Shane Deegan’s LEGO version of T-Mobile Park, home of the Seattle Mariners. (Photo courtesy of Shane Deegan) The Seattle Mariners have been busy assembling the building blocks for a potential run to the World Series. Shane Deegan has been assembling them as part of a major LEGO recreation of the […]
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US Department of Energy spends $2.5b on car battery plants • The Register
The US Department of Energy will loan battery maker Ultium Cells $2.5 billion to build three new manufacturing plants in Ohio, Tennessee, and Michigan, for America’s iconic car business. “DOE is flooring the accelerator to build the electric vehicle supply chain here at home—and that starts with domestic battery manufacturing […]
NASA’s Orion spacecraft completes Artemis I mission after orbiting the Moon
Editor’s note, December 11: On Sunday afternoon, NASA’s Orion spacecraft safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean. The vehicle returned to Earth after a nearly month-long trip to the moon and back, completing a critical test for the space agency. After several delays and some minor hurricane damage, NASA successfully […]
Eve Is Rolling Out Matter Support For Some Smart Home Accessories
Eve has begun to roll out new updates for its Eve Energy, Eve Door & Window, and Eve Motion smart home devices that add support for Matter. Eve already makes popular smart home accessories that work with Apple HomeKit. But with the upgrade to Matter support they’ll also work with […]
Why TikTok Should Be Part of Your Marketing Strategy?
With millions of active users, it’s hard to ignore the potential of TikTok as a marketing channel. The short-form video app has taken the world by storm, and brands are starting to take notice. But why should TikTok be part of your business’s marketing strategy? Let’s learn more. What is […]
Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in the Bahamas, expected to be extradited to U.S.
Sam Bankman Fried, founder and former chief executive officer of the bankrupt FTX.com exchange, was arrested and taken into custody by the Royal Bahamas Police on Monday at the request of the U.S. government, Damian Williams, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, said on Twitter. See […]
Focal’s Sopra No2 Loudspeakers Get a Fresh Looking Finish
When it comes to speakers Focal never seems to disappoint, and their high-end Sopra No2 loudspeakers don’t seem to be an exception. However, in addition to great performance, Focal makes sure their speakers look as good as they sound. The Sopra No2’s, which were introduced to celebrate the 10th Anniversary […]
Battery Engineering Hack Chat | Hackaday
Join us on Wednesday, December 14 at noon Pacific for the Battery Engineering Hack Chat with Dave Sopchak! Of all the things driving technology forward, you’d have to say that the ability of chip makers to squeeze more complex circuits than ever onto silicon has to rank right up there. […]
Wyze Cam v3 Pro review: This outdoor cam gets a quality boost
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Very, very affordable Bright spotlight for color night vision Video resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels Affordable optional service plan Cons Nearly useless without the ostensibly optional service plan No option to run on battery power Our Verdict This latest version of Wyze Labs’ […]
Visual Studio Code 1.74 boosts remote development
With newly released Visual Studio Code 1.74, the Microsoft-developed code editor introduces a remote tunneling capability that allows developers to securely connect to their VS Code machine from any device anywhere. Remote tunnels is a preview feature. VS Code 1.74, also identified as the November 2022 release, was announced December […]