Rad Power Bikes is shutting down its New York store in latest belt-tightening

  • November 10, 2023
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Rad Power Bikes, a leading US-based electric bicycle retailer, has just announced that it is closing its New York City retail store. The company didn’t give an exact date for the closure but confirmed yesterday that the Brooklyn-based Rad store would be sunsetted. The retail location has operated for over a year and was part […]

Health Technologies

Journal explores efficacy of iCBT in reducing depressive symptoms for patients with MS – htn

  • November 10, 2023
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A recent study published in The Lancet explores an internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy programme aiming to reduce depressive symptoms in patients with multiple sclerosis, with the research team concluding that this “remote access, scalable intervention increases the therapeutic options in this patient group and could help to overcome treatment barriers”. The authors carried out a […]

Health Technologies

Sustainable healthcare recycling and waste management framework highlights how tech can support net zero – htn

  • November 10, 2023
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NHS Shared Business Services (SBS) has launched a new framework on sustainable healthcare recycling and waste management, highlighting the role of tech in helping the NHS to meet net zero. The Sustainable Healthcare Recycling & Waste Management framework, created in collaboration with trusts including Barts Health, Greater Manchester Mental Health, Pennine Care and Bolton, provides […]

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Jolly Good develops palliative care VR training module and more briefs

  • November 10, 2023
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Jolly Good announces new palliative care VR training module Jolly Good in the United States, in partnership with Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital, has developed a new VR training module in palliative care communication.  They came up with the VR module to help medical professionals acquire the necessary communication skills to provide care to terminally ill […]

Quick Charge Podcast: November 9, 2023

  • November 10, 2023
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Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee […]

Windows 11 Offers a New Cybersecurity Approach for Healthcare

  • November 10, 2023
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Windows 11 Includes Security Layers that Protect Patient Data While OSs have become much more secure over the years due to firewalls, anti-virus software and malware scans, Brown says that nothing was blocking the worst hole in the entire infrastructure: an end user clicking on a link to launch something he or she thought was […]

New Jersey is going to get a nearly $1B power grid upgrade

  • November 9, 2023
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Solar energy powering grid Source: Shutterstock Jersey Central Power and Light (JCP&L), which serves over 1 million customers in central and northern New Jersey, is going to make its largest power grid upgrade in company history. JCP&L said today that it’s filing a new infrastructure improvement program with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to upgrade […]

Mercedes teams up with the ‘largest convenience store’ operator for EV charging

  • November 9, 2023
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Mercedes-Benz announced a new partnership with Buc-ee’s, known for operating the “world’s largest convenience store,” to expand its premium EV charging network. Buc-ee’s is the self-proclaimed “world’s most-loved travel center,” with a massive assortment of food, clothes, gifts, and just about anything else you could think of. Initially launched in Texas, Buc-ee’s has expanded into […]

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The Fruit Aisle Is Getting Trippy

  • November 9, 2023
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On a recent visit to the supermarket, I found myself terribly disturbed by a carton of fruit. There, among the raspberries and blueberries, were ghostly white strawberries. They were the inverse of every strawberry I had ever seen—fully ripe berries with pale flesh bleeding pinpricks of red. Their seeds called to mind clogged pores in […]

The world’s largest steel mill will get a second life as a wind turbine factory

  • November 9, 2023
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What was once the world’s largest steel mill is about to become Maryland’s first permanent offshore wind turbine factory. From world’s largest steel mill to offshore wind This week, the US Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded $47.4 million to the new factory, called Sparrows Point Steel. Six Maryland lawmakers (all Democrats) issued a joint […]