Day: April 11, 2019

Israel’s Beresheet moon mission fails to stick lunar landing – CNET

Landing on the moon is hard, but SpaceIL still achieved historic milestones during the mission. …read more Source:: CNet


Tesla Gigafactory expansion reportedly on hold as Panasonic ponders the future – Roadshow

The report also claims Panasonic has suspended its investment in Shanghai’s Gigafactory. …read more Source:: CNet


NPM apologizes for ham-fisted handling of recent staff layoffs

Sorry song fails to quell online discontent, rumors swirl of competition ahead JavaScript library manager NPM on Wednesday apologized for its handling of a contentious round of recent layoffs.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


MIT Says We’re Overlooking a Near-Term Solution To Diesel Trucking Emissions

An anonymous reader shares a report: Trucking in the US is still driven by diesel-fueled, compression-ignition (CI), internal combustion engines. Daniel Cohn and Leslie Bromberg, a pair of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), published a paper with the Society of Automotive Engineers, suggesting that the best way forward is not to wait…


Julian Assange and WikiLeaks: Events leading to founder’s arrest – CNET

Assange was taken into custody in London after living in the Ecuadorian Embassy for almost seven years. …read more Source:: CNet


To Answer Critics, YouTube Tries a New Metric: Responsibility

YouTube is changing the way it measures success on the world’s biggest video site following a series of scandals. There’s just one problem: The company is still deciding how this new approach works, Bloomberg reports. From the report: The Google division introduced two new internal metrics in the past two years for gauging how well…


Game of Thrones’ Jorah Mormont actor to play Bruce Wayne on Titans – CNET

Ian Glen will take on the role of Bruce Wayne in DC Universe’s Titans. …read more Source:: CNet


2019 Infiniti Q50 Signature brings lots of standard equipment to New York – Roadshow

Lots of the Q50’s optional bits are now included. …read more Source:: CNet


See how NASA Curiosity rover rocked Mars landscape with dramatic drilling – CNET

Curiosity reshaped Mars a little with its first drill into the fascinating clay-bearing unit. …read more Source:: CNet


As Alexa’s secret human army is revealed, we ask: Who else has been listening in on you?

The Lives of Others: Siri, Google and Cortana edition Sneezes and homophones – words that sound like other words – are tripping smart speakers into allowing strangers to hear recordings of your private conversations.… …read more Source:: Register