Briefing: Online age checks came first — a VPN crackdown could be next
Strategic angle: This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
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Briefing: Global Cobalt Supply Chain at Risk of Sudden, System-Wide Collapse, Study Warns
Strategic angle: A new study highlights the vulnerabilities in the global cobalt supply chain, raising concerns over potential disruptions.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: Rolls-Royce Tells Owners To Stop Using Their Rear Seats And Trunk Until May
Strategic angle: A Rolls-Royce Cullinan recall over a small assembly fault shows even the priciest SUVs are not immune to real-world safety slips.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: Pesticides, Pharmaceuticals, and Industrial Chemicals Found Everywhere in Seawater
Strategic angle: Analysis reveals alarming levels of chemical compounds in oceans worldwide.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: Flash-Moe: Running a 397B Parameter Model on a Mac with 48GB RAM
Strategic angle: Explore how to run a massive AI model on limited hardware.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: A Look At TeraWulf (WULF) Valuation As It Pivots From Bitcoin Mining To AI And HPC Infrastructure
Strategic angle: TeraWulf is transitioning from Bitcoin mining to focus on AI and high-performance computing infrastructure.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: Dan Skelton breaks the £4 million mark
Strategic angle: Dan Skelton is blazing an uncharted trail in his pursuit of a first trainer's title, setting a jumps record for prize money amassed in a single season.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: This Statue Of A Trabant With Legs Will Absolutely Haunt Your Dreams
Strategic angle: We're used to seeing cars as art, but the Trabant is a niche choice. And adding legs to this one has unquestionably created the stuff of nightmares.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: Cortina d'Ampezzo mixes Olympic legacy with Alpine glamour
Strategic angle: Cortina d'Ampezzo, the 'Pearl of the Dolomites,' is a blend of Olympic heritage with celebrity chic, fine dining and Alpine tradition, even as climate change and new tourism reshape the area.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: Amazonia's Indigenous peoples dismantle Western cliches
Strategic angle: A new exhibition challenges long-held tropes about Indigenous peoples and the Amazon rainforest.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: Slovenia votes in tight polls, with conservatives eyeing comeback
Strategic angle: Veteran politician Janez Jansa, an admirer of US President Donald Trump, is eyeing a comeback amid foreign interference claims.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: Meet Calvin-40, Renault’s Headless, Heavy-Lifting Robot
Strategic angle: Renault has previewed the robot from Wandercraft carrying tires at a Renault factory.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: How An Engine From 1816 Paved The Way For The Refrigeration Revolution
Strategic angle: Refrigeration today is something we can easily take for granted. But in the early 1800s, there was one entirely different method of cooling.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: Polluted drinking water takes center stage in Denmark's election campaign
Strategic angle: The presence of nitrates and pesticides in drinking water catchment sites raises concerns among Danes regarding industrial farming practices.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: Friction without contact discovered as magnetic forces break a 300-year-old law
Strategic angle: Researchers unveil a new form of friction driven by magnetic interactions, challenging long-held scientific principles.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: Greaves' 114-match winning run ended by Sherrock
Strategic angle: Beau Greaves' record run of 114 consecutive wins in the PDC Women's Series is ended by Fallon Sherrock.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: Hawaii Tests Asphalt Made with Recycled Plastics and Fishing Nets
Strategic angle: Researchers in Hawaii are pioneering a method to tackle plastic waste by testing asphalt made from recycled materials.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: 'They think I just go home and make TikToks - it's not true'
Strategic angle: Leicester forward Alisha Lehmann addresses misconceptions about her life beyond social media.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: How one Minnesota school is bouncing back after the ICE surge
Strategic angle: NPR spent time inside a Minnesota school talking with educators, parents, and children as it tries to help kids feel safe again after the ICE surge.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: HopTab: A Free and Open Source macOS App Switcher and Tiler
Strategic angle: Replace Cmd+Tab with HopTab for a more efficient app switching experience on macOS.
Editorial Staff Mar 22