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Horses were on the loose in London

Yesterday at 22:45 PM, via NPR

Riderless horses from the royal Household Cavalry were galloping through central London Wednesday morning. They kept going for several miles.

Africa

E-voting versus paper ballots

Yesterday at 15:14 PM, via Mail & Guardian

Allowing independent candidates to contest the next general election in South Africa is a boon for democracy. Prof. Colin Thakur asks if it is time to move to an electronic voting system?

Politics

EFF member says he will apologise to Indian community after hate speech ruling

Yesterday at 19:00 PM, via Mail & Guardian

But Khehla Mngwengwe argued that the term ‘coolie’ was not a hateful term

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Science/Tech

Updating California’s Grid For EVs May Cost Up To $20 Billion

Today at 00:00 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Two researchers at the University of California, Davis — Yanning Li and Alan Jenn — have determined that nearly two-thirds of [California’s] feeder lines don’t have the capacity that will likely be needed for car charging. Updating to handle the rising demand might set its utilities back as much as 40 percent of the existing grid’s capital...

Science/Tech

Lenovo First To Implement LPCAMM2 in Laptop

Yesterday at 23:20 PM, via Slashdot

Lenovo’s latest ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 laptop is set to be the first to use the new LPCAMM2 memory form factor, the successor to SODIMM sticks. From a report: While Lenovo has largely focused on the AI performance of its new laptop, which is equipped with an Intel Core Ultra CPU and Nvidia RTX 3000 Ada GPU, the company also noted that its device was the first in the world to use the LPCAMM2 memory...

Science/Tech

HashiCorp Reportedly Being Acquired By IBM [UPDATE]

Yesterday at 23:00 PM, via Slashdot

According to the Wall Street Journal, a deal for IBM to acquire HashiCorp could materialize in the next few days. Shares of HashiCorp jumped almost 20% on the news. UPDATE 4/24/24: IBM has confirmed the deal valued at $6.4 billion. “IBM will pay $35 per share for HashiCorp, a 42.6% premium to Monday’s closing price,” reports Reuters. “The acquisition will be funded by cash on hand and will add...