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Racing Cars on a PCB

Carl Friedrich Gauss was, to put it mildly, a polymath responsible for a large percentage of the things we take for granted in the modern world. As a physicist and mathematician he pioneered several fields of study including within the field of magnetism. But since he died decades before the first car was built, it’s

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Twitter will offer a “general amnesty” next week to suspended accounts that “have not broken the law or engaged in egregious spam” after 72% vote yes in a poll (Taylor Lorenz/Washington Post)

Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post: Twitter will offer a “general amnesty” next week to suspended accounts that “have not broken the law or engaged in egregious spam” after 72% vote yes in a poll  —  The Twitter chief says he will reinstate accounts suspended for harassment, abuse and misinformation beginning next week.

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Google’s Project Zero reported five security flaws in devices with Mali GPUs in the summer, but Samsung, Xiaomi, Google, and others are yet to release patches (Kris Holt/Engadget)

Kris Holt / Engadget: Google’s Project Zero reported five security flaws in devices with Mali GPUs in the summer, but Samsung, Xiaomi, Google, and others are yet to release patches  —  Google has disclosed several security flaws for phones that have Mali GPUs, such as those with Exynos chipsets.

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Mercedes plans to charge $1,200 per year for “Acceleration Increase” in its EVs; Volkswagen, Toyota, and GM have all trialed similar subscription-based features (Luke Plunkett/Kotaku)

Luke Plunkett / Kotaku: Mercedes plans to charge $1,200 per year for “Acceleration Increase” in its EVs; Volkswagen, Toyota, and GM have all trialed similar subscription-based features  —  Mercedes are charging $1200 a year for an “Acceleration Increase”  —  For a few years now some car companies …

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