Cyberspace Administration of China is seeking public opinions on draft regulations it just released that seek to classify, and secure, online data into three main categories based on their importance to national security, public interest, and business interests. …read more Source:: ZDNet

Saving the planet is sexier than the next iPhone Opinion War! Huh! What is it good for? Our survey said: absolutely nothing.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Sometimes simpler is better — when you don’t need the the computational power of an onboard microcontroller, it’s often best to rely on a simple circuit to get the job done. With cheap Raspberry Pis and ESP32s all over the place, it can be easy to forget that many simpler projects can be completed without…

This weekend Toyota’s president drove a specially-equipped Corolla powered by an in-house hydrogen engine, reports Bloomberg. “Along with Mazda Motor Corp., Toyota showcased vehicles running on carbon-neutral propellants in a three-hour road race this weekend in Okayama.” Toyota’s hydrogen-powered car underscores the automaker’s belief that a wide variety of vehicle types — including hybrids and…

The live-action adaptation of the landmark anime series honors the past, while mostly succeeding at doing its own thing. …read more Source:: CNet

Submission to USA’s call for chip supply chain warns on ‘blunt interventions’, making it far more colorful than most Google has suggested the US government’s National Institute of Standards and Technology develop standards for some silicon, in hopes of improving the semiconductor supply chain.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

For when a terse email just won’t do Who, Me? Passive aggression lurks in today’s tale from the Who, Me? archives, replete with naughty words and cartoon scribblings of a corporate life satirist.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Shall we call it Die-Fi? Or NoTooth? Either would be unkind, as this experiment used little radiation, but much exotic hardware Boffins from the UK’s Lancaster University and the Jožef Stefan Institute in Slovenia have transmitted and received data wirelessly using nuclear radiation.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Are you still launching paper airplanes using your hands? That’s like a baby’s toy! [Tom Stanton] and his homebrew electromagnetic rail launcher are sure to bring your paper airplane game into the 21st century. To be fair, these kinds of linear motors can be used for more than just launching paper airplanes, and can already…

Tonight CNBC interviewed science fiction luminary Neal Stephenson about his new “geoengineering climate change thriller” — and about his coining of the original term “metaverse.” Author Neal Stephenson shot to fame almost 30 years ago with the science-fiction novel “Snow Crash,” which envisioned a future dominated by mega-corporations and organized crime, competing for dominance in…