Two years under Taliban rule in Afghanistan: ‘I never thought the world would forget about us so quickly’ (english.elpais.com)
The average car purchased in 2023 emits higher levels of carbon dioxide (CO₂) than its 2013 equivalent. This is due to the large proportion of SUVs in the mix, which tend to be bigger and heavier. (english.elpais.com)
The world's 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars (theconversation.com)
Twelve years after the death of Steve Jobs, the cracks are starting to appear at Apple (www.notebookcheck.net)
UN report says world is racing to well past warming limit as carbon emissions rise instead of plunge (english.elpais.com) On Friday, the globe hit 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees) above pre-industrial levels for the first time in recorded history
Winamp has announced that it is opening up its source code to enable collaborative development of its legendary player for Windows (about.winamp.com)
Obesity has become the most common form of malnutrition in the majority of countries (english.elpais.com)
Car dealers say they can’t sell EVs, tell Biden to slow their rollout (arstechnica.com)
It’s time for Americans to embrace small cars (arstechnica.com)
European crash tester says carmakers must bring back physical controls (arstechnica.com)
Two years under Taliban rule in Afghanistan: ‘I never thought the world would forget about us so quickly’ (english.elpais.com)
The average car purchased in 2023 emits higher levels of carbon dioxide (CO₂) than its 2013 equivalent. This is due to the large proportion of SUVs in the mix, which tend to be bigger and heavier. (english.elpais.com)
VW Is Putting Buttons Back in Cars Because People Complained Enough (www.thedrive.com)
Automakers must build cheaper, smaller EVs to spur adoption, report says (arstechnica.com)
Majority of Americans now use ad blockers (www.theregister.com)
A 7,000-Pound Car Smashed Through a Guardrail. That’s Bad News for All of Us. (slate.com)
The world's 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars (theconversation.com)
More Than 80 Percent Of Americans Can’t Afford New Cars (jalopnik.com)
30% of Children Ages 5-7 Are on TikTok (www.honest-broker.com)
Fear of cheap Chinese EVs spurs automaker dash for affordable cars (www.reuters.com)
AI will reduce workforce, say 41% of execs in a survey (www.theregister.com)
Not even poor Notepad is safe from Microsoft's AI obsession (www.theregister.com)
Mercedes-Benz scales back electric ambitions as EV pessimism grows (arstechnica.com)
Twelve years after the death of Steve Jobs, the cracks are starting to appear at Apple (www.notebookcheck.net)
UN report says world is racing to well past warming limit as carbon emissions rise instead of plunge (english.elpais.com)
On Friday, the globe hit 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees) above pre-industrial levels for the first time in recorded history
Winamp has announced that it is opening up its source code to enable collaborative development of its legendary player for Windows (about.winamp.com)
Obesity has become the most common form of malnutrition in the majority of countries (english.elpais.com)
US to impose tariffs on Chinese EVs next week (www.arenaev.com)
Deactivating Facebook for just a few weeks reduces belief in fake news (english.elpais.com)
E-waste is growing 5x faster than it's recycled, says UN (www.theregister.com)
Killer drones pioneered in Ukraine are the weapons of the future (www.economist.com)
People are speaking with ChatGPT for hours, bringing 2013’s Her closer to reality (arstechnica.com)