From a report on Bloomberg: The case for daylight saving time has been shaky for a while. The biannual time change was originally implemented to save energy. Yet dozens of studies around the world have found that changing the clocks…
How Seven Movie Studios Forced A Pirated Movie Site Offline
A major pirated movie site went offline last month after seven Hollywood studios won a preliminary court injunction. An anonymous reader quotes the Hollywood Reporter: The MPAA-member studios sued the operators of PubFilm/PidTV in February, asking the court for a…
Hyperloop One Reveals Test Track Progress
Hyperloop One has released the first photographs of its “proof of concept” test track near Las Vegas, Nevada, and there’s now also a couple short videos online. Slashdot reader angry tapir quotes Computerworld: The company revealed its progress on Tuesday…
Volkwagen Finally Pleads Guilty On 'Dieselgate' Charges
Friday Volkswagen admitted in court that they’d committed fraud in their diesel emissions tests, also pleading guilty to falsifying statements and obstruction of justice. An anonymous reader quotes CNET: It marks the first time VW admitted guilt in any court…
Australian Farmers Switch To Diesel Power As Electricity Prices Soar
“As power prices rise, some farmers have been forced to turn off the pumps,” reports the Australian Broadcast Corporation. Long-time Slashdot reader connect4 shared their report from the coast of Queensland, where the price of pumping water to sugarcane fields…