MGM ‘cybersecurity issue’ shuts down slot machines and ATMs in Las Vegas casinos
Illustration by Carlo Cadenas / The Verge A “cybersecurity issue” at MGM Resorts has forced the famous hotel and casino company to shut down many of its systems, according to a statement the company posted just before noon ET on X (formerly Twitter). MGM replaced its homepage with a message
Read moreMax Q: Elon says Starship is ready, FAA says not quite
In this issue: Musk says Starship is "ready to launch," FAA says not yet; news from SpaceX; and more
Read moreBattery recycling heats up with Ascend Elements’ $542M Series D
Venture funding for battery recycling startups is popping off lately, and the latest to see the IRA-driven upside is Ascend Elements, which announced a massive $542 million in Series D funding on top of $480 million in earlier DoE grants. The eight-year-old company recycles lithium batteries into black mass and
Read moreHyperellipsoid surface area
Dimension 2 The equation for the perimeter of an ellipse is where a is the semimajor axis, e is eccentricity, and E is a special function. The equation is simple, in the sense that it has few terms, but it is not elementary, because it depends on an advanced function, the
Read moreMeta Quest adds new avatar customization options, an unsend message feature and more
As part of the v57 software update for Meta Quest headsets, the company announced Monday a bevy of new features — including more avatar customization options, an unsend message feature, group links, free-form locomotion ability in Horizon Home and a rebranded Explore feed. Meta also made improvements to video recording,
Read moreMicrosoft promises to protect Copilot customers from copyright infringement claims
Last week, Microsoft announced the Copilot Copyright Commitment, aimed at protecting Copilot customers from copyright infringement claims. If a third-party sues a commercial customer for copyright infringement for using Microsoft’s Copilots or the output they generate, Microsoft promises to legally defend the customer and incur any damages and legal fees.
Read moreWhat is Functional Testing? Definition, Key Concepts, & Types
Learn about the ins and outs of functional testing: its definition, purpose, and the incredible value it offers. Continue reading What is Functional Testing? Definition, Key Concepts, & Types on SitePoint.
Read more5 more fantastic reasons to go to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023
Holy smokes, only one week to go before TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 takes over San Francisco! We can’t wait to see you there! If you haven’t already done so, buy your pass before Friday, September 15 at 11:59 p.m. PDT. After that, full-freight pricing goes into effect. Once more, and a
Read moreDivvy Homes goes from $2B valuation to third round of layoffs in a year
Divvy Homes, the rent-to-own startup that gained attention and investment from Tiger Global and other high-profile investors, is laying off 94 employees. The layoffs — its third round in the past year — represents the latest blow to the real estate tech company, as mortgage interest rates have continued to
Read moreSolve for ellipse axes given perimeter
I posted some notes this morning on how to find the perimeter of an ellipse given its axes. The notes include a simple approximation, a better but more complicated approximation, and the exact value. So given the semi axes a and b, the notes give three ways to compute the
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