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Lotus’ secret weapon is EVs with personality
20 Mar

Lotus’ secret weapon is EVs with personality

John RoutledgeLatest News
A lot of EVs aren’t that fun to drive, built as they are to glide around a highway like a swan on a river. Sure, like the swan’s manic paddling, there’s a lot of hardware and software sweating in the background to maintain that serenity. But the feeling can be so soporific that you wind up lusting for the day…
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YouTube created the creator economy
20 Mar

YouTube created the creator economy

John RoutledgeLatest News
Nineteen years after Jawed Karim uploaded the very first YouTube video, the awkward, 19-second clip in front of San Diego Zoo’s elephant enclosure is memorable today only because of what it represents: the start of a multibillion-dollar juggernaut that defines so much of what it means to be an online creator.Today, YouTube is the most dominant social media platform by…
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Glassdoor reportedly attaches real names to anonymous accounts
20 Mar

Glassdoor reportedly attaches real names to anonymous accounts

John RoutledgeLatest News
Is it really possible to keep anything hidden on the internet anymore? It seems very unlikely, with the latest example coming from Glassdoor, which published people's real names without their consent, ArsTechnica reports. That's right, the site specifically designed to allow anonymous, often unfiltered posts about users' employers is now tattling. Glassdoor's long-standing policy was that users could sign up with…
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Getty flags another British royal family photo for being digitally altered
20 Mar

Getty flags another British royal family photo for being digitally altered

John RoutledgeLatest News
Getty has flagged another photo captured by the Princess of Wales as digitally altered that was released back in 2022, featuring Queen Elizabeth II surrounded by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. "Getty Images is undertaking a review of handout images and in accordance with its editorial policy is placing an editor's note on images where the source has suggested they could…
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Intel will get $8.5 billion in CHIPS Act funding to support its US manufacturing efforts
20 Mar

Intel will get $8.5 billion in CHIPS Act funding to support its US manufacturing efforts

John RoutledgeLatest News
Intel is getting a huge boost from the US government under the CHIPS and Science Act. The company could get up to $8.5 billion in direct funding from the government, according to the preliminary agreement it has reached with the Department of Commerce. That money will go towards the chipmaker's efforts to expand its manufacturing facilities in the United States,…
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How and where to buy refurbished tech online
20 Mar

How and where to buy refurbished tech online

John RoutledgeLatest News
In good news for our wallets and the environment at large, many electronic devices like phones and tablets last longer now than they once did. If you’re considering buying refurbished, the gadget you get will likely have a good amount of life left in it. There are no laws governing the terms, but refurbished or renewed devices tend to be…
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