Canada Wildfires Heat Up Climate Change Pressure on Trudeau
Canada’s enormous wildfires and the acrid haze they’ve spread across North America have widened a schism in the
2023-06-17 20:28
AI drive-thrus may be good for business. But not for the rest of us
Over the past few years, restaurants have been investing in artificial intelligence tech for drive-thrus. They say it will spped up the drive-thru and boost sales. But customers — and workers — may not be thrilled with the technology.
2023-06-17 17:24
Berlin Risks Water Shortages in Fallout From Germany’s Coal Exit
On extremely hot and dry summer days, water in Berlin’s Spree River gets sucked upstream by an array
2023-06-17 15:15
Europe Faces an Inflation-Regime Reckoning Over Climate Goals
European central bankers’ price stability mission is on a collision course with the goal of combating climate change,
2023-06-17 13:24
Huawei Protests EU Guideline That Aims to Phase It Out as Vendor
Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. said the European Commission’s call to recommend excluding its advanced wireless equipment in the
2023-06-17 11:51
The Disputed Truth Behind the Cheetos Underdog Movie 'Flamin' Hot'
Did a Frito-Lay janitor really come up with the blockbuster snack? A new movie purports to tell the true story.
2023-06-17 06:47
Facebook owner wants preteens to step into virtual reality with its Quest headset
The corporate parent of Facebook and Instagram plans to open a digital gateway for kids as young as 10 years old to enter virtual reality through the Meta Quest headset, despite rising concerns about children spending too much time on social media
2023-06-17 06:26
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Is Hiring a Cheese Taste-Tester
This dairy lovers’ dream job requires tasting up to 24 cheeses and a dozen pizzas per week.
2023-06-17 05:25
Meta lowers the minimum age for its Quest headsets from 13 to 10
Facebook-parent Meta plans to lower the minimum age for its virtual reality headsets from 13 years old to 10 years old, despite pressure from lawmakers not to market its VR services to younger users.
2023-06-17 05:24
The Reddit blackout, explained: Why thousands of subreddits are protesting third-party app charges
Thousands of Reddit communities went dark this week in protest of upcoming API changes, which include a controversial policy that will charge some third-party apps for continued use
2023-06-17 04:17
Italy Curbs China Influence Over Formula One Tiremaker Pirelli
Italy’s government stepped in to limit the influence of China’s Sinochem over Formula One supplier Pirelli SpA, citing
2023-06-17 03:50
Despite widespread protest, Reddit CEO says company is 'not negotiating' on changes to data access
Reddit is facing an ongoing blackout from some of its most active users
2023-06-17 03:47