Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! The first time I ever heard the phrase “untaxed externalities,” it was when Elon Musk used it more than a decade ago. It is a term of art used by economists to describe things that have a cost that… Continue reading Clean Technica: Government Subsidies And Untaxed Externalities. Is Elon Crazy Or Crazy Like A Fox?003715
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Clean Technica: Why Are Tesla Cars Involved In More Fatalities Than Any Other Auto Brand?003714
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! I just saw the headline on Google News: “Tesla Has the Highest Fatal Accident Rate of All Auto Brands, Study Finds.” Yikes. I’ve covered how safe Tesla vehicles are for many years. In fact, it was the #1 reason… Continue reading Clean Technica: Why Are Tesla Cars Involved In More Fatalities Than Any Other Auto Brand?003714
The Onion won the auction for Infowars and was given ‘clear next steps to complete the sale,’ CEO says
After a judge on Thursday ordered an evidentiary hearing into The Onion’s winning bid to purchase Infowars, Alex Jones’ site resumed operations and claimed the sale has been blocked. But Onion CEO Ben Collins countered this in an update posted on Bluesky and X on Saturday, writing, “We left the hearing with clear next steps… Continue reading The Onion won the auction for Infowars and was given ‘clear next steps to complete the sale,’ CEO says
The FTC says spam call complaints are way down since 2021
/ Recent FTC regulations targeting spam calls have reduced complaints about them by over 50 percent, the agency says. By Wes Davis, a weekend editor who covers the latest in tech and entertainment. He has written news, reviews, and more as a tech journalist since 2020. Share this story Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge;… Continue reading The FTC says spam call complaints are way down since 2021
I can’t recommend this rugged power station enough to drone users — now with $340 off for Black Friday!
The DJI Power 1000 power station in action. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET What’s the deal? There’s currently a $340 coupon on Amazon for the DJI Power 1000 power station. ZDNET’s key takeaways The DJI Power 1000 power station is available on Amazon for $799 on Amazon. It’s a powerful, premium quality power station that’s built to satisfy… Continue reading I can’t recommend this rugged power station enough to drone users — now with $340 off for Black Friday!
CEO in Charge of Saudi Arabia’s 100-Mile Skyscraper Out After Allegations of Mass Employee Death
This career casualty is nothing compared to Neom’s death toll. Natural Selection The head of the world’s largest and most ambitious construction project has stepped down amid jaw-dropping claims about its death toll. As the Wall Street Journal reports, Nadhmi al-Nasr, the CEO of Saudi Arabia’s futuristic city project Neom — which includes The Line,… Continue reading CEO in Charge of Saudi Arabia’s 100-Mile Skyscraper Out After Allegations of Mass Employee Death
Rural Hospital Installs Holograph Machine So Doctors Can Appear From Elsewhere
Image by Holobox Doctor out of town? No problem — they can be beamed in as a 3D image. Crescent Regional Hospital outside Dallas, Texas, has become the first in the country to offer doctor appointments with a holographic machine, allowing overworked medical specialists, who often have to visit multiple medical centers in a week and… Continue reading Rural Hospital Installs Holograph Machine So Doctors Can Appear From Elsewhere
Scientists Intrigued by Discovery of Light That Can Cast a Shadow
Wait, what? Shadow and Bone A team of scientists has found that the narrow beam of a laser, under specific conditions, can cast a shadow — a counterintuitive finding that could open the doors for new applications of optical lasers. Conventional knowledge presupposes that if two light beams cross, nothing of note happens. But in… Continue reading Scientists Intrigued by Discovery of Light That Can Cast a Shadow
Phone Provider Deploys “State-of-the-Art AI Granny” to Waste Scammers’ Time
Thanks, Grandma. Grandma Design UK telecom company Virgin Media O2 just revealed a fascinating AI entity: an audio chatbot that takes the persona of a confused grandmother, fine-tuned to do nothing except make phone scammers angry. “As ‘Head of Scammer Relations,’ this state-of-the-art AI Granny’s mission is to talk with fraudsters and waste as much… Continue reading Phone Provider Deploys “State-of-the-Art AI Granny” to Waste Scammers’ Time
New App Claims to Launch Users Into Lucid Dreams
Image by Getty / Futurism Scientists looked into the efficacy of an app that claims to help people lucid dream — and found it was a runaway success. Published in the journal Consciousness and Cognition, this study out of Northwestern University seems to demonstrate that so-called “Targeted Lucidity Reactivation” (TLR) can help people remember their dreams, and… Continue reading New App Claims to Launch Users Into Lucid Dreams