Last summer, Anthropic inspired backlash when its ClaudeBot AI crawler was accused of hammering websites a million or more times a day. And it wasn’t the only artificial intelligence company making headlines for supposedly ignoring instructions in robots.txt files to avoid scraping web content on certain sites. Around the same time, Reddit’s CEO called out […]
A team of engineers and materials scientists from the U.S. has found that holes of a certain size and shape placed in certain locations can turn a slightly flexible and stretchy battery pouch into one that can be stretched significantly or folded 180 degrees. In their paper published in Matter, the group describes how they […]
Coast-to-coast silicon cooperation detailed in a release from PR Newswire has the potential to lower costs and improve battery performance for aviation, electronics, electric vehicles, and grid storage — all by 2027. That’s because New York-based company Sionic Energy’s 100% silicon anode leverages patented silicon-carbon composite developed by Washington’s Group14 Technologies, per the release. Group14 […]
Malicious “DeepSeek” crypto tokens have surged over the past 24 hours as the Chinese AI company goes viral. According to data from security firm BlockAid, at least 75 scam tokens were created as of Jan. 27, representing a threefold jump from the previous day. This mirrors the spike in fake tokens released after US President […]
Estimating the lifespan of EV batteries is a tricky but essential task to make the sustainability case for EVs not just firm but unassailable. Apparently, automotive researchers have been doing it wrong all this time. They have based their calculations on laboratory tests, whereas new studies reveal that batteries last longer than anticipated when real-world […]
BEIJING — A slew of releases last week demonstrate how Chinese companies such as DeepSeek and ByteDance have moved quickly with artificial intelligence models that compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Now, many companies in China are increasingly building on that foundation to develop products that look to go beyond a chatbot. Baidu, best known for its […]
Microsoft says outdated Exchange servers cannot receive new emergency mitigation definitions because an Office Configuration Service certificate type is being deprecated. Emergency mitigations (also known as EEMS mitigations) are delivered via the Exchange Emergency Mitigation Service(EEMS), introduced three years ago in September 2021. EEMS automatically applies interim mitigations for high-risk (and likely actively exploited) security […]
Large batteries for long-term storage of solar and wind power are key to integrating abundant and renewable energy sources into the U.S. power grid. However, there is a lack of safe and reliable battery technologies to support the push toward sustainable, clean energy. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Central Science have designed a cost-effective and […]
A year ago, two security researchers discovered vulnerabilities in a Subaru web portal that allowed them to hijack car controls and track driver location data, according to a Wired report. Subaru has since fixed the vulnerabilities after the researchers — Sam Curry and Shubham Shah — reported their findings to the Japanese automaker. But the […]
Plastics have shaped our modern world and changed the way we live. For decades, they have been primarily used in electronics for their excellent insulating properties. But in the 1970s, scientists accidentally discovered that some plastics can also conduct electricity. This finding revolutionized the field and opened the door to applications in electronics and energy […]
Today at Samsung Galaxy Unpacked, we announced new features that make Gemini an even more helpful, personalized and accessible assistant on Android devices. Here’s what’s new for Gemini. Use images, videos and files with Gemini Live Gemini Live1 allows you to have natural, free-flowing conversations with Gemini. It is especially helpful when you want some AI-powered help […]
Most batteries are rigid and incompatible with water. But people work and play in oceans and estuaries, and they could benefit from flexible and saltwater-safe power sources. Now, researchers report in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces on a yarn-like battery prototype that works when immersed in seawater. They knotted the rechargeable strands into a fishing […]
