McDonald’s Quarter Pounders Linked to Deadly E. Coli Outbreak
Nearly 50 people have become ill and one person has died, amid infections that may have been caused by slivered onions, the C.D.C. reported.
Top EVs you can lease for under $200 a month this October [Updated]
Who said electric vehicles are too expensive? With several EVs on sale for lease under $200 a month this October, the prices prove otherwise. Here are some of the best EV lease deals this month. Despite talk of EV sales slowing in the US, most automakers just had a record third quarter. General Motors, Kia, […]
Collaboration and AI Will Spur Patient Safety Improvements
How AI and Data Analytics Can Enable Safer Care The reality is that many patient safety incidents are never reported and, as a result, health systems miss critical insights into patient risk factors. AI can tackle this problem from two angles. First, it can automate aspects of incident reporting, making it less time-consuming to report […]
Renewables now make up 30% of US utility-scale generating capacity
Photo: Apollo Energy Renewables now claim a 30.1% share of total US utility-scale electrical generating capacity, according to new Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) data. Solar also provided nearly 100% of all new generating capacity in August, according to the SUN DAY Campaign, who reviewed the FERC data. What’s more, renewable energy sources – biomass, […]
Tesla Full Self-Driving is getting more dangerous as it get better
I just came back from driving about 200 miles (350 km) using Tesla’s (Supervised) Full Self-Driving, and the system is getting better, but it’s also getting more dangerous as it gets better. The risk of complacency is scary. Last weekend, I went on a road trip that covered about 200 miles from Shawinigan to Quebec […]
Kia EV4 flaunts its sculpted silhouette in new sighting
Kia’s new entry-level electric sedan, the Kia EV4, is coming soon. It was spotted showing off its unique silhouette ahead of its official debut. It’s been just over a year since we first saw the EV4 during Kia’s first annual EV Day last October. The EV4 concept is part of Kia’s new low-cost electric car […]
Pedego and Electric Bike Company partner up for made-in-USA e-bikes
Pedego, one of the earliest entrants into the US electric bicycle market and home to over 200 brick-and-mortar e-bikes stores, will collaborate with Newport Beach, California-based Electric Bike Company, bringing highly customized US-made electric bikes into Pedego’s lineup. Electric Bike Company has built an impressive reputation for its made-in-California electric bikes, which are assembled at […]
No One Knows How Big Pumpkins Can Get
There are two Michael Jordans, both widely regarded as the Greatest of All Time. One is an NBA legend. The other is a pumpkin. In 2023, the 2,749-pound Goliath set the world record for heaviest pumpkin. Michael Jordan weighed as much as a small car and was even more massive—so broad that it would just […]
First discount on Bluetti Handsfree backpack power stations from $299, Vanpowers e-bikes from $1,049, Greenworks, Worx, more
We’ve got some travel devices and at-home tool discounts as the focus of today’s Green Deals. Front and center is Bluetti’s Halloween Sale which is not only taking 50% off a massive lineup of backup power solutions but also giving us the first official discount on the brand’s new Handsfree 1 and Handsfree 2 Backpack Power Stations that […]
FDA Names a New Chief of Medical Devices
Patient advocates hope Dr. Michelle Tarver will lead the agency to focus more on safety and less on rapid approvals.