If you’ve never heard of the Gävle Goat before, there are just two critical pieces of information you need to know. First: the Gävle Goat is a giant straw statue of a goat erected every Christmas in the Swedish town of Gävle. It’s essentially a massive Yule Goat, a traditional symbol of the Yuletide season… Continue reading The only Christmas tradition I care about is Sweden’s arson goat
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FedEx receives its first electric delivery vans from GM’s BrightDrop
FedEx is the first customer to receive electric delivery vans from General Motors’ new EV-focused company BrightDrop. The logistics giant says it will integrate the EVs into its fleet starting in 2022. BrightDrop, which is GM’s new dedicated electric delivery van spinoff, said it delivered five of its larger-sized EV600 delivery vans to FedEx, the… Continue reading FedEx receives its first electric delivery vans from GM’s BrightDrop
Nintendo adds five new Sega Genesis games to its Switch Online Expansion Pack
Nintendo has expanded its Expansion Pack for the Switch, adding five new Sega Genesis titles to the most expensive tier of its online subscription service. Those titles are Altered Beast, ToeJam & Earl, Dynamite Headdy, Sword of Vermilion, and Thunder Force II. The Expansion Pack subscription tier costs $49.99 annually for an individual subscription or… Continue reading Nintendo adds five new Sega Genesis games to its Switch Online Expansion Pack
GM announces Cruise CEO Dan Ammann is stepping down
Dan Ammann, the CEO of Cruise, the autonomous vehicle company that is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors, is stepping down, the automaker announced late Thursday. Kyle Vogt, the co-founder of Cruise and its chief technology officer, will take over as interim CEO. Ammann is the latest CEO of an AV company to step… Continue reading GM announces Cruise CEO Dan Ammann is stepping down
An Afghan refugee who drove for Uber was killed in San Francisco — his family is seeking answers
Ahmad Fawad Yusufi, a refugee from Afghanistan and father of three, was shot and killed last month in San Francisco during what police said was a botched robbery attempt. His family says Yusufi, a former interpreter with the US Army who lived in Sacramento, was in San Francisco to drive for Uber, a job which… Continue reading An Afghan refugee who drove for Uber was killed in San Francisco — his family is seeking answers
Waymo says test vehicle was in manual mode when it struck a pedestrian in San Francisco
A Waymo autonomous vehicle struck a pedestrian in San Francisco Wednesday night, according to a post on Reddit. A spokesperson for the Alphabet-owned company confirmed the incident on Twitter but clarified that the vehicle was in manual mode at the time of the collision. The incident took place in the Lower Haight neighborhood of San… Continue reading Waymo says test vehicle was in manual mode when it struck a pedestrian in San Francisco
Can we regulate social media without breaking the First Amendment?
One of the hardest problems at the intersection of tech and policy right now is the question of how to regulate social media platforms. Everyone seems to think we should do it — Democrats, Republicans — even Facebook is running ads saying it welcomes regulation. It’s weird. But while everyone might agree on the idea,… Continue reading Can we regulate social media without breaking the First Amendment?
Chrome OS tablets are getting fancier but not better
If you go looking for a new Chromebook, you’ll find a lot of traditional clamshell laptop designs and some convertible models with 360-degree hinges. You may also find a couple tablet-first options, with thinner, lighter designs and detachable keyboards. These tablet models run Google’s Chrome OS software but mimic the hardware of Microsoft’s Surface Pro… Continue reading Chrome OS tablets are getting fancier but not better
Google still ran ads on climate denial, despite promising to stop
Google has struggled to uphold its recent pledge to stop running ads on content that promotes climate change denial, according to a new report from the nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH). The new research identified 50 articles that include lies about climate change and that still featured Google ads after the date that… Continue reading Google still ran ads on climate denial, despite promising to stop
Ford launches new EV charging project to help commercial customers go electric
Ford is launching a new project to help its commercial customers switch to electric vehicles by selling them EV charging installation equipment and software management tools. The automaker says it expects to sell over 300,000 electric vehicles to businesses and government agencies over the next decade. To help ease the transition, Ford is launching a… Continue reading Ford launches new EV charging project to help commercial customers go electric