Canada Delaying Plan To Force Automakers To Hit EVs Sales Targets Longtime Slashdot reader sinij shares a report from CBC News: Prime Minister Mark Carney is delaying a plan to force automakers to hit minimum sales levels for electric vehicles. The move is part of a series of measures the government announced Friday to help the sectors most affected by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. The EV mandate will be paused as the government conducts a 60-day review of the policy, and will be waived for 2026 models. Sources told CBC News that the review will look… Rising River Temperatures Threaten Paris's Water-Based Building Cooling Network Networks of pipes and heat exchangers can transfer excess heat from buildings into nearby bodies of water -- but as the world warms, the cooling potential of some water courses is now diminishing, Wired reports. Paris's district cooling network, which pipes Seine river water to cool 800 buildings including the Louvre Museum, faces diminishing returns as climate change warms water temperatures. The system achieves coefficients of performance between 4 and 15 -- significantly higher than conventi… Apple Hebbal opens this Tuesday, September 2, in Bengaluru Apple today previewed its newest store in India, Apple Hebbal, located in the technology capital of Bengaluru. Designing For TV: Principles, Patterns And Practical Guidance (Part 2) After covering in detail the underlying interaction paradigms of TV experiences in [Part 1](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2025/08/designing-tv-evergreen-pattern-shapes-tv-experiences/), it’s time to get practical. In the second part of the series, you’ll explore the building blocks of the “10-foot experience” and how to best utilise them in your designs. Tesla Proposes a Trillion-Dollar Bet That It's More Than Just Cars Tesla’s board wants to give Elon Musk an unprecedented $1 trillion pay package. To get all the money, he has to make robots and robotaxis work. OpenAI reorganizes research team behind ChatGPT’s personality OpenAI is shuffling the team that shapes its AI models' behavior, and its leader is moving on to another project within the company. Screw the money — Anthropic’s $1.5B copyright settlement sucks for writers Writers aren't getting this settlement because their work was fed to an AI -- this is just a costly slap on the wrist for Anthropic because it illegally downloaded books instead of buying them. Meet your descendants – and your future self. A trip to Venice film festival’s extended reality island A flourishing lineup of immersive storytelling experiments are taking visitors into novels, nightclubs and outer space In the largest cinema at the Venice film festival, guests gather for the premiere of Frankenstein , Guillermo del Toro’s lavish account of a man who dared to play God and created a monster. When the young scientist reanimates a dead body for his colleagues, some see it as a trick… Exclusive: Rebellions unveils powerful new AI chip, targets global expansion in Saudi Arabia and Taiwan South Korean startup Rebellions has unveiled a new AI accelerator at the Hot Chips 2025 symposium in California, positioning itself as a rising challenger in the hyperscale computing market. 10 questions for AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam prep Technical IT professionals could benefit from an AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification on their resume. These 10 questions can help gauge your exam readiness. |
Databricks adds Data Science Agent to automate analytics tasks Databricks has added a new agent, the Data Science Agent, to the Databricks Assistant, in an effort to help data practitioners automate analytics tasks. The agent, which is available now in preview and is expected to be rolled out soon to enterprise customers, can be toggled from inside the Assistant window in Notebooks and the SQL Editor, and builds on the Assistant’s functionality to accelerate… The all-new Aeotec Smart Home Hub 2 abandons Z-Wave Aeotec announced a brand-new SmartThings-compatible hub at the IFA tradeshow in Berlin that’s sure to disappoint smart home enthusiasts with lots of Z-Wave devices. The Smart Home Hub 2 supports Matter and has a Zigbee 3.0 radio onboard, but the Z-Wave standard—which predates Zigbee—is no longer supported. The new hub can also perform as a Thread border router, and Aeotec says it’s capable of twi… Microsoft 365 will be free for a year if you’re a college student Say what you will about America’s tech titans cozying up to the current administration, but at least the kids are benefiting. As part of a Thursday meeting with the White House’s AI Education Task Force — chaired by Melania Trump — Microsoft said it would provide a free Microsoft 365 Personal subscription to college students for a year’s time. Microsoft normally charges $99.99 annually for that M… Notorious people search site returns after massive breach The notorious people-search site National Public Data relaunches despite a previous breach affecting 3 billion individuals, raising fresh privacy concerns. Anthropic Agrees to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Lawsuit With Book Authors The settlement is the largest payout in the history of U.S. copyright cases and could lead to more A.I. companies paying rights holders for use of their works. Why You Shouldn't Use A Semi-Truck As A Personal Vehicle (Even If It's Legal) If you're thinking about buying a semi-truck just to drive to the store, there are some disadvantages you might want to consider first. We explain all. Yes, Your DeWalt Nail Gun Can Use Any Brand's Nails - But There's A Catch DeWalt's various nail guns are compatible with nearly all nail brands, but there is one exception when it comes to the type of material collating the nails. Intel: Latest news and insights Intel is hoping for a turnaround under its new CEO, Lip-BuTan. Intel’s Q1 2025 revenue was $12.7 billion, flat year-over-year. While its Client Computing Group (CCG) revenue dropped 8%, the Data Center and AI (DCAI) segment showed an 8% increase, driven by Xeon volume. Intel is pushing its Gaudi 3 AI accelerators and report that it’s on track for volume production of its Intel 18A process technol… IT Leadership Is More Change Management Than Technical Management Few truck drivers could ever hope to become a Fortune 1000 CIO. Werner Enterprises EVP and CIO Daragh Mahon did, and his secret is finding and fixing problems. The best robot vacuums we've tested for 2025 Robot vacuums are impressive devices that will clean your floors well and — thanks to bigger batteries and better robot brains — rarely get tired of doing their job. Over the last few years, they have gone from being utilitarian devices that sweep your floor to full-fledged home robots that can vacuum and mop your […] I tested 30 smart locks, and these are the best A smart lock is an easy solution to some common problems. Locked yourself out? Need to let a friend in to water the plants? Your latchkey kid lost their key? Hands are full, and it’s raining cats and dogs? A smart lock solves all of these problems and more. One of the best smart home […] |
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