The US Refuses to Fall in Love With Electric Cars
The Environmental Protection Agency’s revised greenhouse gas emission rules for passenger vehicles, finalized in December 2021, simply returned the standards to what they were under the Obama administration in the…
Europe Is in the Middle of a Messy Nuclear Slowdown
Europe’s attitude toward nuclear power is split between boosters and naysayers, with each country putting its own spin on the technology. France is by far the continent’s biggest provider of…
The IRS will soon make you use facial recognition to access your taxes online
The Internal Revenue Service will require people who access and pay their taxes online to enroll in a third-party facial recognition company starting this summer (h/t Krebs on Security). Even…
Congress weighs cleaning up cryptocurrency mining in the US
On Thursday, members of Congress debated how to make cryptocurrencies greener, as energy-intensive bitcoin mining booms in the US. One of the biggest questions was whether to use renewables to…
Intel selects Ohio for ‘largest silicon manufacturing location on the planet’
Chip manufacturer Intel will spend at least $20 billion on a new chip manufacturing site in New Albany, near Columbus, Ohio, the company announced today. The 1,000-acre location will initially…
This controller turns your Android phone into a portable Xbox
It seems unlikely that Microsoft will ever make a portable Xbox. Between Sony’s failure with the Vita, Nintendo’s dominance of the market with the Switch, and Microsoft’s device-agnostic business model,…
Google’s G Suite is no longer free — here are the best alternatives
Google has done it again. After killing free unlimited storage on Google Photos last year, it has announced that G Suite will become a paid-only feature. As 9to5Google reported, all free G…
Squid Game season 2 is ‘absolutely’ happening, says Netflix – but when?
Audio player loading… In a move that’ll surprise absolutely no-one, Netflix has confirmed that Squid Game season 2 is “absolutely” happening. Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos confirmed the news during a…
How to watch Australian Open 2022 and live stream tennis online from anywhere: schedule, draw, third round
Audio player loading… The Australian Open 2022 is well underway and into the third round. Seeds have come and gone and we’re starting to get an idea of who’s in…
Amazon’s Nintendo Switch OLED deal drops the console to its lowest-ever price
If you’ve been searching for a great Nintendo Switch OLED deal, then you won’t want to miss this. The Nintendo Switch OLED has dropped to its lowest-ever price at Amazon…