A new EV charging station in Weymouth found a hack around a two-year backlog

The fast-charging station uses lithium-ion batteries to charge cars at high speed without needing a high-voltage connection to the electrical grid. 9:23 a.m.

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Mainvest helped people ‘invest in Main Street.’ It’s shutting down in June.

Mainvest helped more than 100 companies in Massachusetts raise money, including Nightshade Noodle Bar, Top Shelf Cookies, and restaurant chain Mike and Patty’s. 10:24 a.m.

Tech Lab

Mass. voters passed a ‘right to repair’ automotive law in 2020. Why is it still on hold?

Consumers, automakers, car repair shops, and Massachusetts’ attorney general are all waiting for a single federal judge to make up his mind. 5:44 a.m.

New Mexico judge grants Mark Zuckerberg’s request to be dropped from child safety lawsuit

The case is one of many filed by states, school districts and parents against Meta and its platforms over concerns about child exploitation. 12:15 a.m.

OpenAI says Russia and China used its AI in covert campaigns

Efforts to deceptively manipulate public opinion around the world were run by state actors and private companies in Russia, China, Iran, and Israel, OpenAI said in a report about covert influence campaigns. 4:11 p.m.

TECH LAB

You’ve heard of self-driving cars. What about self-flying planes?

Local firm Merlin is working with MIT’s Lincoln Lab, the FAA, and the US Air Force to test systems that would enable aircraft to operate with just one person at the controls — and someday, perhaps, with no people at all. 1:53 p.m.

Authorities arrest man allegedly running ‘likely world’s largest ever’ cybercrime botnet

Justice said in a news release that Yunhe Wang, 35, was arrested May 24. It did not say where and department officials did not immediately respond to a query on that. 5:45 p.m.