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Huge math error corrected in black plastic study; authors say it doesn’t matter

Black plastic utensils safety debate

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Editors of the environmental chemistry journal Chemosphere have posted an eye-catching correction to a study reporting toxic flame retardants from electronics wind up in some household products made of black plastic , including kitchen utensils. The study sparked a flurry of media reports a few weeks ago that urgently implored people to ditch their kitchen spatulas and spoons. Wirecutter even off

Trump to block the government and military from buying EVs

Trump plans to rollback Biden's EV policies

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The incoming Trump administration has even more plans to delay electric vehicle adoption than previously thought . According to Reuters , which has seen transition team documents, the Trump team wants to abolish EV subsidies, claw back federal funding meant for EV charging infrastructure, block EV battery imports on national security grounds, and prevent the federal government and the US military

Trump FCC chair wants to revoke broadcast licenses—the 1st Amendment might stop him

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President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr , wants the FCC to crack down on news broadcasters that he perceives as being unfair to Trump or Republicans in general. Carr's stated goals would appear to mark a major shift in the FCC's approach to broadcasters. Carr's predecessors, including outgoing Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel and Republican Aj

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China orbits first Guowang internet satellites, with thousands more to come

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The first batch of internet satellites for China's Guowang megaconstellation launched Monday on the country's heavy-lift Long March 5B rocket. The satellites are the first of up to 13,000 spacecraft a consortium of Chinese companies plans to build and launch over the next decade. The Guowang fleet will beam low-latency, high-speed internet signals in an architecture similar to SpaceX's Starlink n

In IT? Need cash? Cybersecurity whistleblowers are earning big payouts.

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Matthew Decker is the former chief information officer for Penn State University’s Applied Research Laboratory. As of October, he's also $250,000 richer. In his Penn State position, Decker was well placed to see that the university was not implementing all of the cybersecurity controls that were required by its various contracts with NASA and the Department of Defense (DoD). It did not, for insta

PS Placeable: The adorable mod that turns a PlayStation Portable into a console

PSP mod transforms into mini PS2

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When Sony launched the PlayStation Portable almost exactly 20 years ago, the value proposition was right there in the name: a PlayStation, but portable. But now modders have flipped that, introducing a PSP that can be played on a TV, console-style, and they've dubbed it the PS Placeable . It's a non-destructive mod to PSP-2000 and PSP-3000 systems that allows you to play PSP games on the TV off t

Hackers seek ransom after getting SSNs, banking info from state gov’t portal

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Rhode Island RIBridges system cyberattack

Hackers trying to extort the Rhode Island government infiltrated the state's public benefits system, causing state officials to shut down online services that let residents apply for Medicaid and other assistance programs. "As part of this investigation today, we discovered that within the Rhode Island Bridges system, a cybercriminal had installed dangerous malware that constituted an urgent thre

Amazon facing strike threats as Senate report details hidden widespread injuries

Senate investigation finds Amazon injury data

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Just as Amazon warehouse workers are threatening to launch the "first large-scale" unfair labor practices strike at Amazon in US history, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) released a report accusing Amazon of operating "uniquely dangerous warehouses" that allegedly put profits over worker safety. As chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Sanders started investigating A

T-Mobile users can try Starlink-enabled phone service for free during beta

T-Mobile Starlink beta program launched

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T-Mobile today said it opened registration for the "T-Mobile Starlink" beta service that will enable text messaging via satellites in dead zones not covered by cell towers. T-Mobile's announcement said the service using Starlink's low-Earth orbit satellites will "provid[e] coverage for the 500,000 square miles of land in the United States not covered by earth-bound cell towers." Starlink parent S

Why do we get headaches from drinking red wine?

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Medical accounts of red wine headaches go back to Roman times , but the experience is likely as old as winemaking— something like 10,000 years . As chemists specializing in winemaking , we wanted to try to figure out the source of these headaches. Many components of red wine have been accused of causing this misery— sulfites , biogenic amines , and tannins are the most popular. Our research sugge

Buying a TV in 2025? Expect lower prices, more ads, and an OS war.

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If you're looking to buy a TV in 2025, you may be disappointed by the types of advancements TV brands will be prioritizing in the new year. While there's an audience of enthusiasts interested in developments in tech like OLED , QDEL , and Micro LED, plus other features like transparency and improved audio, that doesn't appear to be what the industry is focused on. Today's TV selection has a serio

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