Construction begins on ‘Mammoth’ direct air capture plant
Climeworks announced the groundbreaking of its new Direct Air Capture plant in Iceland, called Mammoth. | Image: ClimeworksSwiss climate tech
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Month: June 2022
The fall of Roe v. Wade shows how little control patients have over medical records
Illustration by Ana KovaThe end of federal abortion rights quickly made a common, safe medical procedure illegal in many parts
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Substack CEO says he’s ‘very sorry’ about laying off 13 people
Image: SubstackSubstack is the latest tech company to announce layoffs, with the company’s CEO Chris Best tweeting on Wednesday that
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Now iFixit has genuine repair parts for Google Pixels, from the 2 to the 6 Pro
Photo by Becca Farsace / The VergeIn April, Google announced plans to join the expanding list of tech companies that
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North Korea’s weapons program is also among crypto losers
Illustration by James Bareham / The VergeOne thing I have come to appreciate is that cryptocurrency isn’t really very good
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Pokémon Go developer Niantic cancels four projects and lays off more than 80 people
Photo by Sam Byford / The VergeNiantic, which has been trying to replicate the massive success of Pokémon Go with
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Electric vehicle companies have a serious quality problem
Photo by Andrew Hawkins / The VergeThe chip shortage and supply chain crisis are doing more than just driving up
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Waymo, Aurora, Uber, and others urge California to lift its ban on heavy-duty self-driving trucks
California is at risk of losing its “competitive edge” if it doesn’t lift a ban on the operation of autonomous
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Hyundai gives first look at Ioniq 6 EV as market share surges
The Ioniq 6. | Image: HyundaiHyundai is offering an early look at its upcoming all-electric sedan, the Ioniq 6. It
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Tesla lays off nearly 200 Autopilot employees who help train the company’s AI
Tesla has laid off nearly 200 workers, most of them tasked with labeling data to help train the company’s Autopilot
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