/ The cash-strapped company also said it was exiting three European countries: Germany, Sweden, and Norway. Shared electric scooters: turns out they’re hard! Bird is shrinking as it seeks to right-size its finances.Photo by Ty O’Neil / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images Bird is exiting three European countries — Germany, Sweden, and Norway… Continue reading Bird is pulling its scooters out of ‘several dozen’ cities, but it won’t say which ones
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Russian Cosmonaut Runs Over Elderly Colleague
He returned to Earth just three weeks ago. Hit or Miss Russian space agency Roscosmos has confirmed that one of its cosmonauts hit an elderly colleague with his car — mere weeks after returning from the International Space Station. Per a Roscosmos statement, cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev “knocked down” a 63-year-old man, who, according to a… Continue reading Russian Cosmonaut Runs Over Elderly Colleague
Radioactive Waste From Manhattan Project Found at Elementary School
Oh no. Atom Bombshell An elementary school in the suburbs of St. Louis had a rude awakening when scientists discovered that the school grounds had “unacceptable” levels of radioactive contamination, according to a recent independent report by the Boston Chemical Data Corporation, a company that specializes in environmental testing. Worst of all, the contamination dates back… Continue reading Radioactive Waste From Manhattan Project Found at Elementary School
Elon Musk Reportedly Thought His Ex-Girlfriend Might Have Been a Simulation
“Musk has this theory of her that she’s not real.” Girlfriend Simulation Which is worse: the concept that Elon Musk thought his now-ex and acclaimed musician Claire “Grimes” Boucher was a simulation of his “perfect companion” — or that she agreed with him? That sci-fi-inspired question is at the heart of one of the weirder anecdotes from… Continue reading Elon Musk Reportedly Thought His Ex-Girlfriend Might Have Been a Simulation
Amazon Workers Lose Another Union Vote as Management Digs In
The Amazon Labor Union, which made history in April by unionizing the first Amazon warehouse in the US, lost its latest campaign today, at a facility in Schodack, New York. Workers voted 406 to 206 against joining the union, the second loss out of ALU’s three unionization campaigns at Amazon warehouses. The result is a… Continue reading Amazon Workers Lose Another Union Vote as Management Digs In
Section 230’s Fate Belongs With Congress—Not the US Supreme Court
In the nearly 27 years since the United States Congress passed Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, courts have broadly interpreted it to protect online communities for being legally responsible for user content, laying the foundation for the business models of Facebook, Yelp, Glassdoor, Wikipedia, community bulletin boards, and so many other sites that… Continue reading Section 230’s Fate Belongs With Congress—Not the US Supreme Court
There’s about to be a big boom in carbon capture projects
/ Many of the projects on the horizon are still tangled up with oil and gas The Hawiyah Natural Gas Liquids Recovery Plant, operated by Saudi Aramco in June 28, 2021. The plant is designed to process 4 billion standard cubic feet per day of sweet gas as pilot project for carbon capture technology.Photographer: Maya… Continue reading There’s about to be a big boom in carbon capture projects
Apple’s M1 iPad Air is back down to one of its best prices to date
All products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team, independent of our parent company. Some of our stories include affiliate links. If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. All prices are correct at the time of publishing. Apple rolled out a new round of iPads… Continue reading Apple’s M1 iPad Air is back down to one of its best prices to date
Google is rolling out Chrome improvements on Android tablets today
Google has turned its attention to tablets with today’s Chrome on Android update, which focuses on improving tab navigation. The update introduces a side-by-side tab design that makes swapping open pages easier, and an auto-scroll back feature that brings you directly to your previous tab. When tabs become too small, the new Chrome on Android… Continue reading Google is rolling out Chrome improvements on Android tablets today
The new $129 Apple TV 4K has an A15 chip, 64GB of storage and HDR10+ support
Last year’s Apple TV 4K wasn’t much of an update internally, though the new Siri remote made up for that. But now, Apple finally has some worthy upgrades for its streaming box. That includes faster performance with its A15 Bionic chip, as well as support for HDR10+, which uses metadata to dynamically optimize HDR10 content… Continue reading The new $129 Apple TV 4K has an A15 chip, 64GB of storage and HDR10+ support