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Lower-priced new cars are gaining popularity, and not just for cash-poor buyers
Lower-priced new cars are gaining popularity, and not just for cash-poor buyers
An “affordability shift” is taking root in the U.S. auto industry. The trend is being led by people who feel they can no longer afford a new vehicle that would cost them roughly today’s average selling price of more than $47,000 — a jump of more than 20% from the pre-pandemic average.
·apnews.com·
Lower-priced new cars are gaining popularity, and not just for cash-poor buyers
Trump's Madison Square Garden event features crude and racist insults
Trump's Madison Square Garden event features crude and racist insults
Donald Trump has hosted a rally featuring crude and racist insults at New York’s Madison Square Garden, turning what his campaign had dubbed as the event where he would deliver his closing message into an illustration of what turns off his critics.
·apnews.com·
Trump's Madison Square Garden event features crude and racist insults
Some Clarity On The Linux Kernel's "Compliance Requirements" Around Russian Sanctions
Some Clarity On The Linux Kernel's "Compliance Requirements" Around Russian Sanctions

Some Clarity On The Linux Kernel's "Compliance Requirements" Around Russian Sanctions

When a number of Russian Linux developers were removed from their MAINTAINERS file in the Linux kernel, it was described as due to "compliance requirements" but vague in what those requirements entailed.

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via Pocket https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Compliance-Requirements

October 25, 2024 at 01:17PM

·phoronix.com·
Some Clarity On The Linux Kernel's "Compliance Requirements" Around Russian Sanctions
The fight for evidence-based election security
The fight for evidence-based election security
The work of J. Alex Halderman, a professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Michigan, has made the U.S. election system more secure—largely by uncovering vulnerabilities in equipment like voting machines and ballot scanners, and by advocating for best practices and technologi
·news.umich.edu·
The fight for evidence-based election security
US to curb AI investment in China soon
US to curb AI investment in China soon
U.S. rules that will ban certain U.S. investments in artificial intelligence in China are under final review, according to a government posting, suggesting the restrictions are coming soon.
·reuters.com·
US to curb AI investment in China soon
Atlanta likely to be covered by haze and chlorine odor from chemical lab fire officials warn
Atlanta likely to be covered by haze and chlorine odor from chemical lab fire officials warn

Atlanta likely to be covered by haze and chlorine odor from chemical lab fire, officials warn

Haze and a chlorine odor are likely to descend upon Atlanta on Thursday as officials struggle to contain the fallout from a chemical lab fire that ignited Sunday.

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via Pocket https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/atlanta-likely-covered-haze-chlorine-odor-chemical-lab-fire-officials-rcna173672

October 03, 2024 at 09:34AM

·nbcnews.com·
Atlanta likely to be covered by haze and chlorine odor from chemical lab fire officials warn
Photos of devastation caused by Helenes floodwaters in North Carolina
Photos of devastation caused by Helenes floodwaters in North Carolina

Photos of devastation caused by Helene’s floodwaters in North Carolina

After battering Florida as a Category 4 hurricane Thursday, Helene dumped historic rainfall on Georgia, the Carolinas and other states, spurring flash flooding and leaving scores of people confirmed dead, with others still missing.

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via Pocket https://www.washingtonpost.com/photography/2024/09/30/helene-photos-nc-flood/

October 01, 2024 at 10:45AM

·washingtonpost.com·
Photos of devastation caused by Helenes floodwaters in North Carolina
Massive Verizon outage live updates and what to do with iPhone in SOS
Massive Verizon outage live updates and what to do with iPhone in SOS

Massive Verizon outage — live updates and what to do with iPhone in SOS

Some Verizon customers are waking up this morning to their phones in SOS mode due to an outage. Service tracker Downdetector is showing a huge spike starting at 10:00 a.m. ET, with many customers saying on X and Threads that they’re having issues placing phone calls.

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via Pocket https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/live/massive-verizon-outage-live-updates-and-what-to-do-with-iphone-in-sos

September 30, 2024 at 03:29PM

·tomsguide.com·
Massive Verizon outage live updates and what to do with iPhone in SOS
Please be aware that cellular and phone communication is currently extremely limited in the area | LIVE UPDATES: Buncombe County officials update on Helene aftermath
Please be aware that cellular and phone communication is currently extremely limited in the area | LIVE UPDATES: Buncombe County officials update on Helene aftermath
Buncombe County leaders gave an update Saturday on the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina, and officials said there has been loss of life.
Please be aware that cellular and phone communication is currently extremely limited in the area
·wlos.com·
Please be aware that cellular and phone communication is currently extremely limited in the area | LIVE UPDATES: Buncombe County officials update on Helene aftermath
“45% of DTE customers faced an outage lasting at least eight hours.” | Audit takes issue with DTE, Consumers, for frequency and duration of power outages #Michigan #Detroit #DTE
“45% of DTE customers faced an outage lasting at least eight hours.” | Audit takes issue with DTE, Consumers, for frequency and duration of power outages #Michigan #Detroit #DTE
The audit gives a glimpse into the utility companies, which both have faced barbs from customers upset with power outages and frequent rate increases.
·freep.com·
“45% of DTE customers faced an outage lasting at least eight hours.” | Audit takes issue with DTE, Consumers, for frequency and duration of power outages #Michigan #Detroit #DTE
Fact-checking the 2024 Trump-Harris debate
Fact-checking the 2024 Trump-Harris debate

Fact-checking the 2024 Trump-Harris debate

In their first and perhaps only presidential debate in the 2024 election, a defensive former president Donald Trump relied on many of his favorite falsehoods to combat attacks from Vice President Kamala Harris.

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via Pocket https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/11/fact-check-presidential-debate-harris-trump/

September 11, 2024 at 11:11AM

·washingtonpost.com·
Fact-checking the 2024 Trump-Harris debate