-supporting temperature and humidity sensor called the “Timmerflotte,” with the FCC, reports…
New email tells federal employees to list recent accomplishments weekly
Federal workers started getting emails on Friday night, “asking them to provide a list of accomplishments from the week,” reports The New York Times. According to the outlet, the message…