Technology

After 14 years of building, a huge “water battery” in the Swiss Alps is now fully functional. The Nant de Drance Hydropower Plant has a storage capacity of 400,000 automobile batteries. We have an issue with renewable energy sources: what to do when more electricity is produced than we actually …

Trade Republic, a German business, is more known for its mobile app that makes it easier to purchase and sell stocks, but it also offers interest on unspent funds. Users will earn 2% a year in interest on whatever cash they have in their Trade Republic accounts. I’m reminded of …

Shortly after the LockBit ransomware group took ownership of a hack on the organization, the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, or HACLA, said it is looking into a cybersecurity incident. On December 31, LockBit’s dark web leak site added HACLA, which offers more than 19,000 low-income families …

Tesla announced on Monday that it delivered 405,278 automobiles in the fourth quarter of 2022. Despite setting a record for deliveries, the manufacturer fell short of Wall Street’s forecast of between 420,000 and 425,000 cars delivered. The manufacturer of electric vehicles stated that 439,701 units were produced overall in the …

A Maya civilization with 964 connected towns that was previously unknown has been uncovered in northern Guatemala. The scattered ruins, which are believed to date from the Preclassic Maya period, which spanned from roughly 1000 BCE through 150 CE, encompass an area of about 1,685 square kilometers (650 square miles) …

An unidentified flying object is seen dancing across the screen in a US Navy film before crashing into the water, grabbing the interest of UFO hunters all around the world. The Pentagon has confirmed the authenticity of the tape, and a UFO documentarian has now made it public online, but …

According to a UK government agency, sharing your Netflix login or using someone else’s to access streaming services may be against the law. Netflix has said that they would start cracking down on the practice in early 2023, which may come as yet another blow to the numerous users who …

Reliance has financed AI and robotics firm Exyn, based in Philadelphia, the Indian giant revealed in a stock exchange filing on Thursday, furthering its global startup investments. Reliance Industries’ wholly owned subsidiary Reliance Strategic Business Ventures paid $25 million for a 23.3% share in Exyn, according to the Indian company. …

After a hacker gained access to its source code as a result of a breach of its GitHub repository, Okta has announced that it is reacting to another significant security incident. In a statement released on Wednesday, the leader in identification and authentication claimed that GitHub had alerted it to …

The systems of the British newspaper The Guardian have been affected by a “major IT problem,” which The Guardian believes was probably a ransomware attack. The attack started late on Tuesday and has disrupted some of the organization’s IT infrastructure, according to The Guardian, whose media editor broke the news …