New plug-in hybrids for 2025
Are plug-in hybrids an on-ramp to fully electric vehicles, or undue cost and complexity? Are they something consumers asked for, or something created by bureaucrats
Sulfur-crystal battery could triple EV range without cobalt or nickel
A German startup believes it has the recipe for electric vehicle battery cells that are cheaper, more energy dense, and less problematic for the environment
GPs tell BBC they’ve NEVER refused sick note for mental health
BBC News sent a questionnaire to more than 5,000 GPs in England.
Lucid announces midsize EV platform, says profitability lies with SUVs
Lucid’s entry into the highly competitive, high-volume midsize SUV market will be key to achieving profitability, the company told investors today. And it’s going to
Perplexity’s “Personal Computer” brings its AI agents to the, uh, Personal Computer
Last month Perplexity announced the confusingly named “Computer,” its cloud-based agent tool for completing tasks using a harness that makes use of multiple different AI
Iran’s new supreme leader vows to block Strait of Hormuz in first statement
A message attributed to Mojtaba Khamenei also says Iran will continue targeting US bases in the region.
Coding After Coders: The End of Computer Programming as We Know It
In the era of A.I. agents, many Silicon Valley programmers are now barely programming. Instead, what they’re doing is deeply, deeply weird.
France’s ghost car scandal that allowed one million illegal vehicles onto the roads
Fake dealerships were manipulating the state vehicle licensing agency’s official records, France’s auditor has found.
Parents accused of hiding daughter’s HIV infection and neglect
The child did not see a doctor until she was six – and had not had any vaccinations, Italian media say.
Rapper-politician Balendra Shah’s party wins Nepal election
The Rastriya Swatatantra Party has won a large majority in an election dominated by issues including corruption.
NASA to provide update on Artemis II astronaut mission to the moon
Today, NASA will host a press conference discussing the Artemis II mission, after several delays that will take four astronauts around the moon.
Hockey player who lost family in Rhode Island shooting scores winning goal in OT
High school senior hockey player Colin Dorgan, wearing a patch on his jersey honouring the three family members he lost in a Rhode Island ice
‘He should resign’: Senator calls for Pete Hegseth to step down over Iran school bombing
A Democratic senator called on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to resign over the bombing of an elementary school in Iran that killed scores of children.