As a brutal heat wave cooks the West in the run-up to Labor Day, California’s power grid manager is calling on electric vehicle owners to avoid charging at peak times. The request is part of a broader effort to keep the state’s grid up and running, while locals crank their air conditioners to outlast a…
Monthly Archives: September 2022
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Evan Corcoran also represents a former Capitol police officer charged in connection with January 6. Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo Evan Corcoran is one of Donald Trump’s most recent legal hires. The Baltimore attorney previously represented Steve Bannon and January 6 defendants. Corcoran has since found himself embroiled in Trump’s most recent drama: the Mar-a-Lago raid….
U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Samuel Alito, Jr. sit next to each other as all of the justices on the court pose for their group portrait on November 30, 2018. Jim Young/Reuters RBG would have fought back against Samuel Alito’s Roe v. Wade opinion, her longtime friend says. NPR’s Nina Totenberg…
Sci-fi arena shooter Splitgate exploded in popularity after it hit consoles last summer, two years after it debuted on PC. It racked up more than 10 million downloads in the space of a month thanks to its blend of Halo and Portal gameplay. The fact it’s free-to-play didn’t hurt. However, developer 1047 Games is now winding…
In the run up to New Tales from the Borderlands’ release on 21st October, developer Gearbox has shared 18 minutes of new gameplay footage, offering the best look yet at this long-awaited follow-up to Telltale Games’ acclaimed original. New Tales from the Borderlands follows the same choice-driven “interactive fiction” template as its predecessor – indeed,…
Today on Amazon you can get the all-new M2 MacBook Air (256GB) for $1,099.00, down from $1,199.00. Only the Space Gray color is on sale at this price. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep…
Enlarge (credit: Nathan Howard / Stringer | Getty Images News) For years, researchers have suggested that algorithms feeding users content aren’t the cause of online echo chambers, but are more likely due to users actively seeking out content that aligns with their beliefs. This week, New York University researchers for the Center for Social Media…
Bison eat stiff prairie plants like goldenrod that other grazers like cattle ignore. Jill Haukos American bison were once so numerous that in 1889 the superintendent of the National Zoo wrote that trying to count them would be like tallying “the number of leaves in a forest.” It’s much of the reason why the exact…