Vietnam allows big companies to buy clean energy directly to meet their climate targets from ABC
Vietnam has passed a decree radically loosening the Communist Party-ruled state’s control on how electricity is sold to private companiesRead More
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John Mayall, tireless and influential British blues pioneer, has died at 90 from NPR The Associated Press
Mayall is credited with helping develop the English take on urban, Chicago-style rhythm and blues that played an important role in the blues revival of the late 1960s. (Image credit: Sandro Campardo/AP) Read More
‘Haley Voters for Harris’ pledge to fight on after Nikki Haley says cease and desist from NPR Sarah McCammon
In a letter from her attorneys, former S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley called on the newly renamed “Haley Voters for Harris” to stop using her name as she “has been clear in her support for Harris’ opponent.” (Image credit: Evan Vucci) Read More
A hydrothermal explosion sends Yellowstone visitors running from NPR James Doubek
A video posted on Facebook showed park visitors running from a massive black cloud as it rose. Hydrothermal explosions happen when water suddenly turns into steam underground. (Image credit: National Park Service) Read More
X replaced the water pistol emoji with a regular gun, for some reason from the Verge Wes Davis
Image: The Verge Years after Twitter replaced the pistol emoji with a green-and-orange water gun, X has decided to change it back to a regular handgun. An X employee announced the change in a post last week. The company hasn’t explained the change, but it feels on-brand for Elon Musk’s social network. Twitter originally switched…
Elon Musk is not answering the most important questions about the Tesla robotaxi from the Verge Andrew J. Hawkins
Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images Will the Tesla robotaxi have a steering wheel or not? Elon Musk won’t say. The Tesla CEO dodged several questions during an earnings call Tuesday about the status of the company’s long-promised autonomous vehicle, including whether it would have traditional controls like pedals and steering wheels. It’s an increasingly important…
KOSA sponsors urge ‘quick and clean’ Senate vote with less than two weeks until recess from the Verge Lauren Feiner
Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) will finally get its moment on the Senate floor this week after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced he’d move for a procedural vote on the bill as soon as Thursday. It fulfills a promise Schumer made to parent advocates who have championed…
FTC orders 8 companies to provide information on ‘surveillance pricing’ practices from ABC
The Federal Trade Commission has ordered information from eight companies that the agency says offer products and services that use personal data to set prices based on a shopper’s individual characteristicsRead More
The cheapest Wi-Fi 7 router is this $99 TP-Link from the Verge Wes Davis
Image: TP-Link TP-Link has debuted the Archer BE3600, a $99 Wi-Fi 7 router that is the cheapest one we’ve seen released in the US so far since the first routers supporting the new standard started arriving last year. It doesn’t have the new 6GHz band like its pricier cousins or even many of the Wi-Fi…
The best deals on MacBooks right now from the Verge Antonio G. Di Benedetto
Some of the latest M3 MacBooks are on sale, and you can find great discounts on older models, too. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple currently sells MacBooks equipped with its own M-series chips in a wide range of sizes and price points. It recently discontinued the M1 MacBook Air to…