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Unsnarling Traffic Jams Is the Newest Way to Lower Emissions John Fialka, E&E News The Department of Energy is preparing to use the massive computing power of its national laboratories to tackle a daily scourge of American life: traffic jams. The effort is aimed at more than just improving motorists’ moods. If it…
Season two of ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ hits Paramount+ on August 12th | Engadget Today is First Contact Day for the Star Trek franchise, a celebration of when humans first met the alien Vulcan species, setting the stage for the United Federation of Planets a few centuries later. Sure, the meeting on April 5th won’t…
iPhone 12 mini ‘production cut’ hints demand was lower than hoped | Engadget Kris Holt Apple is slashing production of the iPhone 12 mini through the first six months of the year, according to Nikkei. The company will reportedly produce at least 70 percent fewer units than it initially planned. That will account for most…
Star Trek animated comedy ‘Lower Decks’ heads to Blu-ray on May 18th | Engadget Paramount+ (née CBS All Access) might be going full steam on becoming the Star Trek streaming service (among other things), but if you haven’t ponied up the $6 a month or prefer owning physical media, you can still snag the new…
Black Americans Are Getting COVID Vaccines At Lower Rates Than White Americans Hannah Recht Black Americans are receiving covid vaccinations at dramatically lower rates than white Americans in the first weeks of the chaotic rollout, according to a new KHN analysis. About 3% of Americans have received at least one dose of a…
Methane emissions declined slightly in 2020 amid lower oil and gas production Sponsored Links ABIDAL via Getty Images The COVID-19 pandemic slowed down many facets of life last year, leading to a small reduction in methane emissions, according to an International Energy Agency (IEA) report. The organization primarily attributed an approximate 10 percent drop in…
Apple rolls out lower App Store fees for ‘Small Business’ developers Sponsored Links Apple Apple has started taking smaller commissions from some of its App Store Small Business Program participants, according to AppleInsider. The tech giant introduced the program in November, offering developers that earn less than $1 million a year a way to cut…
Google’s Nest announces new smart thermostat with simpler design, lower price Dan Seifert Google’s Nest smart home division has a new smart thermostat available to order starting today. The new Nest Thermostat is a simpler model than the Nest Learning Thermostat or Nest Thermostat E and comes with a lower price, just $129.99. That’s $40…
What’s on TV this week: ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Sports are back in action and even baseball hasn’t given up its season yet, but this week we’ll also see a new Star Trek series. CBS All Access is ready to releaseStar Trek: Lower Decks, an offbeat animated series that focuses on some of the least…
‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ shows what happens far below the bridge Sponsored Links CBS All Access CBS has expanded its Star Trek offerings on its All Access streaming services with an offbeat animated series. Star Trek: Lower Decks focuses on the lives of the least important crew members aboard one of the least important starships,…