Greenlash And The Enshittification Of America

Enshittification is a work coined by Cory Doctorow in 2022. It seems to perfectly capture the mood of the United States today. The post Greenlash And The Enshittification Of America appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 2 hours ago

Your Questions About Montana Renewables, (Partly) Answered

Montana Renewables is planning to expand their sustainable aviation fuel footprint with an assist from the US Department of Energy. The post Your Questions About Montana Renewables, (Partly) Answered appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 2 hours ago

More Headaches For Natural Gas: Next-Gen Heat Pump Water Heaters Are Here

The building electrification movement is getting another shot of adrenaline from new energy-efficient heat pump water heater technology. The post More Headaches For Natural Gas: Next-Gen Heat Pump Water Heaters Are Here appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 6 hours ago

Saturday 11 January 1661/62

My brother Tom came to me, and he and I to Mr. Turner the Draper's, and paid 15l. to him for cloth owing to him by my father for his mourning for my uncle, and so to his house, and there invited all the Honiwood's to dinner on Monday next. So to the... | Continue reading


@pepysdiary.com | 6 hours ago

Schnee statt Schmäh

Die Wintersaison ist gut angelaufen, der Schneesport in Österreich ein Milliardengeschäft. Wir müssen trotzdem (ernsthaft) reden. Derzeit führen wir zu oft Scheindebatten, was der volkswirtschaftlichen und sozialen Bedeutung des Skilaufs nicht gerecht wird. Wir müssen auch als To … | Continue reading


@tp-blog.at | 6 hours ago

New Asus NUC Comes With an E Ink Display on Top

Asus has launched a new NUC which is unique in that it comes with an always-on E Ink display on top. Asus is also claiming the NUC 14 Pro AI+ is the world’s first Copilot+ Mini PC that comes powered by Intel Core Ultra processors (Series 2) having multiple CPU, GPU, and NPU archi … | Continue reading


@goodereader.com | 6 hours ago

‘We’re All Trying to Find the Guy Who Did This’

Good piece and great headline by Charlie Warzel at The Atlantic: The social-media hall monitors have been so restrictive on “topics of immigration and gender that they’re out of touch with mainstream discourse,” Zuckerberg said with the zeal of an activist. He spoke about “a cult … | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 7 hours ago

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Teach

Click here to go see the bonus panel!Hovertext:The problem with college students these days is [insert any topic you wish to talk about]Today's News: | Continue reading


@smbc-comics.com | 7 hours ago

How Watch Duty’s wildfire tracking app became a crucial lifeline for LA

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge ‘We view what we are doing as a public service,’ says the cofounder of the nonprofit that millions of people are relying on to stay safe. If you live in Los Angeles, you are probably already intimately familiar with Watch Duty, the free app that s … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 hours ago

★ Nvidia, the New King of Keynotes

There were several interesting announcements made at Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s Keynote at CES 2025, including a new RTX 50 generation of gaming GPUs and an upcoming $3,000 Mac-Mini-sized “personal AI supercomputer” called Project Digits. But most interesting to me was the scale o … | Continue reading


@daringfireball.net | 10 hours ago

I’d give my weight in gold for an all-in-one Google travel app

A Google Travel app would act as a central hub for the company's various services and products, making it easy for travelers to take stock. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 10 hours ago

Download and Transfer to Kindle Not Working For Many Users

Something out of the way is happening at the Amazon camp as far as Kindle books are concerned. Many have reported being unable to download e-books they purchased earlier from Amazon. Download and transferring to Kindle happens to be one of the ways of adding content to the Kindle … | Continue reading


@goodereader.com | 10 hours ago

WATCH: Why Is the Santa Ynez Reservoir Empty?

While Southern California experienced a historically dry rainy season, Pacific Palisades’ emergency water supply was bare. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 11 hours ago

Amazon Prime will shut down its clothing try-on program

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Amazon will be winding down its Prime Try Before You Buy program, which let Prime members try on clothes before paying for them, reports The Information. It will shutter on January 31st, according to a banner at the top of the service’s lan … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 11 hours ago

Anker’s display-equipped wall charger from CES is already on sale

Anker’s latest GaN offering sports four USB ports on the bottom, which isn’t where they’re typically relocated. | Image: Anker The inventive gadgets and gizmos at CES can often define the year, but most everything that appears on the showroom floor isn’t going to be available unt … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 11 hours ago

New Glenn rocket is at the launch pad, waiting for calm seas to land

"Landing our booster offshore is ambitious—but we’re going for it." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 11 hours ago

You Can Lease A Neta V In Kenya For Just $30 Per Day!

South Africa is one of the largest markets for sales of brand new vehicles in Africa. Just over half a million new vehicles are sold in South Africa each year. South Africa is the biggest economy on the continent. However, what really makes a big difference is the country’s well … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 12 hours ago

How Well-Intentioned Policies Fueled L.A.’s Fires

The disaster can teach California how to rebuild, if the state will listen. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 12 hours ago

Is Tesla In Trouble? Was Alignment With A Trump 2.0 Presidency A Profit Gamble?

Tesla seemed as if it was on a smooth road trip looking ahead to the next four years. CEO Elon Musk single-handedly rallied voters in November’s win for the right-wing entourage of Donald J. Trump. Sure, the allegiance came at a cost of $238 million from a fundraising arm that .. … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 13 hours ago

How to Like Things More

Get lost in a tiny detail. Memorize. Find the one flaw. Here’s how to truly enjoy every experience. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 13 hours ago

1st-of-its-kind database reveals how DNA mutations 'destabilize' proteins, triggering genetic disease

A new mega-database of half a million mutations may flag new ways of treating genetic disease, scientists say. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 13 hours ago

Everything we know (and think we know) about the Nintendo Switch 2

Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge Leaks and rumors supported by multiple third-party manufactures make up the bulk of info out there about the new Switch. Nintendo’s announcement of the Switch successor is imminent. Just how imminent is anyone’s guess with the company … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 13 hours ago

'I was shaking when I first unearthed it': 11th-century silver coin hoard unearthed in England

Archaeologists have discovered 321 silver coins still wrapped in a cloth and lead pouch from a time in English history marked by upheaval due to the coronation of a new Anglo-Saxon king. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 13 hours ago

Have Researchers Found The First Evidence For String Theory?

Science News, Physics, Science, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science | Continue reading


@backreaction.blogspot.com | 13 hours ago

New renders show the Samsung Galaxy S25 lineup ahead of Unpacked

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge New renders of the Samsung Galaxy S25 series have appeared in a leak from Android Headlines ahead of Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event later this month. The most obvious change here is that Samsung has tweaked the design of the S25 Ultra, rou … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 13 hours ago

Trump Criticizes Foreign Allies

Meanwhile, some of the president-elect’s most controversial Cabinet picks are set to appear before the Senate. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 14 hours ago

New Glenn: how to watch Blue Origin’s next big rocket launch

Image: Blue Origin Blue Origin is preparing for one of its biggest launches yet. On Monday, the Jeff Bezos-owned commercial space company will attempt to send its 320-foot-tall New Glenn rocket into space for the first time. The launch comes after almost a decade of development, … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 14 hours ago

I swear by my NAS, but I wouldn’t trust it without a Google One subscription

This is my experience dual-yielding a midrange NAS and a cheap Google One subscription to achieve perfect harmony between backups and convenience. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 14 hours ago

These are my favorite Android icon packs that are well worth paying for

I have a laundry list of favorite Android icon packs, but these are the packs I'd happy pay for all over again (along with a free option). | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 14 hours ago

What the H-1B Visa Fight Is Really About

Elon Musk and Bernie Sanders agree on how to reform the suddenly controversial immigration program. But the real conflict here is within the parties, not between them. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 14 hours ago

This remote has me questioning everything

I recently lost my Apple TV remote (the latest model) and despite apparently being somewhere in the couch according to Find My, my wife and I can not find it. We were using our phones as remotes for a couple days, which was annoying, but got the job done. But | Continue reading


@birchtree.me | 14 hours ago

Shell Shows Us That Third-Party Charging Networks Have A Big Problem

A couple weeks ago, news broke that Shell Recharge is getting out of the software market. Normally, getting out of software means not sending out installation files to customers anymore, allowing competing software companies to take care of people’s needs. But, in the case of EV … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 14 hours ago

Sneak Attack: Electric Trailers Turn ICE Trucks Into Hybrids

Recently, when I saw a video about pulling a travel trailer that brings its own power to the game. And, after seeing too many memes about making undesired modifications to rifles, I immediately thought to myself, “You know what? Screw you! *Turns your truck into a hybrid*” Why wo … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 14 hours ago

5 Tech Startups Working to Prevent Future Fires

Los Angeles has a long way to go before city and state officials can start looking for lessons to take away from these fires. Likely topics of discussion will include building resilient structures, vegetation management, and community preparedness. But there are also some more ou … | Continue reading


@heatmap.news | 14 hours ago

The Choices That Create Isolation

Everyday decisions accumulate into a life. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 15 hours ago

Why Honda is merging with Nissan: factories, SUVs, and China

Photo by PHILIP FONG / AFP via Getty Images Honda’s potential merger with Nissan would represent one of the largest shake-ups to the industry since the creation of Stellantis in 2021. But there are huge risks involved, too. On Tuesday in Las Vegas, during a roundtable discussion … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 15 hours ago

Ancient 'Stonehenge' in Golan Heights may not be astronomical observatory after all, archaeologists say

A new analysis of the 6,000-year-old stone circle known as Rujm el-Hiri (also Gilgal Refaim) in Golan Heights suggests that it was not built to observe the heavens. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 15 hours ago

The Message in the Sky Over Los Angeles

What it means to go from smog to smoke | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 15 hours ago

OnePlus stole Apple’s Dynamic Island, but made it way better

OnePlus's Live Alerts are a better version of Apple's Dynamic Island, and it's all because they disappear when I'm done. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 16 hours ago

Coming back to CES after a decade-long break was a trip

Cool screens are still undefeated at CES. Twelve years ago, I could have told you exactly what happened at my first CES and what happened at my third. Each was a chapter with a beginning, middle, and end; the lines between them drawn clearly. But now, 15 years since I attended my … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 16 hours ago

Altadena After the Fire

The pain of one of the last middle-class towns in Los Angeles | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 16 hours ago

Turkey vulture: The bird that vomits acid up to 10 feet and poops antiseptic onto its legs

Turkey vultures feed on dead carcasses, helping to lower greenhouse gas emissions. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 16 hours ago

Review: Pebblebee Clip Universal - and Android "Find My Device" Tracker ★★★⯪☆

Android is belatedly getting a Bluetooth tracker feature which doesn't rely on proprietary apps. Long-time readers will know that back in 2016 I reviewed both the Chipolo and the TinTag. Both of those were adequate at finding things which were in range of your phone, but hopeless … | Continue reading


@shkspr.mobi | 16 hours ago

Three bizarre home devices and a couple good things at CES 2025

Some quietly good things made an appearance at CES 2025, amidst the AI slush. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 16 hours ago

161 years ago, a New Zealand sheep farmer predicted AI doom

Butler's "Darwin among the machines" warned of a future mechanical race that could subjugate humanity. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 17 hours ago

Zuck’s Moderation Changes And My Blog

Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta is changing its moderation policy. The announcement was posted on Threads in 6 points and struck me as unusual. I went over these points several times and used ChatGPT to additionally separate the meaning from the PR. Came up to the conclusion … | Continue reading


@veselin.blog | 17 hours ago

EVs Take 23.4% Share In Germany – Disappointing Year For EV Transition

December saw plugin EVs take 23.4% share in Germany, down from 30.0% share YoY. BEV volume was sharply down YoY in a hold-back ahead of tighter 2025 emissions regulations. Overall auto volume was 224,721 units, down 7% YoY. The bestselling BEV in December was the Tesla Model Y. T … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 17 hours ago

LG’s SP Baik on the wireless QNED evo series and the vision behind it – CES 2025 interview

At CES 2025, LG Electronics continued to push the boundaries of television technology with the announcement of the wireless QNED evo lineup. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 17 hours ago