Saturday, September 23, 2023

California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoes a bill that requires a human safety operator in heavy-duty self-driving trucks on public roads (Abhirup Roy/Reuters)

Abhirup Roy / Reuters:
California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoes a bill that requires a human safety operator in heavy-duty self-driving trucks on public roads  —  California Governor Gavin Newsom late on Friday vetoed a bill to prevent heavy-duty driverless trucks from operating in the state, in a relief …



Sources: India will delay its import license requirement for laptops and tablets by a year and instead plans a simpler import registration process from November (Reuters)

Reuters:
Sources: India will delay its import license requirement for laptops and tablets by a year and instead plans a simpler import registration process from November  —  India will defer an import licence requirement for laptops and tablets, two government officials said, a policy U-turn …



A look at Scattered Spider, which experts say is a group of 17 to 22-year-old native English speakers likely behind the MGM and 52+ other hacks since March 2022 (Reuters)

Reuters:
A look at Scattered Spider, which experts say is a group of 17 to 22-year-old native English speakers likely behind the MGM and 52+ other hacks since March 2022  —  About a year ago, the U.S. security firm Palo Alto Networks began to hear from a flurry of companies that had been hacked in ways that weren't the norm for cybercriminals.



NASA's first-ever asteroid sample coming to Earth on September 24

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is set to deliver the first-ever US sample collected from asteroid Bennu on September 24. The capsule, containing rocks and dust, will land in a Utah desert and provide new insights into the formation of our solar system and the role of asteroids in delivering water and organic molecules. The sample will be preserved for future research and distributed to scientists globally. The achievement is commemorated by a stamp issued by the US Postal Service. https://ift.tt/lAbOgWy

A look at chip equipment makers, like Applied Materials, pushing the boundaries of sculpting materials at the atomic level, in a quest to make chips faster (Christopher Mims/Wall Street Journal)

Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal:
A look at chip equipment makers, like Applied Materials, pushing the boundaries of sculpting materials at the atomic level, in a quest to make chips faster  —  Few people outside of semiconductor manufacturing have ever heard of Applied Materials and its competitors—but what they do is more essential …



WhatsApp releases Channel alerts in Android beta, may soon bring reply feature

WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature that will allow users to reply to channel updates. The feature was discovered in the 2.23.20.6 update for beta users on Android. It will include a reply indicator and added privacy to protect users' phone numbers. This feature will enhance channel conversations and provide users with a way to actively participate and share their thoughts and opinions. https://ift.tt/OA8aS3x

Y Combinator appears to have dropped Delve, removing the company's profile from its startup directory, following allegations of fake compliance certificates (The Economic Times)

The Economic Times : Y Combinator appears to have dropped Delve, removing the company's profile from its startup directory, following...