The Verge
Waymo is kicking off the new year with a new city: Miami. Starting today, anyone on the company's waitlist of approximately 10,000 people can hail one of its robotaxis for trips within a 60-square-mile service area that includes popular neighborhoods like the… more…
The Verge
Tesla's robotaxis are not robotaxis in the sense that they're not fully driverless and still feature safety monitors with access to a kill switch in case anything goes wrong. But the automaker is shaking things up with its approach to pricing, according to a … more…
The Verge
Today, I’m talking with Alex Lintner, who is the CEO of technology and software solutions at Experian, the credit reporting company. Experian is one of those multinationals that’s so big and convoluted that it has multiple CEOs all over the world, so Alex and… more…
Gizmodo.com
Arctic cold is upending transportation across North America. more…
Gizmodo.com
Cutting out the middle man? more…
A millionaire in California shares why he supports the state's proposed billionaire wealth tax — and why he doesn't plan to move away. more…
NPR
Tens of millions of people are in the path of a major winter storm. Federal cuts threaten efforts to understand the causes of such weather. more…
NPR
Reporters from across the NPR Network are covering the storm in each state — the impact and how officials are responding. more…
NPR
Reporters across the NPR Network are covering the impact of the storm and how officials are responding. We've also got tips for staying safe once bad weather hits. more…
The major winter storm blanketed dozens of US states over the weekend, impacting some 180 million people from the Southwest to New England. more…
The letter said that a handful of those with extreme wealth are negatively influencing nearly every aspect of society. more…
Vertical Aerospace (EVTL) is waiting on approval to launch its air taxi service in New York City in 2028, hoping to capitalize on luxury transportation needs... more…
Houston Chronicle
Chronicle reporters and photographers are following road conditions, power outages and other storm impacts for the duration of the freeze. Follow along here ... more…
A cold rain turned to snow in El Paso as a winter storm hit West Texas and New Mexico more…
Legislation to fund much of the US government appears to be in peril this week, with odds spiking that another partial government shutdown will strike Friday... more…
Yahoo Entertainment
"People struggling to make ends meet while the rich flaunt their wealth." more…
Fci Academy
As large swaths of Ohio are under a winter storm warning, check how much snow you got with this interactive database. more…
As the U.S. stock market kicks off a pivotal week with major tech earnings and geopolitical tensions influencing investor sentiment, dividend stocks continue... more…
PEOPLE
"A lot of people shed a lot of tears,” says Bryan Lieberman of the lightning strike that killed one of his friends and critically injured another more…
Courier Journal
According to the National Weather Service, new data indicate the storm is tracking northward, which could increase the probability of more snow. more…
Slate Magazine
Watching federal agents gun down Alex Pretti seems to have changed a few Democrats' minds about more money for ICE. more…
Cool Hunting
The Italian brand's highly engineered plug-in hybrid is unquestionably its most complete supercar to date If Lamborghini had drunk the electric car Kool-aid as the other brands under Volkswagen Auto Group’s umbrella … more…
Apple Newsroom
Apple today unveiled the new AirTag, now with an expanded finding range and a louder speaker. more…
Darioamodei.com
Confronting and Overcoming the Risks of Powerful AI more…
Dezeen
British tech company Vertical Aerospace has debuted its electric flying aircraft in New York City, which is designed to transport customers short distances around a city "in near silence, with zero emissions". On 22 January, Vertical Aerospace showcased its e… more…
CNET
I rely on these Google Maps tricks whenever I'm in a travel pinch. more…
Yanko Design
This Smart Charging Adapter Finally Flexes So Your Cables Don’t Have ToCharging phones and portable devices has become one of the most routine actions of modern life. From the moment we wake up to the time... more…
Jezebel
For decades, the Golden Gate Bridge averaged a suicide every week or two. In the second half of 2025, there wasn't a single one. more…
PetaPixel
Attending the scene of a fatal accident is one of the more harrowing aspects of a press photographer's job, as they don't know what they will find upon arrival. [Read More] more…
Techdirt
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. There are additional (exceptional!) imagery in the original. When SpaceX CEO Elon Musk chose a remote Texas outpost on the Gulf Coast to develop his company’s ambi… more…
Internet
Security failures rarely arrive loudly. They slip in through trusted tools, half-fixed problems, and habits people stop questioning. This week’s recap shows that pattern clearly. Attackers are moving faster than defenses, mixing old tricks with new paths. “Pa… more…
The Points Guy
Though airlines might offer you a travel credit, you don't have to accept. If your flight is canceled, you are entitled to a full refund if you choose not to fly. more…
The Points Guy
Airlines are preparing for snow and ice expected to hit a large swath of the country in the coming days, with mass flight cancellations and delays likely to come. more…
The Points Guy
Bilt has announced some of the ways you can spend Bilt Cash. Here's how you can earn 3 points per dollar spent on the Palladium Card, plus more options. more…
IndieWire
Sundance: Dave Franco and O’Shea Jackson Jr. are hired to transport an evil rich kid to rehab in a raucous comedy that never lives up to its best moments. more…
The New York Review of Books
Ian Kumekawa’s Empty Vessel follows the lifespan of one barge, from bunkhouse to floating prison to barracks and back, as it traces the shadowy outer limits of the maritime economy. more…
Almost 10,000 flights have been canceled for the weekend across the U.S. as a monsterstorm expected to wreak havoc across much of the country bears down. The storm threatens to knock out power for days and snarl major roadways. Roughly 140 million people were… more…
The Texas Tribune
POWER FEARS... (Second column, 6th story, link) Related stories:Forecasters warn of 'catastrophic' storm from Texas to Carolinas... COLDEST BLAST OF WINTER FOR DOZENS OF STATES... DEVELOPING... Major snow, ice to affect 180 million... … more…
NASA
The Sultanate of Oman signed the Artemis Accords during a ceremony in Muscat attended by NASA on Monday, becoming the 61st nation to commit to responsible space exploration for the benefit of all humanity. “Oman’s accession to the Artemis Accords sets an impo… more…
The Intercept
Hooman Majd on the Iran protests and the government’s brutal response, and Lois Parshley explains the financial and tech interests in Greenland. The post Protests and Power Plays: From Tehran to the Arctic Circle appeared first on The Intercept. more…
The stock market is flashing an inflation warning signal in the first few weeks of 2026 that could mean investors are in for a tough year. more…
Deadline
David Siegel, who served as a co-producer on The Hangover trilogy, executive produced Final Destination Bloodlines and worked on many other films and a production manager or line producer, has died. He was 70. A rep for New Line told Deadline that Siegel died… more…
Deadline
If you run into John Turturro on the streets of Park City, you might want to keep your hands on your wallet or purse. He’s now a trained pickpocket on the lookout for opportunities to flex his new skills. Turturro worked for months to learn the art and scienc… more…
Salon
A sweeping storm is bringing snow, ice and bitter cold to much of the country, disrupting travel and daily life more…
Salon
ICE’s policy on raiding whatever homes it wants violates a basic constitutional right. more…
The Indian Express
The Uttar Pradesh government has begun work on an action plan for green hydrogen, proposing two centres of excellence and multi-year financial support for startups to boost research, innovation and green energy manufacturing in the state. more…
The Indian Express
An FTA with the European Union that includes agriculture can be beneficial for India in products where it has strong export interests. more…
EFF
We're taking part in Copyright Week, a series of actions and discussions supporting key principles that should guide copyright policy. Every day this week, various groups are taking on different elements of copyright law and policy, and addressing what's at s… more…
Nakedcapitalism.com
ICE Nation is good for surveillance tech and private prisons. Not so much for other sectors—but is there a plan in place to make them whole again? more…
A new climate change fix of sustainable limits bizarrely hypes that collective groups will decide, ignoring power and wealth inequality more…
Nakedcapitalism.com
ICE lawlessness is only getting worse. more…
R-bloggers.com
Do prices feel like they are rising more than the CPI (Consumer Price Index) says? Yes. For 2025 the overall CPI increased by a pretty moderate 2.7% (CPI-U for all urban cons... Continue reading: Do prices feel like they are rising more than the … more…
TechRadar
The HP Pavilion 16 is impressively thin for a large laptop – but does it offer anything more besides? more…
CBC News
Toronto Pearson Airport recorded 46 centimetres of snow on Sunday — the highest daily snowfall there on record. But it's still not as bad as 1999, the year Toronto called in the military for help. more…
CBC News
The CBC's Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week. more…
Slate Magazine
George Saunders’ Vigil is an exercise in empathy, or at least understanding. more…
Forbes
This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at aiding the power crunch with more efficient buildings and using fuel cells to help curb data center pollution more…
Forbes
"Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart" dives into one of the most infamous child abduction cases in the U.S. Here’s what to know about Elizabeth’s story and what she and her family reveal in Netflix’s new documentary. more…
ProPublica
The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations. “We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer. “We want good enough.” more…
ProPublica
The state’s departing commerce director said there’s added urgency to get the projects done after an Oregon Public Broadcasting and ProPublica investigation showed states like Iowa and Texas have made more progress in renewable energy growth. more…
Viewfromthewing.com
Southwest is being sued by a former flight attendant who says the airline did not pay overtime required under Illinois law because its pay system focuses on flight time, not total duty time. Southwest argues the claim cannot proceed in court because flight at… more…
Twistedsifter.com
A gift with strings attached is no gift. more…
Twistedsifter.com
He should have known better. more…
Yahoo Entertainment
Knight-Swift Transportation outlines a path to margin recovery in 2026 following a fourth quarter that was worse than expected. The post Knight-Swift eyeing ... more…
Truckingdive.com
The technology is saving over 350 hours of manual work per day, the business said. more…
Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) executives said the company closed 2025 with record quarterly and full-year results, driven primarily by strength across its natural... more…
Yahoo Entertainment
A look at the range of costs you're likely to encounter if you retire in California, depending on your housing situation, lifestyle and where you settle down... more…
CleanTechnica
As promised a couple months ago, Waymo has launched robotaxi service in Miami, Florida. (Thanks to a reader for pointing this out to me under my article about Tesla’s robotaxi coverage reaching 50% of the US population … or not.) After doing its usual process… more…
CleanTechnica
Europe’s gas crisis in 2022 is often described as a supply shock driven by geopolitics, but that framing misses the core lesson. The crisis was not caused by import dependence in general, nor by shortages of industrial feedstocks. It was caused by reliance on… more…
RT
The UK has reportedly imported $2.15 billion worth of petroleum products made from Russian crude from refineries in India and Türkiye Read Full Article at RT.com more…
Matadornetwork.com
Santa Clara just launched the 'Global Games Food Trail,' encouraging FIFA World Cup attendees to explore beyond the stadium. more…
Matadornetwork.com
On St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands, Buoy Haus Beach Resort is ideal for couples looking for low-key romance and a passport-free trip. more…
New York Post
"I would cap it. It's unfair," Trump said of California having highest gas tax in the US. more…
If there can only be one woefully misunderstood and unfairly vilified dish in our collective culinary cannon, my vote would go to haggis. Yes, I’m prepared to defend the savory Scottish pudding that takes all forms of organ meat stuffed inside of a sheep’s bl… more…
Thenation.com
Kate Wagner It was always doomed to unravel, but the firms who lent their name to this folly should be held accountable. The post The Line, a Saudi Megaproject, Is Dead appeared first on The Nation. more…
New York Post
Jared Kushner unveiled an ambitious vision for a cosmopolitan Gaza Strip that will attract investment and tourists after years of war. more…
The-independent.com
A monster storm is expected to wreak havoc across much of the United States. The storm threatens to knock out power for days and snarl major roadways. Roughly 140 million people were under a winter storm warning from New Mexico to New England. more…
CBS News
A private aircraft carrying eight people crashed on takeoff Sunday night at Maine's Bangor International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said. There was no word on the fate of those on board. more…
CBS News
About half the population of the United States is in the path of heavy snow and crippling ice, the National Weather Service said. more…
CBS News
Cold weather can reduce the efficiency of electric vehicles, shortening their driving range. These tips can help. more…
CBS News
Before you swipe, withdraw or transfer cash, you should know how spending works in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case. more…