House Passes Surveillance Law Revamp Without Warrant Requirement Privacy Advocates Wanted
After a week of wrangling, the bill will go to the Senate with a shorter renewal period than originally sought., Read MoreContinue Reading
Lady Bunny Wants New Show To Send Viewers To The Ballot Box ‘With A Giggle’
As she prepares to unveil a brand-new nightclub show, Lady Bunny can’t resist having a little fun at fellow drag icon Trixie Mattel’s expense. HuffPost caught a sneak peek at Lady Bunny’s “April Fool” with a snippet of her parody version of Lizzo’s “Good as Hell,” in which she playfullyContinue Reading
A Group of Women Took Switzerland to Court Over Climate Inaction—and Won
A recent wave of climate-related court cases could have broad implications for legal systems around the world. By Kiley Price Four years ago, a group of women, aged 64 and up, filed a lawsuit before Europe’s top human rights court against Switzerland for violating their rights by not protecting themContinue Reading
Podcast: Tesla Robotaxi unveiling, Cybertruck battery pack, new Mustang Mach-E, and more
On the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss the announced Tesla Robotaxi unveiling, Cybertruck battery pack teardown, new and updated Mustang Mach-E, and more. more…, Read MoreContinue Reading
The Climate Clock Is Ticking in the Himalayas
I always detested glaciers. I thought whoever was running global warming’s PR team botched it in casting the ice sheets as their poster boy. The decision meant for decades Climate Change came with the inevitable image of ice caving off more ice into slightly slushier ice. When the planet neededContinue Reading
Is the End of Public Schooling Near?
The question that’s hung uneasily over my hometown of Inglewood for years has now landed with a crash: Will we be a city with no public schools at all? Two weeks ago, the county-appointed Inglewood Unified School District chief, James Moore, announced the decision to close five campuses by the endContinue Reading
Arizona’s 1864 Abortion Ban Doesn’t Make America Great
“When exactly was America great?” is a common question often asked of Americas Worst Traitor loyalists sporting MAGA (Make America Great Again) hats. The Republican-dominated Arizona Supreme Court has an answer: 1864. Put aside that the nation was embroiled in a civil war, millions of people were brutally enslaved, native populations wereContinue Reading
Arizona just revived an 1864 law criminalizing abortion. Here’s what’s happening in other states
Abortion was already a major issue in U.S. elections in 2024, Read MoreContinue Reading
No link between Ozempic, Wegovy and suicide, EU drug regulators say
Drug regulators in Europe have found no evidence that popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are linked to a higher risk of suicidal thoughts or actions, Read MoreContinue Reading
‘The People’s Joker’ Makes a Heroic Call For Empathy
Through the lens of superhero media, Vera Drew invites the world to see how strange it feels to have her identity scrutinized, writes Joe George., Read MoreContinue Reading
Thomas Built Buses topped 1.5 million electric school bus miles driven in Virginia
In collaboration with the Electric School Bus (ESB) program of Dominion Energy, a regional utility headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Daimler Truck North America subsidiary Thomas Built Buses (TBB) has announced that the state has now surpassed 1.5 million electric school bus miles driven. Also partnering in the program is VirginiaContinue Reading
Sumitomo Rubber develops simulation technique to develop next-gen EV tires
Automotive company Sumitomo Rubber has developed a new simulation technique called Tire Aerodynamic Simulation, which is used in the process of tire development to visualize the airflow around the tire of a running vehicle This simulation will help to develop a tire shape that optimizes aerodynamic performance and contributes toContinue Reading
Apple Loses Bid To Throw Out UK Lawsuit Over App Store Fees
Apple on Friday lost a bid to throw out a mass lawsuit valued at just under $1 billion, brought in London on behalf of more than 1,500 app developers over its App Store fees. Reuters: The case, worth up to 785 million pounds ($979 million) and one of several facedContinue Reading