Federal health officials are advising consumers to stop using more than two dozen over-the-counter eyedrops products because of a potential risk of eye infection that may lead to partial vision loss or blindness. The Food and Drug Administration issued an alert on Friday flagging 26 eye care products including eyedrops and gels from CVS Health, […]
Whether it begins next week, next year, or next decade, another pandemic is on its way. Researchers can’t predict precisely when or how the outbreak might begin. Some 1.6 million viruses are estimated to lurk in the world’s mammalian and avian wildlife, up to half of which could spill into humans; an untold number are […]
Workers at GM’s Spring Hill Manufacturing are now on strike UAW has announced that it has come to a tentative agreement with Stellantis to end the six-week strike, including job gains from the reopening of a plant in Belvidere, Illinois and addition of a new battery plant in that location. Soon after, UAW announced that […]
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The City University of New York is pausing its investigation into a faculty member, an Alzheimer’s researcher accused of misconduct, the university said in a statement on Friday. Studies by the neuroscientist, Hoau-Yan Wang, underpin an Alzheimer’s drug in advanced clinical trials. The drug, simufilam, is made by Cassava Sciences, a pharmaceutical company based in […]
I like to say that the strange and fun vehicles that we dredge up each week for the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column cover everything on land, sea and even in the air. But every now and again we go past mere wheels, wings and hulls to something truly category-defying. I’m […]
Tesla is holding a lottery for tickets to its upcoming Cybertruck delivery event on November 30th at its Texas Gigafactory in Austin. The Cybertruck is nearing release, and we’ve been seeing more and more of it in recent months. It was originally meant to be delivered by the end of Q3, but that timeline came […]
Panasonic has launched a new residential heat pump system in Canada, where heat pumps make up less than 10% of the market. Canada is cold in the winter, because duh. So it’s not shocking that Canadians have been a bit slow to adopt heat pump technology – it’s a little nerve-wracking to spend thousands on a […]
The new 2024 Hyundai IONIQ 6 will start at $4,100 less than last year’s model. Hyundai says the lower price is due to “production efficiencies and scale.” The entry-level Hyundai IONIQ 6 SE Stand Range starts at $41,600 right now, but holding out until the 2024 model will save you over $4,000. Hyundai is lowering […]
Tesla Service workers have gone on strike across Sweden due to Tesla’s refusal to sign a collective bargaining agreement. In response, Swedish dockworkers have stated that they will refuse to unload Tesla vehicles in Swedish ports unless the conflict is resolved quickly. Tesla does not have any manufacturing presence in Sweden, but it does have […]
