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Why pushback is growing against New Jersey's crazy e-bike law

New Jersey’s controversial new e-bike law was pitched as a way to improve safety, but with its July 19 implementation date rapidly approaching, a growing number of riders, advocates, and even lawmakers are arguing that the state may have gone too far. A rally at the New Jersey Statehouse last week drew a large crowd of supporters calling for the law to be amended or replaced. At the center of…
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DefenseNews

Only 1 in 4 F-35s is fully mission capable, GAO finds

The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter’s readiness rates continued to decline through fiscal 2025, with the fleet’s full mission capable rate falling to 25%, according to a new Government Accountability Office report released Thursday. The mission capable rate, which measures the percentage of time aircraft can perform at least one of their tasked missions, dropped from 67% in fiscal 2021…
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ComputersNews

The AI PC era has a benchmarking problem

I like numbers. Data feels sure. What could be better than measurable progress, a way of quantifying the world to stop arguments before they start? But as we all know, people find plenty of reason still to fight about performance, even in spite of PC benchmarks. (Half the time, it’s because of the benchmarks.) Neither the humans referring to the results nor the companies producing the hardware…
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GamingNews

Mario Kart World 'Forgotten,' as Nintendo Switch 2 Launch Title Goes a Year Without Major DLC

Nintendo fans have reacted in despair at the lack of updates to Mario Kart World, following this week’s big Nintendo Direct broadcast. While DLC and expansions were confirmed for other hit Switch 2 games, such as Donkey Kong Bananza and Pokémon Pokopia, Nintendo once again kept schtum about any plans to add content to the platform’s best-selling title. Of course, many fans bought Mario Kart…
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