The insane ways traffic engineers try to make streets "safe" for walking ~transport Video 13:48 23 votes
Ørsted shares fall 25% after it reveals troubles in US business – £7bn wiped off value of world's largest offshore wind company over possible £1.8bn write-down ~finance business Article 583 words 8 votes
Friction, emissions, accident prevention and statistical arguments ~transport Article 1026 words 5 votes
America is using up its groundwater like there’s no tomorrow: Overuse is draining and damaging aquifers nationwide ~enviro climate change water.ground Article 1624 words 48 votes
Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Latte turns twenty, beloved by millions and despised by some ~food drinks.seasonal Article 974 words, published Aug 12 2023 25 votes
To mark the 1920 ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the US Constitution, activist Crystal Eastman described the path to full freedom for American women ~life.women Article 2073 words, published Aug 25 2023 15 votes
Web scraping for me, but not for thee ~tech internet Article 2040 words, published Aug 24 2023 19 votes
Anti-abortion activists, including one who kept fetuses, convicted of illegally blocking a reproductive clinic in Washington, DC ~health Article 522 words 37 votes
California is suing to stop schools from outing trans kids to their parents ~lgbt transgender Article 328 words 33 votes
Texas tried to enact more book bans last year than any other US state ~books libraries.school Article 543 words 13 votes
TSMC blames struggle to build Phoenix plant on skilled labor shortage but workers cite disorganization and safety concerns ~tech Article 1908 words 31 votes
The Ugly Mugs Ireland android app has been removed from the app store ~tech android google.play Link 16 votes
Novo Nordisk, the Danish company behind two popular obesity medications, is reaping huge profits and is now responsible for most of the country's economic growth ~finance business economics Article 1361 words 6 votes
The world’s oldest cat door has been letting working cats enter the cathedral since the 14th Century ~design architecture Article 548 words 44 votes
A University of British Columbia study gave fifty homeless people $7,500 each and debunks stereotypes about homeless people’s spending habits ~science psychology Article 530 words 34 votes
A Chicago cop is accused of lying under oath forty-four times. Now prosecutors are dropping cases that relied on his testimony. ~news usa.il.chicago crime Article 1708 words 27 votes
Centene to sell GP clinics and hospitals in exit from UK market ~health healthcare Article 290 words 14 votes
Finnish citizens traveling with Finnair between Helsinki Airport and the UK will be able to trial Digital Travel Credentials, using them to leave and enter Finland ~transport Article 272 words 8 votes
Google axes bad reviews of tracker exposing Uyghur forced labor ~tech google Article 254 words, published Aug 24 2023 38 votes
Renewable energy costs fall: in 2022, solar and wind were 29% cheaper than fossil fuels globally ~enviro energy.renewable Article 689 words 16 votes
'Like Snoop Dogg's living room': Smell of pot wafts over notorious US Open court ~sports tennis Article 764 words 9 votes
Los Angeles is exploring banning cashless businesses, following the example of New York City, Philadelphia, Massachusetts, Colorado, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Washington, DC ~finance business.small Link 59 votes
Windows 11 has made the “clean Windows install” an oxymoron ~tech microsoft Article 666 words 98 votes
Why Silicon Valley is here. One radio engineer had a plan. And it worked. ~humanities.history Video 8:47 3 votes
Applying taxes to beef products could be one way to reduce CO2 emissions, says the Danish Government ~food meat Article 361 words 26 votes
The FIFA Disciplinary Committee opens disciplinary proceedings against Luis Rubiales, President of the Spanish FA ~sports.football Link 15 votes
Black Twitter abandons Musk's X. The influential online community that gave rise to social movements like #BlackLivesMatter is now a ‘digital diaspora’ in search of a new home. ~tech social media Article 1959 words, published Aug 6 2023 66 votes
NVIDIA BIOS signature lock broken, vBIOS modding and crossflash enabled by groundbreaking new tools ~comp hardware Article 644 words, published Aug 21 2023 38 votes
Europe is cracking down on Big Tech. This is what will change when you sign on. ~tech social media Article 916 words 81 votes
Who is likely to believe in conspiracy theories? ~science psychology Article 2220 words, published Jul 26 2023 35 votes
Gorilla Tuning of Rexburg, Idaho, pleads guilty to criminal conspiracy to violate the Clean Air Act, will pay $1 million in criminal fines, while its owner faces up to two years in jail ~transport Article 453 words, published Aug 25 2023 30 votes
Air pollution greatest global threat to human health, says benchmark study ~health Article 666 words 8 votes
Widening US highways doesn't fix traffic. So why do we keep doing it? ~transport Article 1837 words, published Jan 6 2023 84 votes