• What will shift to zero-emission trucks cost? $1 trillion for charging alone, study says

    Fossil-fuel burning trucks spew alarming amounts of greenhouse gases, dangerous nitrogen oxides, lung-clogging particulate matter and a toxic stew of other pollutants. Getting rid of them will be costly — nearly $1 trillion, according to an industry study released Tuesday. Sponsored by the freight-hauling truck fleet industry, it concludes that charging infrastructure for a nationwide fleet of 100% electric trucks — from delivery trucks to big rigs — will cost $622 billion. Add to that an...

  • Formula E has lofty ambitions to overtake Formula 1 one day after carnival thriller in Sao Paulo the sport is winning a legion of fans among women and neutrals thanks to its unpredictable races and sustainability plan

    Formula E had previously been mocked by its counterparts in Formula One. The sport has enjoyed huge growth and is reported to have 400 million fans. Formula E bosses believe sustainability offers the chance of further growth

  • E-scooters and e-bikes are on the rise. Will we ever walk again?

    In 2022, Utrecht (Holland) was ranked the world’s most bike-friendly city. Australia seems keen to compete, with the number of…What to read next: Walk for Life | Marriage – a fading institution | Fatal flaws exposed in the Net Zero transition. What is to be done? | If the ABC reforms itself, would you watch it?

  • Apple releases updates for iOS 17.4.1, iPadOS 17.4.1, visionOS 1.1.1

    Apple has released iOS 17.4.1 and iPadOS 17.4.1 to the public, at the same time as bringing visionOS up to 1.1.1 while also slipping out iOS 16.7.7. iPadOS on an iPad A granular update for all three operating systems, iOS 17.4.1, iPadOS 17.4.1, and visionOS 1.1.1 are all available to download to the iPhone, iPad, and Apple Vision Pro. The update arrives not long after the release of iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, which surfaced on March 5. The 17.4.1 releases also do so without any beta...

  • Apple Releases visionOS 1.1.1 With Bug Fixes

    Apple today released visionOS 1.1.1, a minor update to the ‌visionOS‌ operating system that came out in February. ‌visionOS‌ 1.1.1 comes two weeks after the launch of visionOS 1.1. ‌visionOS‌ updates can be installed by going to the Settings app on the Vision Pro, selecting the General section, and choosing Software Update. The Vision Pro headset will need to be removed to install new software, with a progress bar available on the front EyeSight display. According to Apple's release...

  • Costco Will Limit Access to $1.50 Hotdogs

    After April 7, you must be a Costco member to buy the $1.50 hot dog soda combo.

  • Shocker (not really): NFL will play on Christmas 2024

    They are who we thought they were. When NFL executive Hans Schroeder

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    Ericsson will cut 1,200 jobs in Sweden

    Ericsson announced on Monday that it will lay off about 1,200 employees in Sweden as the telecommunications company faces slowed demand for its 5G equipment.

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    What’s in the $1.2 trillion government funding package

    Congress released a massive $1.2 trillion bill on Thursday to fund the rest of the federal government. The package, which runs more than 1,000 pages, would provide funding for the departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and the legislative branch. Lawmakers have until the end of Friday to approve the bill to avoid a partial government shutdown. The legislation would complete the funding of federal agencies through the fiscal year, which ends...

  • NFL will play on Christmas Day in 2024, despite being on a Wednesday

    The NFL isn't letting go of Christmas Day, despite the holiday occurring on

  • Chinese E-Commerce Giant Alibaba's Bumpy Restructuring Journey

    SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Alibaba said on Tuesday it would shelve plans to list its logistics arm, the latest twist in the Chinese e-commerce giant's restructuring efforts since embarking on the biggest shake-up in its history a year ago.Here's a timeline of what has happened since Alibaba said it would break up into six business groups:MARCH 28, 2023: Alibaba announces the biggest restructuring in its 24-year history, saying it will split into six units and explore fundraising or listings for most...

  • Meet Uzbekistan's first unicorn: e-commerce startup Uzum

    Uzum, an e-commerce startup offering online shopping, fintech and food deliveries to millions of customers in Uzbekistan, has raised $114 million in funding, becoming the country’s first unicorn with a valuation of $1.16 billion. Uzbekistan is fertile ground for startups, given the fact that people aged below 30 constitute about 60% of its population of […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.