177490115
submission
zlives writes:
Maryland-based firm InventWood, revealed that their engineering wood product called Superwood is a result of molecular-level transformation that turns natural wood into a material up to a dozen times stronger and 10 times tougher than its original form.
According to the company, which recently closed a USD 15 million Series A funding round to begin commercial shipments from its production facility in Frederick between July and September 2025, the material boasts a strength-to-weight ratio nearly 10 times greater the steel.
I only wonder about the cost, at least initially but this would be pretty good use of tech.
176894983
submission
zlives writes:
seems to need physical access with perhaps the exception of GRUB.
from the MS source https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.microsoft.com%2Fen-u...
"Using Security Copilot, we initially explored which functionalities in a bootloader have the most potential for vulnerabilities, with Copilot identifying network, filesystems, and cryptographic signatures as key areas of interest. Given our ongoing analysis of network vulnerabilities and the fact that cryptography is largely handled by UEFI, we decided to focus on filesystems."
it seems they ignored network and encryption so possible there are additional things to be discovered.
54726725
submission
zlives writes:
Tesla Motors has maintained that the most recent fire involving one of its Model S electric vehicles isn't the result of a vehicle or battery malfunction, but the company is still addressing the situation with a software fix, according to Green Car Reports. The California-based automaker has added a software function that automatically reduces the charge current by about 25 percent when power from the charging source fluctuates outside of a certain range, Green Car Reports says, citing the Twitter feed from an Apple employee, @ddenboer, who owns a Model S. You can read the text of the update below.
46567429
submission
zlives writes:
"Red light cameras generated more than $100 million in revenue last year in approximately 70 Florida communities, with 52.5 percent of the revenue going to the state. The rest is divided by cities, counties, and the camera companies. In 2013, the cameras are on pace to generate $120 million."
I wonder what the camera company cut is?
