Clean Technica: Learn to Drive in an Electric Vehicle003716

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Should student drivers learn to drive on an EV? Should there be a special EV licence, like the manual and automatic categories? Thanks to my neighbour Ken for supplying the L and P plates in the picture below. Learners,… Continue reading Clean Technica: Learn to Drive in an Electric Vehicle003716

EV companies, battery makers urge Trump not to kill vehicle tax credits

Trump has said he plans to begin the process of undoing the Biden administration’s stringent emissions regulations finalized earlier this year. The rules cut tailpipe emissions limits by 50% from 2026 levels by 2032. A group representing major electric vehicle and battery manufacturers on Friday urged President-elect Donald Trump not to kill tax credits for… Continue reading EV companies, battery makers urge Trump not to kill vehicle tax credits

11 Best Gifts for Men, Manly Men, and Menly Man Men (2024)

Some companies try to be subtle when marketing products aimed at grooming your junk, with euphemisms like “Look your best, all over.” Others will be cheeky, like the aforementioned Crop Soother. Then there’s BALLS. Cofounded by Matt Edge and Tyler Ball (what are the odds?), this company makes electric razors like the Archibald trimmer specifically… Continue reading 11 Best Gifts for Men, Manly Men, and Menly Man Men (2024)

11 Best Lego Gifts for Brick Builders (2024)

To address the elephant in the room: Yes, Lego bricks are made of plastic. The company makes billions of tiny bricks that proliferate all over the world and all over your living room, and they will not biodegrade and cannot be recycled. With that said, Lego bricks are machined to incredibly tight tolerances. Unless your… Continue reading 11 Best Lego Gifts for Brick Builders (2024)

Uber enhances driver experience in India with new features focused on safety

Uber unveiled a range of new features aimed at enhancing the experience of its drivers in India. These initiatives focus on safety, fairness, and convenience, with the goal of improving day-to-day operations for Uber’s large driver base. With over a million monthly active drivers in India, Uber aims to make driving with the platform a… Continue reading Uber enhances driver experience in India with new features focused on safety

KKR and Dragoneer Complete Acquisition of Instructure

Investment to support newly private company’s plans for product innovation and worldwide growth SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Instructure Holdings, Inc. (“Instructure”), a leading learning ecosystem, today announced the close of its acquisition by investment funds managed by KKR, a leading global investment firm, and Dragoneer, a growth-oriented investor, for $23.60 per… Continue reading KKR and Dragoneer Complete Acquisition of Instructure

COP29 Begins With Climate Finance, Absent Leaders, and Trump Looming Large

And then, the main dilemma: Who has to take responsibility for what? The so-called global south is pressing for money to tread a path from developed countries to those left behind, who have not played a historical role in the climate crisis. The industrialized world, on the other hand, demands commitments on decarbonization from developing… Continue reading COP29 Begins With Climate Finance, Absent Leaders, and Trump Looming Large

Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Houston at The Medical Center Now Open in Texas

A Shared Vision Encompass Health and BLOX began working together in the early 2000s with a shared vision to build higher quality and more cost-efficient hospitals. Initially, BLOX manufactured bathroom pods off-site in an assembly line format at their facility in Bessemer, Alabama for installation at new Encompass Health hospitals. Since that time, both companies… Continue reading Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Houston at The Medical Center Now Open in Texas

Polymer Launches Real-Time Interoperability For Ethereum Rollups

New York City, New York, November 11th, 2024, Chainwire Polymer Labs has officially launched Polymer Hub, a real-time interoperability protocol for connecting all Ethereum rollups. By streaming messages, states, and logs over IBC primitives (equivalent to Web2’s TCP/IP), Polymer Hub verifies and stores the headers of all connected rollups, allowing applications to prove any arbitrary… Continue reading Polymer Launches Real-Time Interoperability For Ethereum Rollups

Thunes and Papara establish a bilateral partnership to enable cross-border transfers to and from Türkiye

Papara’s over 21 million users can send and receive money to and from five continents, further enhancing its cross-border transfer capabilities. ISTANBUL and SINGAPORE, Nov. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, today welcomed Papara, Türkiye’s leading fintech company, as a new Member of its Direct Global Network, and allies to facilitate… Continue reading Thunes and Papara establish a bilateral partnership to enable cross-border transfers to and from Türkiye