Thomas Ricker
2024 is officially the hottest year on record.
As expected. Insert smiling cartoon dog sitting at a table, coffee mug in hand, as Los Angeles goes up in flames. This is fine.
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TSMC earned $26,300,000,000 in just three months.
The world’s most advanced chip maker is doing okay, up almost 39 percent compared to the same quarter last year.
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Microlino bubble cars, personalized.
Micro is now offering “over a thousand unique customization options” for the four-wheeled all-electric mini car I reviewed last year. Everything from exterior accents and trim, to interior upholstery, to the battery can be tweaked to match your whims and whimsy. Clearly — matte grey with Amsterdam orange accents is the only way to go.
The first personalized Microlinos created with the new configurator will be delivered in the spring.
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The worst of CES.
iFixit has pulled together a panel of experts to call out the least repairable and most insecure, unnecessary, and energy and privacy harvesting gadgets from CES 2025.
And here’s our list of the best.
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Garmin status: unproductive.
Garmin platforms suffered a multi-hour outage this morning. During that time, workouts captured by Garmin watches couldn’t be synced to fitness services like Strava, maps couldn’t be downloaded to Garmin bike computers, spouses couldn’t be alerted to new live actives, etc etc.
Update: It’s back.
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Nvidia’s Jensen Huang is still waiting for his Mar-a-Lago invite.
“I would be delighted to go see him and congratulate him and do everything we can to help this administration succeed,” Huang told Bloomberg.
Maybe the president-elect is waiting for his seven-figure donation, per Tim Cook, Sam Altman, Zuck, and Bezos — a bargain compared to the $259 million contributed by Musk.
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That wild weasel camera costs $209.99.
The company behind Reolink is launching the Camovue Talon Pro Trail Cam sometime before the end of March. It can identify 12 animal species — including wild boar, deer (bucks and does), mountain lions, elk, ducks, weasels, cattle, goats, turkeys, raccoons, and foxes — and send alerts over 4G. It’ll last for two months on 10 AA batteries or much longer when paired with a rechargeable battery pack and solar panel.
