The researchers set out to explore whether simple ingredients – silicon and water – could be arranged so that mechanical pressure and fluid motion could serve as a reliable electrical source rather than wasted energy. Their answer is a triboelectric generator built around nanostructured silicon that uses water flow through......
Alibaba and ByteDance are moving AI training offshore to bypass China chip bans
Alibaba and ByteDance are among the companies routing training jobs for their latest large language models to data centers in countries such as Singapore and Malaysia, according to The Financial Times, citing people with direct knowledge of the deployments. These sources say there has been a steady shift toward offshore......
Google’s CEO says “vibe coding” is reshaping who gets to write code
Pichai made the comments on a Google for Developers podcast with Logan Kilpatrick, who runs Google's AI Studio. The CEO said tools built on large language models are making coding "more enjoyable" and "approachable" because people can test ideas for apps and websites without wrestling with syntax or frameworks first.......
This Black Friday belonged to the internet (and your phone)
By 6:30 pm Eastern on Black Friday, online spending was running 9.4% ahead of the same point a year earlier, already surpassing Adobe's earlier forecast of 8.3% growth for the whole day. Its updated estimate of $11.7 billion to $11.9 billion in total Black Friday e-commerce would set a new......
US halts all asylum decisions as suspect in shooting of National Guard members faces murder charge
The Trump administration has halted all asylum decisions and paused issuing visas for people traveling on Afghan passports in the wake of a shooting that left one National Guard member dead and another in critical condition near the White House
4 dead and 10 wounded in shooting at banquet hall in Stockton, California
Authorities in Stockton, California, say four people are dead and 10 wounded following a shooting during a family gathering at a banquet hall
Airlines work to fix software glitch on A320 aircraft and some flights are disrupted
Airlines around the world canceled and delayed flights heading into the weekend to fix software on a widely used commercial plane after an analysis found computer code may have contributed to a sudden drop in the altitude of a JetBlue aircraft last month
Republican U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas says he will retire in 2026
U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls says he will retire from Congress after his term ends in 2026 to focus on family
Suspect in National Guard attack struggled with ‘dark isolation’ as community raised concerns
The Afghan man accused of gunning down two National Guard members blocks from the White House last week had been unraveling for years
New England kicks off $450M plan to supercharge heat pump adoption
New England winters can get wicked cold. This week, five of the region’s states launched a $450 million effort to warm more homes in the often-frigid region with energy-efficient, low-emission heat pumps instead of by burning fossil fuels. “It’s a big deal,” said Katie Dykes, commissioner of Connecticut’s Department of Energy and...