Jan 11

TikTok compared Sony’s new electric car to this popular model

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<img width="1200" height="800" src="https://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1227947122-1200×800.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" style="margin: auto;margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%" data-attachment-id="706469" data-permalink="https://www.slashgear.com/tiktok-compared-sonys-new-electric-car-to-this-popular-model-10706468/attachment/1227947122/" data-orig-file="https://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1227947122.jpg" data-orig-size="1440,960" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Sony Vision-S vehicle" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="

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” data-medium-file=”https://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1227947122-1080×720.jpg” data-large-file=”https://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1227947122-1200×800.jpg” />It’s been two years since Sony first teased its own electric vehicle, the Sony Vision-S 01, and the company has recently shared an update on the project. Aside from the testing of the S-01, Sony now also has an electric SUV in the works, the Sony Vision-S 02. Both the cars ended up on TikTok. Unsurprisingly, most of the comments … Continue reading

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Jan 11

Firing Upheld For Los Angeles Cops Who Ignored Active Robbery To Hunt Pokemon

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The officers apparently captured a Snorlax and a Togetic after shirking a 2017 call about a crime in progress.

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Jan 11

The Pfizer COVID Omicron Booster Is Already In Production

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Researcher holding COVID vaccine

” data-medium-file=”https://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/covid-vaccine-1280×720.jpg” data-large-file=”https://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/covid-vaccine-1280×720.jpg” />Pfizer has announced its Omicron COVID-19 booster is already in production as the variant has led to a massive increase in cases worldwide, accounting for as many as 95% of new cases in the US (via OHS). First reported in late November, in South Africa, Omicron has a large number of mutations, at least 30 of which are in the … Continue reading

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Jan 11

US Hospitals Letting COVID-Infected Staff Stay On The Job

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The move is a reaction to the severe hospital staffing shortages and crushing caseloads that the omicron variant is causing.

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Jan 11

Never Use Your Default Wi-Fi Password. Here’s Why

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” data-medium-file=”https://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/change-router-default-password-1079×720.jpg” data-large-file=”https://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/change-router-default-password-1199×800.jpg” />When your internet company sets up your Wi-Fi for the first time, they usually give you a Wi-Fi password and ask you to memorize it. This password lets you access the internet, which is beamed to your devices by the wireless router placed inside your home. But what if we told you there is another password that you need to … Continue reading

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Jan 11

Meta delays return to office to an optimistic March 28

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Meta, the company that at the beginning of this pandemic was called Facebook, has updated its return-to-office guidance, moving its target date from the end of this month to March 28, CNBC reports. With the shifting timetables for reopening and inconsistent guidance, one can only imagine how whiplashed the company’s employees must feel. 

To wit: Back in December of 2020, CEO Mark Zuckerberg first told employees they would not be required to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in order to return to work. At that time, the company projected remote work could continue until at least July of 2021, though it later pushed to open offices in May. By June, Zuckerberg had passed a new edict: either seek permission from a manager to work from home, or be expected to come to the office for at least half the week. 

A month later the Delta variant came along, Zuckerberg changed his stance on vaccine requirements for employees, and the company set a new target of October for a full reopening. By August of last year, it had pushed its the return-to-office to January of 2022. As Omicron spread rapidly this winter, Meta held fast to its January 31 goal, but gave some employees the option to delay in-person work by three to five months via an “office deferral program.” Incidentally, this new March 28 date includes a new requirement that employees receive the vaccine booster as well. 

In the face of so much uncertainty, several of Meta’s tech peers, like Apple, Microsoft, Google, Uber and Docusign, have chosen to postpone reopening indefinitely. Facebook moderators embedded at the company’s Mountain View headquarters were scheduled to report for in-office work on January 24 — one week ahead of full-time employees and with no option for different. Their contractor, Accenture, reversed that decision after widespread internal protests from workers. 

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Jan 11

Voters Challenge Madison Cawthorn’s Reelection Bid On Constitutional Grounds

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The North Carolina voters cited a section of the 14th Amendment barring from office lawmakers who have “engaged in insurrection” against the U.S.

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Jan 11

Elon Musk reveals another Tesla “Full Self-Driving” price increase

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” data-medium-file=”https://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/tesla-model-y-1-1264×720.jpg” data-large-file=”https://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/tesla-model-y-1-1280×729.jpg” />Tesla may be credited for turning the automotive industry on its head and pushing forward battery-powered cars and power solutions, but that might not be what it’s remembered for. Company CEO Elon Musk has long been promising a future of fully autonomous cars, but its Full Self-Driving (FSD) feature, despite the name, barely makes the grade. The capability has been … Continue reading

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Jan 11

An Open-Source Developer Just Caused a Whole Lot of Chaos by Nuking Two of His Own Apps

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The eccentric developer behind two immensely popular open-source NPM coding libraries recently corrupted them both with a series of bizarre updates—a decision that has led to the bricking of droves of projects that relied upon them for support.

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Jan 11

The Pixel 4's Radar Technology Is About to Go Mainstream

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Google just quietly revealed an open-source API standard called Ripple based on the company’s Soli radar technology. Radar was partly responsible for the Google Pixel 4’s most gimmicky features, but it’s also how Google tracks sleep in the the newest Nest Hub, and it opens the door for really interesting use cases.

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