Monthly Archives: August 2022

California DMV accuses Tesla of falsely portraying its vehicles as fully autonomous

Tesla uses advertising language on its website for its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving products that’s untrue and misleading to customers, the California DMV said. According to The Los Angeles Times and The Wall Street Journal, the agency has filed complaints with the California Office of Administrative Hearings, accusing the automaker of making statements “not based…

5 ways Netflix’s ‘The Sandman’ is different from the comics

How do you adapt an award-winning comic book series that’s considered unfilmable? If you’re the creative team behind Netflix’s The Sandman, you move some things around, but mostly you hew closely to the beloved source material. The Netflix adaptation of The Sandman is remarkably faithful to Neil Gaiman’s comics, despite the considerable challenges posed by…

These 9 things prove the US economy isn’t currently in a recession

Shoppers walk through New York’s Herald Square, outside Macy’s on 34th Street. Andrew Burton/Getty Images Last week’s negative GDP print worsened recession worries, but other indicators are still strong. Labor market data reveals companies are still hiring fast and retaining their workers. Household finances are generally in good shape, and Americans continue to spend big….

Biden’s top labor official says with a job market this good, we’re not in a recession

Labor Secretary Marty Walsh Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Recession fears have been clouding the economic atmosphere this summer. But the latest jobs numbers showed higher-than-expected growth, with 528,000 jobs added in July. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh said with a job market this strong, we’re not in a recession. Even as the possibility of a recession looms…

I helped milk 70 goats twice a day in exchange for food and a place to stay — and it was one of the best experiences of my life

Simmy Decker with her favorite goat, Eena who is a LaManchan doe Simmy Decker Simmy Decker took a semester off college to volunteer at a goat farm in Washington state. She spent months milking goats, washing eggs, and mucking stalls in exchange for food and place to stay. This is her story, as told to…

US gas prices are sliding toward $4 but hurricane season will have a say in whether prices stay lower, say energy experts

A man pumps gas into his car in Miami, Florida. CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images US average gas prices are headed closes to $4.00 a gallon, extending a recent run of price declines.  Gas prices have dropped for more than 50 straight days in the face of demand destruction after prices soared above $5 this…