Drought-choked Colorado River faces an unprecedented water shortage
Intake towers for water to enter to generate electricity and provide hydroelectric power stand during low water levels due the
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Day: August 17, 2021
Go read this deep dive on why US public health data systems couldn’t handle COVID-19
Public health data systems in the United States are out of date, underfunded, and can’t communicate with each other. Those
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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin sues NASA, escalating its fight for a Moon lander contract
Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty ImagesJeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin brought its fight against NASA’s Moon program to federal court,
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How drones are changing our view of sharks
Two sharks and a surfer off the coast of California. | Image: CSULB Shark LabA quick Google search for “sharks”
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California regulators think T-Mobile lied to get Sprint merger approved
The California Public Utilities Commission is displeased with T-Mobile. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeAccording to a ruling
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How the latest and greatest Samsung and Apple earbuds lock you into their world
The recently-announced Galaxy Buds 2. | Photo by Chris Welch / The VergePeople always look at me weirdly when I
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California accuses Riot of misleading employees about their right to speak up
Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeThe California Department of Fair Employment and Housing issued a statement saying Riot Games
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How to choose between the Dell XPS 13 OLED and the Asus ZenBook 13 OLED
Photo by Monica Chin / The VergeOLED has been commonplace in high-end TVs for quite a while, but it’s still
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Spin’s electric scooters are coming to Google Maps
Photo by Horst Galuschka/picture alliance via Getty ImagesGoogle Maps users will be able to find and rent Spin’s electric scooters
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US government opens probe into Tesla Autopilot crashes with emergency vehicles
The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened a probe into Tesla’s Autopilot software, citing the cars’ repeated
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