This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time, that includes a new cargo e-bike from Gocycle, a huge heist of over $1M in e-bikes, Harley’s new electric cruiser motorcycle, how e-scooters responded to the Taiwanese earthquake, and more. The […]
A Mobil gas station in Los Angeles, California, US, on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. US crude futures hit $85 a barrel in New York for the first time since October, as OPEC+ supply cuts underpin a steadily strengthening market. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Crude oil futures rose Thursday, recouping losses from earlier in […]
NHS England’s recently published guidance on access to diagnostics on virtual wards highlights the main requirements “for the delivery of effective virtual wards” and shares recommended priority tests, measures and assessments that “all virtual wards should consider making available to their patients”. The guidance notes that all patients on virtual wards should be assessed for acute […]
The maker of the newest treatment approved for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis said Thursday that it would withdraw the drug from the market because a large clinical trial did not produce evidence that the treatment worked. The company, Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, said in a statement that it had started the process of withdrawing the drug in the […]
First Canoo EVs delivered to NASA (Source: Canoo) EV startup Canoo paid $1.7 million for CEO Tony Aquila’s private jet bills, twice its total revenue last year. According to its earnings report released this week, Canoo lost $302 million in 2023 – but it’s apparently been champagne and caviar for its top executive. Canoo, which […]
Dysheeka Atkins, right, with her son Elijah Junior, 13, and stepdaughter Alexus, 25, in her apartment in New Jersey. Dysheeka’s partner, Elijah Sumler, died in prison two weeks before he was supposed to come home after serving 12 years. Photograph: Ismail Ferdous/The Guardian View image in fullscreen Dysheeka Atkins, right, with her son Elijah Junior, […]
U.S. oil prices have climbed to their highest level since late October, as the rally in the key commodity becomes something equity investors cannot afford to look past. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose modestly Wednesday and at one point breached $86 a barrel, bringing the U.S. oil benchmark’s year-to-date gain to 19%. Brent crude […]
Tens of thousands of children and adults living with type 1 diabetes across England are set to receive an ‘artificial pancreas’ in a world-first initiative being rolled out by the NHS. The groundbreaking device continually monitors a person’s blood glucose, then automatically adjusts the amount of insulin given to them through a pump. Local NHS […]
Leading corporate services provider, NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS), has launched a unique Digital Health Advisory Services framework agreement, the only one of its kind in the UK, designed to help the NHS augment the digital, data and technology (DDaT) skills and capabilities of its workforce. The NHS is seeing significant technological adoptions. From algorithm-assisted diagnosis to electronic […]
It’s a challenging time to work in healthcare. Many countries around the world with booming economies have one thing in common; their healthcare systems are ageing, extremely complex and increasingly not fit-for-purpose. This is largely due to people living longer but less well, soaring costs of treating people with multiple comorbidities, ageing hospital infrastructure, and […]
