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Four VW execs found guilty in trial that transformed Europe’s auto market

Four former Volkswagen executives received prison sentences Monday for their role in the emissions-cheating scandal that fundamentally transformed Europe’s car market. The verdict, delivered after a three-year trial in Braunschweig, Germany, marked the latest chapter in a 10-year-long saga that reshaped the continent’s relationship with diesel technology. Jens Hadler, who oversaw diesel engine development, received… Continue reading Four VW execs found guilty in trial that transformed Europe’s auto market

GM Wuling Starlight EV: it really SHOULD be the new electric Chevy Impala

If our recent post about Tesla alternatives taught us anything, it’s that there aren’t enough mainstream electric sedan options in North America. It doesn’t have to be this way. GM has a proper, five-passenger electric sedan on sale today – and maybe it really should be a new electric Chevy Impala. The updated 2025 Wuling Starlight… Continue reading GM Wuling Starlight EV: it really SHOULD be the new electric Chevy Impala

I tested a smart cooler and can never go back to toting ice (especially for $250 off)

ZDNET’s key takeaways The Anker Solix EverFrost 2 is available for $1,100 but currently $200 off. This cooler works as a portable mini-fridge, with dual-zone cooling and the capacity to freeze or refrigerate. The Anker Solix EverFrost 2 is bulky and heavy, and it only comes with one battery so you have to purchase the… Continue reading I tested a smart cooler and can never go back to toting ice (especially for $250 off)

The New York Times Just Published Some Bizarre Race Science About Asian Women

The New York Times published an article this week with a strange and bigoted claim about Asian women. The claim came when the newspaper reported, in line with the industry consensus, that for Apple to move any serious amount of iPhone production to the United States from Asia would result in making its gadgets prohibitively expensive. That’s… Continue reading The New York Times Just Published Some Bizarre Race Science About Asian Women

How I shorted $TRUMP coin (and got to have dinner with the President)

“A lot of people put on the same hedge trade as I did, because they didn’t wanna take risk on the coin.” Tina Nguyen is a senior reporter for The Verge, covering the Trump administration, Elon Musk’s takeover of the federal government, and the tech industry’s embrace of the MAGA movement. Last month, Donald Trump… Continue reading How I shorted $TRUMP coin (and got to have dinner with the President)

I tested a smart cooler and can never go back to toting ice (especially for $100 off)

Tesla opened Cybertruck trade-ins, and the numbers aren’t pretty

Per Inside EVs, Cybertruck owners are now allowed by Tesla to trade in their cars for the first time since they hit the market – but they’ll incur a heavy hit in the process. CarGurus recently showed depreciation rates of up to 45%. Meanwhile, Business Insider talked this past week with two owners who shared… Continue reading Tesla opened Cybertruck trade-ins, and the numbers aren’t pretty

Superbug That Can Feed on Plastic Is Spreading in Hospitals

Image by BSIP / UIG Via Getty A nasty bacterial superbug that kills hundreds of thousands of people per year is spreading through hospitals — and it feeds on something surprising, scientists have now found. Researchers from the Brunel University of London have found, per a new study in the journal Cell, that the bacterial… Continue reading Superbug That Can Feed on Plastic Is Spreading in Hospitals

AI Is Replacing Women’s Jobs Specifically

With under three years of mass-market artificial intelligence available to consumers, businesses in nearly every industry have flocked to the tech like antivaxxers to a multi-level marketing scheme. By 2024, more than 50 percent of companies with more than 5,000 employees were using AI. For the penny-pinching boss, AI represents the promise of rising productivity… Continue reading AI Is Replacing Women’s Jobs Specifically

Scientists Intrigued by Strange Behavior of Distant Planet

A team of astronomers observed a confused exoplanet orbiting its two parent stars in a highly unusual way. As New Scientist reports, the planet, which was first discovered in 2004, is located in a system called Nu Octantis 72 light-years away, and is twice the size of Jupiter. After it was spotted, some physicists thought… Continue reading Scientists Intrigued by Strange Behavior of Distant Planet