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UK government is considering using EVs to help balance the grid

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UK government is considering using EVs to help balance the grid

Ministers are considering incentivizing vehicle-to-grid (V2G) tech It could allow carmakers to earn credits for installing V2G capabilities Critics say carmakers would produce more polluting cars as a result UK ministers are reportedly…

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Apple raises the MacBook Neo’s student pricing again

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Apple raises the MacBook Neo’s student pricing again

The MacBook Neo now starts at $649 on Apple's Education Store, up $150 from its initial $499 education starting price. As reported earlier by MacRumors, the student discount for the Neo received a $50 price bump in recent days, following a…

Senators Demand to Know if Dr. Oz Collaborated With Election Denial Groups

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Senators Demand to Know if Dr. Oz Collaborated With Election Denial Groups

A far-right campaign claiming leftists are stealing votes from nursing home residents has centered on changing guidance from Mehmet Oz's Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

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xAI is buying out homeowners who promise not to sue over data center noise

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xAI is buying out homeowners who promise not to sue over data center noise

A subsidiary of Elon Musk's xAI is offering to buy up homes in a Mississippi neighborhood, as long as residents don't join a lawsuit targeting the company's nearby data center and power plant, according to a report from The Guardian. A…

Amazon’s new Echo Dot can turn into a Wi-Fi extender – how it works

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Amazon’s new Echo Dot can turn into a Wi-Fi extender – how it works

Amazon’s new Echo Dot includes a built-in Eero Wi-Fi extender, along with other smart home features.

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Tommy Robinson found guilty of harassing journalists

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Tommy Robinson found guilty of harassing journalists

Daily Mail reporters and their families fled homes after far-right activist targeted them over coverage The far-right activist Tommy Robinson has been found guilty of harassing two journalists to the point where it caused them fear of…

Satya Nadella says he was wrong to think AI alignment would come with scale

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Satya Nadella says he was wrong to think AI alignment would come with scale

Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella no longer believes AI alignment will come just from making models more capable. He said so on a new episode of the 20VC podcast. Host Harry Stebbings had asked what he had changed his mind about in…

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Kiev changes position on security guarantees amid warming Russia-US ties — FT

Kiev is afraid that the United States will completely pull support, while Ukrainian officials continue to complain about not receiving enough missiles and the loss of intelligence-sharing

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Amazon debuts the Alexa Photo Frame and Echo Time smart clock, plus other upgraded devices

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Amazon debuts the Alexa Photo Frame and Echo Time smart clock, plus other upgraded devices

Amazon's other new decides include an upgraded Echo Dot, an Echo Studio with visual intelligence features, and the Echo Show 16.

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'People were thrown in the air': passenger recounts moment train crashed in Spain – video

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'People were thrown in the air': passenger recounts moment train crashed in Spain – video

A passenger has recounted the moment two trains carrying more than 550 passengers in total collided in Spain. Volunteers attended the scene of the collision, distributing water and organising cars to take victims from the site. The two…

Second fatal train collision this year casts doubt over Spain’s high-speed rail network

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Second fatal train collision this year casts doubt over Spain’s high-speed rail network

Questions were raised before Toledo crash over rail safety in a country where train travel has surged by 40% Deadly Spanish rail collision – latest updates Spain’s high-speed rail network, the most extensive in Europe and the second…