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Indoor light is an untapped source of energy for billions of small electronics. Devices like remote controls, keyboards, smoke alarms, and sensors spend their entire lifetimes in lit spaces but rely on batteries that need replacement. As the number of connected devices grows with the rise of the Internet of Things, replacing those batteries is becoming costly, labour-intensive, and environmentally …

Brazil Clamped Down on Big Tech. Trump’s Tariffs Could Change That.  The New York Times Why Trump’s tariffs haven’t gotten Brazil to cave  Politico Trump’s sweeping new tariffs take effect against dozens of countries  BBC The unprecedented feud between the US and Brazil  Financial Times Trump tariffs: US imposes new levies worldwide as trade war widens  Reuters Source link

theodp writes: The New York Times reports from the CS grad job-seeking trenches: Growing up near Silicon Valley, Manasi Mishra remembers seeing tech executives on social media urging students to study computer programming. “The rhetoric was, if you just learned to code, work hard and get a computer science degree, you can get six figures for your starting salary,” Ms. …

Picture this: it’s a scorching summer day in the U.S. You wake up in a cool, comfortable room after a solid night’s sleep. You head to work, where the temperature is optimised for concentration. Unless you step outside for a lunchtime walk, you’re completely protected from the heat. Now picture the same scenario in an average European city. You wake …

The Nasdaq Keeps Hitting New Highs. Don’t Be Tempted to Buy Big Tech.  Barron’s Apple is a star (again) as investors hope tariffs don’t squeeze markets  Yahoo Finance S&P 500 rises, Nasdaq closes at record Friday as Apple shares rally: Live updates  CNBC Stocks Climb on Hopes for Russia Deal as Oil Falls: Markets Wrap  Bloomberg.com In a pivotal week for tariffs, how Apple …

The U.S. Air Force is trying to acquire Tesla Cybertrucks to use as missile targets in battlefield training, according to recent filings. The military’s invocation of the Tesla brand is emblematic of the tightening relationship not only between the Pentagon and Elon Musk, but with Big Tech more broadly, according to American University foreign policy professor Gordon Adams. The U.S. …

AI, robotics, and self-driving vehicles? These companies could win big as emerging trends play out over the next 10 years. Think about how different the world was just 10 years ago. Some of the things we take for granted today — artificial intelligence chatbots, food and grocery delivery apps, and more — weren’t around, or were only starting to gain …

The U.S. Air Force is taking steps to acquire Tesla Cybertrucks—for the express purpose of blowing them up. But while the vehicles in this context are meant to be destroyed, the Air Force seeking out the Tesla brand is just another example of how Big Tech and the Department of Defense have become unlikely bedfellows, one defense spending expert said. …

DJI’s obstacle avoidance system could be just as useful on land as it is in the air. DJI, known for its dominance in the drone market, has entered the smart home world with a range of robot vacuums called ROMO. Beyond its drones, gimbals and action cameras, the Chinese company previously branched out into other product categories, including portable power …

The 911 Cup and 911 GT3 R combine improved aero with upgraded performance Porsche revealed updated versions of the 911 Cup and 911 GT3 R racers. The Cup is based on the 992.2 and features a host of upgrades. The GT3 R gets aerodynamic, suspension, and performance tweaks. In one fell swoop, Porsche has introduced two new race cars. They’re …