New outbreaks of COVID-19 in Asia could create delays in the global supply chain and exacerbate the global semiconductor shortage, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal. Taiwan, which is a significant hub for chip manufacturing, is currently experiencing a surge of COVID-19 cases.
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A lucky 25 customers received Tesla’s redesigned Model S “Plaid” at an event hosted by CEO Elon Musk in Fremont, California on Thursday night.
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Concerns about features like Autopilot aren’t going unnoticed in Washington. Tesla’s Autopilot software, an advanced driver assistance feature, is in the news again. And not in a good way.
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SpaceX pulled off quite the feat today when it launched the Falcon Heavy rocket. What’s more, it landed the two flanking boosters in perfect synchronized formation.
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As Walmart continues to build out its e-commerce business to rival Amazon’s, its latest development will build on some of the retail giant’s most established operations: Walmart is launching a new in-store returns service called Mobile Express Returns.
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“Love what you do, and you’ll never work a day in your life.” That sounds great on the surface (or as an inspirational quote on Instagram), but there’s a slightly sinister undercurrent to this concept, and it seems especially pervasive in tech.
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One of the world’s “big four” accountancy firms has been targeted by a sophisticated hack that compromised the confidential emails and plans of some of its blue-chip clients, the Guardian can reveal.
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We have written a fair amount at Ars recently about the superiority of the European forecast model, suggesting to readers that they focus on the ensemble runs of this system to get a good handle on track forecasts for Hurricane Irma.
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Amazon and Microsoft are partnering to better integrate their Alexa and Cortana digital assistants. Alexa users will be able to access Cortana, and vice versa on a range of devices, although the integration will be a little awkward initially.
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Roomba co-creator Joe Jones has created a garden Roomba for gardens with Franklin Robotics. Tertill uses sensors to identify weeds and cuts them down until they eventually die. It requires a small raised border to stay in the garden and it needs room between plants to get to all the weeds.
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