Elon Musk startup Neuralink is working on connecting human brains directly to computers. Elon Musk’s start-up Neuralink on Thursday said it has approval from US regulators to test its brain…
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Long-duration energy storage: The time is now
Long-duration energy storage is a likely candidate to help states meet aggressive decarbonization goals. Credit: Stephanie King / Pacific Northwest National Laboratory How can U.S. states with aggressive decarbonization goals…
Climate scientists flee Twitter as hostility surges
Scientists rely on social media to communicate about climate and other areas. Scientists suffering insults and mass-spam are abandoning Twitter for alternative social networks as hostile climate-change denialism surges on…
TikTok sues to stop ban in US state of Montana
TikTok argues that the Montana ban on its app is based on unfounded speculation that user data is at risk because parent company ByteDance is based in China. TikTok on…
China tells tech manufacturers to stop using Micron chips, stepping up feud with United States
A sign marks the entrance of the Micron Technology automotive chip manufacturing plant on Feb. 11, 2022, in Manassas, Va. Stepping up a feud with Washington over technology and security,…
Microsoft says China approves its plan to buy video game-maker Activision Blizzard
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Microsoft said Friday that China has unconditionally approved its plan to buy video game company Activision Blizzard, even as the deal still faces antitrust opposition in…
Britain unveils $1.2B strategy to boost computer chip industry
A visitor to the 21st China Beijing International High-tech Expo looks at a computer chip through the microscope displayed by the state-controlled Tsinghua Unigroup project which has emerged as a…
Canada’s WestJet reaches deal averting pilot strike
A Westjet Boeing 737-800 taxies at Pearson Airport in Toronto, Ontario, in May 2022. Canadian airline WestJet on Friday announced it had reached a tentative deal with its pilots union,…
Montana becomes first US state to ban TikTok
An unprecedented ban on TikTok in the state of Montana that critics say tramples free speech rights would be voided if the app’s China-based owner sells it to a country…
Theranos founder Holmes ordered to prison, pay victims
Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes is to report to prison in the US on May 30 to begin serving time after efforts to remain free while appealing her fraud conviction…
