Month: November 2024

Beyond patriotism, there’s another huge reason to join a defense startup: it pays really, really well. Thanks to The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA), we can see the total compensation that defense tech startup Anduril, valued at $14 billion valuation, pays its top employees. The act requires the company to report the top
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/ Step aside, Google Assistant — Gemini is here. Image: The Verge While Google Assistant is going to be around for a while, the future of Google-powered digital assistants now seems to be Gemini. Gemini comes preinstalled if you buy a Google Pixel 9 phone, and you can install on older Pixels and non-Pixel handsets.
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Battery tech is pivotal as the world leans into electrification to power decarbonization in the race against climate change. But rising demand is putting more attention on the limits and drawbacks of current generation lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology. This is where Cambridge University spin-out Molyon hopes to come in: the U.K. startup is developing next-gen
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If you’re new to VPNs or just want basic online privacy without having to contend with tons of gimmicky features, IPVanish is a decent choice. (Disclosure: IPVanish is owned by CNET’s parent company, Ziff Davis.) IPVanish delivers consistent performance across platforms and is mostly effective for streaming. However, my most recent evaluation of IPVanish revealed
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Like most Frontier Developments’ games, including Planet Zoo, Planet Coaster 2 retains much of the charm and freedom that allow many players—though not me—to creatively construct a park that virtual visitors actually want to spend time and money exploring. Thankfully, alongside the freeform building mechanics, the game does feature a rather large suite of blueprints
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Volkswagen bet big on European-made batteries a few years ago with two massive investments in Northvolt, the Swedish manufacturer. Now the automaker’s €1.4 billion stake is worth less than half that, according to Reuters. The write-downs occurred throughout the current fiscal year as the situation at Northvolt deteriorated.  It’s unclear what Volkswagen’s current stake is
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Upon completing the game’s prologue and finally stepping foot into the Zone proper, you’ll head for Zalissya, this game’s version of the rookie town. There, you’ll encounter a handful of characters who will help propel the story forward, along with merchants, technicians, and even your first up close and personal interaction with a faction. You’ll
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Back in 2016, Hammad Syed and Mahmoud Felfel, an ex-WhatsApp engineer, thought it’d be neat to build a text-to-speech Chrome extension for Medium articles. The extension, which could read any Medium story aloud, was featured on Product Hunt. A year later, it spawned an entire business. “We saw a bigger opportunity in helping individuals and
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Florida’s capital doesn’t have the widest range of internet service providers, but it makes up for that in quality. With over 50,000 college students attending school in Tallahassee, great connectivity is necessary, and CNET’s top pick is Xfinity. The internet service provider has a wide range of plans, starting at an affordable $35 a month
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E-Reader Reviews There are so many things about the Palma 2 that could be better. But it’s still great at what it does. By David Pierce, editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host with over a decade of experience covering consumer tech. Previously, at Protocol, The Wall Street Journal, and Wired. Share this story The Boox Palma 2
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