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EV charging sucks because it hasn’t found the right business model

Electric vehicle charging has come a long way in recent years. Until somewhat recently, road-tripping required lots of advance planning. Charging speeds were slow, necessitating stops that easily stretched past 30 minutes. Sessions were stymied by broken or vandalized equipment or inconsiderate fossil-fueled car owners blocking the charging points. Thankfully, those days are largely over….

QNAP warns yet another wave of attacks are targeting NAS devices

At this point, it’s probably easier to count ransomware strains that haven’t struck QNAP NAS devices than those that have, with Checkmate the latest to be accused of targeting network-attached storage endpoints.  The company has warned users that their internet-connected NAS drives might be targeted by Checkmate, a relatively new ransomware strain that’s only been…

Brett Kavanaugh was forced out of a DC restaurant by protesters amid anger at SCOTUS overturning Roe v Wade

A file photo of Brett Kavanaugh. Tom Williams-Pool/Getty Images Protestors chased Brett Kavanaugh out of a Washington DC restaurant.  The restaurant said “unruly” protestors “harassed” Kavanaugh and other patrons.  Protestors have demonstrated outside the homes of justices after the Roe v. Wade ruling.  Protestors held a demonstration outside a Washington D.C. restaurant after getting word…

A Burger King truck drove past 10 Downing Street with a slogan about telling too many ‘Whoppers,’ just hours after Boris Johnson resigned

Burger King UK posted a picture on Thursday evening of the truck driving past Downing Street. Burger King UK A Burger King truck drove past 10 Downing Street with text poking fun at Boris Johnson. Text on the side of the truck read: “Turns out there is such a thing as too many Whoppers.” Johnson…

The US added 372,000 jobs in June, beating forecasts as the economy edges closer to pre-crisis employment

People walk past a “now hiring” sign posted outside of a restaurant in Arlington, Virginia on June 3, 2022. Olivier Douliery/AFP/Getty Images The US added 372,000 jobs in June, surpassing the average forecast of 268,000 new payrolls. The unemployment rate held at 3.6%, landing matching the median estimate. The report shows hiring slowing slightly as…

Videos show Shinzo Abe shooting suspect standing near him with little security moments before assassination

Screenshot from social-media video shows the moment gunfire rings out during Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s campaign speech in Nara, western Japan, on July 8, 2022. Takenobu Nakajima via Reuters Japan’s former prime minister, Shinzo Abe, was fatally shot while giving a speech on Friday. Videos show the suspect standing behind Abe with little security…

Tesla production in China hits record high as Shanghai factory rebounds from Covid shutdowns

Elon Musk pictured in May 2021. Christophe Gateau/Getty Images Tesla delivered 78,906 China-made vehicles last month, 145% more than in May. Almost all of the output went to Chinese buyers in June, setting another record. Tesla was forced to shut its Shanghai factory in March, affecting its overall output.  Tesla’s output from its factory in…