A World Health Organization agency declared on Thursday that aspartame, an artificial sweetener widely used in diet drinks and low-sugar foods, could possibly cause cancer. A second W.H.O. committee, though, held steady on its assessment of a safe level of aspartame consumption. By some calculations using the panel’s standard, a person weighing 150 pounds could […]
Polestar is bringing the heat to this year’s Goodwood FOS with several models making their debut, including its first electric SUV, the Polestar 3, and the latest Polestar 5 prototype. It’s that time of year again, the Goodwood FOS is kicking off, and automakers are showing off their new vehicles. Earlier today, Hyundai unveiled its […]
As an American automaker, Tesla continues to grow its production footprint (and sales sheet) in China, but the same opportunities are not currently available to Chinese EV automakers, like NIO, hoping to enter the US market. NIO CEO William Li hopes that will soon change as both he and Elon Musk stress the need for […]
A new survey shows that people want Tesla to make an e-bike and are willing to pay more for a Tesla-branded one than for any other brand. Tesla fans and investors have often asked the automaker to build new electric vehicles in different segments, like electric motorcycles, e-bikes, or scooters. CEO Elon Musk has ruled […]
The AI Bill of Rights Aims for Reliable Algorithms in Healthcare The AI Bill of Rights blueprint calls for monitoring algorithms to address ethical and legal issues of AI in healthcare. The healthcare industry is examining how to audit and test complex algorithms. “These are quite complicated models, so I think having some framework in […]
Texas solar and wind are going to double by 2035, but if the state’s grid isn’t upgraded, then all that power is going to go to waste, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). The EIA’s analysis released this month, A Case Study of Transmission Limits on Renewables Growth in Texas, found that if Texas […]
Prime Day may have come and gone, but we’re still seeing a series of notable offers in the green energy space. On tap today, the popular RadExpand 5 e-bike is falling to its best price yet at $1,399. That’s joined by some all-time lows on Jackery power stations at up to $700 off and so […]
Ford wants to give you extra battery power while out and about. The automaker filed a patent for a portable “charging trailer” that can power up your EV or even a construction site. Ford patents a charging trailer that can power your EV Published on July 13, 2023 (filed on Jan 13, 2022), the patent […]
The contestants on “Celebrity Jeopardy!” were stumped in the fall when asked about the new “3-digit national hotline phone number for suicide prevention” in the United States, which debuted last July. “What is 311?” the comedian Iliza Shlesinger guessed, wrongly. As it turns out, she was not alone. It has been one year since the […]
Apple CarPlay is probably never coming to Tesla EVs, but it looks like next best thing is on the way. It’s been over a year since Elon Musk said Tesla would consider adding AirPlay support to enhance wireless audio quality for music from iPhones. At the time, the Musk tweeted that he would “discuss this […]
