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In context: Amazon’s push to go green is continuing with the use of hydrogen fuel. The retail giant will be producing the fuel at its fulfillment centers, as opposed to having it transported to the locations, where it will be used to power the facilities’ forklift trucks. Amazon says it partnered with hydrogen company Plug […]

The big picture: SpaceX had a total of 98 successful missions in 2023, far more than its nearest competitors. It will start out 2024 with a January 2 launch of a Falcon 9 with a payload of 21 Starlink satellites, some of which will have the first Direct to Call capabilities. Every four days over

Something to look forward to: One of the founders of the Open Source Initiative is unhappy with the movement’s current state of affairs. What is the first action he would take in a Post-Open Source world? Get rid of the General Public License (GPL). In a post-open-source world, Bruce Perens, one of the co-founders of

The big picture: Artificial Intelligence has quickly become the buzzword in technology over the past couple of years, and most consumer tech companies are now falling over each other to add some sort of AI features to their products. Microsoft has already added AI to Windows 11 in the form of Copilot, and is now

The big picture: Months after Kaspersky’s initial report on an extremely sophisticated spyware affecting iPhones, the security company revealed new details that could indicate the full breadth of its reach. The latest Apple firmware is no longer vulnerable to this attack, but a significant mystery remains regarding its development. A new report from Kaspersky’s security

The big picture: It’s been a rough ride for Activision Blizzard over the last few years. Fans and employees have endured everything from death threats against workers to legal actions related to reported workplace misconduct. Microsoft’s recent acquisition is a potential turning point in restoring the company’s tarnished reputation. On Friday, CEO Bobby Kotick’s 33-year

The big picture: The global company showed how it plans to continue increasing transistor density over the next several years. It also believes that the semiconductor industry will transition to chiplet-based designs as well. At the recent IEDM conference, TSMC unveiled a product roadmap for its semiconductors and next-generation production nodes that culminates in eventually

In brief: In what could be the first example of an AI and robot integration that isn’t going to steal jobs or kill us all, LG has revealed a distinctly non-threatening bot that can perform a multitude of tasks as it wanders around your house, including keeping an eye on your pets when you’re not

The big picture: NAND flash prices are expected to increase by as much as 50 percent in the short term, which will eventually result in more expensive solid-state drives. If you’re on the fence about a new SSD, now is the time to jump for the best price. According to market research firm TrendForce, NAND

In context: Believe it or not, Netflix is still the king of streaming video entertainment. It’s easy to assume that with competition like Comcast and Disney, it would be floundering, especially after losing a lot of licensed content to its competitors. However, the former Big Cable boys are failing at the streaming game. The Financial