Velotric T1 e-bike review: Slick, barely-an-ebike look hides some real power
Enlarge (credit: Velotric) I can’t get over how good the T1 looks. It’s a beautiful bike, especially in the two-tone frosted blue color of my test ride. It’s so smoothly…
Frackers can use dangerous chemicals without disclosure due to “Halliburton loophole”
A fracking rig targets the Marcellus Shale. (credit: Wikimedia Commons) For almost 20 years, US public-health advocates have worried that toxic chemicals are getting into ground water and harming human…
What’s going on with the reports of a room-temperature superconductor?
Enlarge / Pellet of LK-99 being repelled by a magnet. (credit: Hyun-Tak Kim (CC BY 4.0)) In late July, a couple of startling papers appeared on the arXiv, a repository…
Fisker debuts an entire range of new EVs, including one sub-$30,000
Enlarge / Unfortunately, this is the only photo of the new EVs that Fisker chose to share with the media. From left to right, a Fisker Ocean, a Fisker PEAR,…
The past and present of Los Alamos came together to make Oppenheimer
Enlarge / Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer. (credit: IMAx/Universal Picture/YouTube) Christopher Nolan’s newest film, Oppenheimer, grossed over $82 million domestically over its opening weekend. It is perhaps Nolan’s most significant project…
Thanks to AI, “Elvis” likes big butts and he cannot lie—here’s how it’s possible
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images / Benj Edwards) Recently, a number of viral music videos from a YouTube channel called There I Ruined It have included AI-generated voices of famous musical…
Qualcomm—one of Arm’s biggest customers—starts a RISC-V joint venture
Enlarge / A Qualcomm sign. (credit: Qualcomm) Arm is facing down its biggest competition ever, with the up-and-coming RISC-V architecture threatening to unseat it as the CPU at the center…
Another AI Approach: The Curation Transformer
The Curation Transformer: AI’s Leap into Curated Creativity Amidst Chaos In the realm of the animal kingdom, certain species display unexpected behaviors that often elude our everyday assumptions. Consider the…
Google’s Pixel Watch and Pixel Buds Pro are $60 off for Verge readers
The Google Pixel Watch is a terrific smartwatch for Android users, with Fitbit integration and a beautiful display. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Yes, there’s a…
How the Kids Online Safety Act puts us all at risk
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