CleanTechnica: US Postal Workers Love Their New Electric Mail Trucks!
What’s new with the new USPS electric mail trucks? Nearly everything, as the design of the vehicles hasn’t had an upgrade since the 1980s. Carriers had offered ideas for improving their vehicles for years, and some of their suggestions were incorporated into the final design. These vehicles offer a 360-degree camera, side cargo door for loading and unloading packages, storage space extraordinaire, and air conditioning — so au courant!
A probate commissioner has ruled against Rupert Murdoch’s effort to change his family’s trust to give one of his sons control of his media empire and ensure Fox News maintains its conservative editorial slant, according to a sealed document obtained by The New York Times.
In a decision filed on Saturday, a probate commissioner in Nevada concluded that Murdoch, 93, and his son, Lachlan Murdoch, had acted in “bad faith” in their endeavor to amend the irrevocable trust, The New York Times reported on Monday.
Wired: Poker Cheaters Allegedly Use Tiny Hidden Cameras to Spot Dealt Cards
Several recent schemes were uncovered involving poker players at casinos allegedly using miniature cameras, concealed in personal electronics, to spot cards. Should players everywhere be concerned?
TechCrunch: Google kicks off $20B renewable energy building spree to power AI
Nuclear power may have received the lion’s share of attention from energy hungry tech companies over the past few months, with Google among them. But it appears that those new reactors won’t be enough for their AI ambitions: Google is now working with partners to build gigawatts of renewable power, battery storage, and grid upgrades to power its data centers.
Google announced Tuesday it signed a deal with renewable developer Intersect Power and investment fund TPG Rise Climate to spin up enough carbon-free power to drive several gigawatt-scale data centers. Altogether, the investment in renewable power will run about $20 billion, and Intersect is already financing the first project, the company told TechCrunch.
How much AI will be “free” in the next year or two?
Globe: Trudeau declines to defend Finance Minister in exchange with Poilievre
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declined to say whether he is at loggerheads with Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland over government spending, on the same day that she gave the clearest signal yet that the minority Liberals will not meet their promised deficit target.
Opposition MPs seized on a Globe and Mail report Tuesday that said tensions have risen between Ms. Freeland and the Prime Minister’s Office about increased spending on political strategies such as the two-month GST holiday on toys, alcohol and food and a promised $250 rebate for people earning $150,000 or less.
The Globe, citing 10 sources, said Ms. Freeland is concerned that this kind of spending has put what she previously called her $40.1-billion “fiscal guidepost” in jeopardy and that her department had characterized the GST and rebate policies as economically unwise.
TechCrunch: Amazon is officially in the online car sales business
Amazon expanded Tuesday into online car sales with the launch of Amazon Autos, an e-commerce business that lets customers find, order, and buy new cars, trucks, and SUVs from dealerships.
Amazon is kicking off the new endeavor with Hyundai in 48 U.S. cities, including Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York. The launch comes a little more than a year since the e-commerce giant announced plans to start selling vehicles on its website in the second half of 2024. Amazon said it will add more cities and additional auto manufacturers in 2025.
MacRumors: Apple Releases iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2 With Genmoji, Image Playground, Siri ChatGPT and More
Safari
- New background images to customize your Safari Start Page
- Import and Export enables you to export your browsing data from Safari and import browsing data from another app into Safari
- HTTPS Priority upgrades URLs to HTTPS whenever possible
- File Download Live Activity shows the progress of a file download in the Dynamic Island and on your home screen
Last Updated: 10.Dec.2024 23:59 EST
