Enlarge / A section of Apple’s repair manual for the M2 MacBook Air from 2022. Apple already offers customers some repair manuals and parts through its Self-Service Repair program. reader comments 51 with Right-to-repair advocates have long stated that passing repair laws in individual states was worth the uphill battle. Once enough states demanded that… Read More »
Getty Images reader comments 28 with California’s main firefighting agency, Cal Fire, is training AI models to detect visual signs of wildfires using a network of 1,039 high-definition cameras, reports The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times. When it sees signs of smoke, it quickly warns firefighters of emerging threats. During the pilot… Read More »
In the near future, ©alifornia, Inc. is a new corporate country still in its formative years with factions in-fighting to achieve their ideal of what the new nation should be. The 4-issue miniseries is written by Arthur N. Ebuen, illustrated by Dave Law (Space Odditorium, Thoughtscape, Wolf Punks), edited by Justin Giampaoli (Rome West, Starship… Read More »
Enlarge / A Cruise robotaxi test vehicle in San Francisco. reader comments 36 with 23 posters participating Share this story The autonomous vehicle developers Cruise and Waymo both got a little closer to running true driverless robotaxi services in and around San Francisco. In May, both Waymo and Cruise applied to the California Department of… Read More »
reader comments 61 with 49 posters participating Share this story AT&T and Frontier have let their copper phone networks deteriorate through neglect since 2010, resulting in poor service quality and many lengthy outages, a report commissioned by the California state government found. Customers in low-income areas and areas without substantial competition have fared the worst,… Read More »