/ Food $200. Data $150. Rent $800. Drill books $3,600. Someone who is good at the economy, please help me budget this. I wonder how many hours of entertainment I’ve gotten from Content forged on this Throne. Image: dril Dril, the account behind a frankly unbelievable number of viral tweets, is packaging his magnificent archive… Continue reading Dril is selling the archives of his legendary tweets
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Lyft drivers who use EVs will get a $150 bonus if they complete 50 trips a week
/ The company is offering cash incentives to get more drivers to switch to EVs so it can achieve its goal of “100 percent” electric-only trips by 2030. Lyft drivers can get cash for driving an EV. Lyft, which has said it wants “100 percent” of the vehicles operating on its platform to be electric… Continue reading Lyft drivers who use EVs will get a $150 bonus if they complete 50 trips a week
Rivian and Mercedes-Benz electric van partnership is on hold indefinitely
/ The automakers had signed a memorandum of understanding in September and started a joint venture to build new electric commercial vans. Now Rivian is backing out of the venture while Mercedes-Benz continues development. Image: Mercedes-Benz / Rivian Rivian and Mercedes-Benz halted plans to co-develop multiple new electric delivery vans based on both companies’ commercial… Continue reading Rivian and Mercedes-Benz electric van partnership is on hold indefinitely
Meta shuts down its Connectivity division after nearly a decade
/ Last month’s layoffs broke up Meta’s Connectivity arm, which, at one point, worked on developing a satellite-based internet system. Nick Barclay / The Verge Meta’s shuttering its Connectivity arm almost 10 years after launching the initiative, according to a report from Light Reading. The company confirmed to both Light Reading and Fierce Wireless that… Continue reading Meta shuts down its Connectivity division after nearly a decade
Elon Musk booed at Dave Chappelle show, claims it was only like ‘10 percent boos’
Elon Musk/ Tech / Not long after Musk made transphobic remarks, he appeared on stage with a comedian who has been repeatedly criticized for his own transphobic remarks. Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images Elon Musk took a brief break from running multiple companies mired in drama to create a little more drama by… Continue reading Elon Musk booed at Dave Chappelle show, claims it was only like ‘10 percent boos’
Matter finally arrives on devices you can actually use
/ With updates to its Eve Motion, Eve Energy, and Eve Door & Window, Eve’s smart home gadgets become the first Thread devices to work with Matter. The Eve Motion sensor is one of the first smart home devices that will work with Matter.Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Christmas has come a… Continue reading Matter finally arrives on devices you can actually use
Stellantis is blaming EVs for its upcoming Jeep layoffs
/ It’s halting work at a facility in Illinois, potentially affecting over a thousand workers. One of Stellantis’ EV concept vehicles.Image: Stellantis Stellantis, the company behind Fiat, Dodge, and Jeep, has announced that it plans to halt one of its plants and lay off 1,200 workers come February. Its reasoning? Pressure from COVID-19, sure, along… Continue reading Stellantis is blaming EVs for its upcoming Jeep layoffs
Chevy accidentally leaked the hybrid Corvette on its site
/ We haven’t seen a physical charging port, but we do know there’ll be a ZER Performance Package. A prototype Corvette shown off earlier this year.Image: Chevy Chevy has accidentally leaked a few details about its upcoming electrified Corvette, with a virtual model of the sports car appearing via the company’s online virtualizer, according to… Continue reading Chevy accidentally leaked the hybrid Corvette on its site
JetBlue no longer plans to offset emissions from domestic flights
/ The airline was the first in the US to offset all its domestic flights, but now it’s turning to sustainable aviation fuels instead. A JetBlue plane takes off at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in San Francisco, California, United States, on September 15th, 2022. Photo by Tayfun Coskun / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images… Continue reading JetBlue no longer plans to offset emissions from domestic flights
Lexus could save the stick shift for EVs, if drivers are willing to pretend
/ The Japanese automaker is reportedly working on a manual transmission for electric cars. Will the stick-obsessed be willing to play make-believe? By Patrick George Share this story Image: Ferrari The manual transmission, once a staple of base trim economy cars and high-end sports cars alike, has been in decline for years now. But for… Continue reading Lexus could save the stick shift for EVs, if drivers are willing to pretend