The deadline to deliver 100,000 electric vans has been pushed to 2030. Amazon’s fleet of Rivian-made electric delivery vans is growing. Since first rolling out earlier this year, the retail giant’s new zero-tailpipe emission vehicles have made more than 5 million deliveries in the US, with its fleet-size exceeding 1,000 EDVs (electric delivery vans). That’s…
Monthly Archives: November 2022
TL;DR: As of Nov. 7, you can score a refurbished 2017 MacBook Air (8GB RAM, 128GB SSD) for just $413.99 instead of the original $1,599 retail price — that’s a savings of 74%. As of writing, there are currently nearly 42 million tons of electronic waste in our environment, and according to The World Counts,…
On Tuesday, Twitter’s new dastardly daddy Elon Musk vowed to do away with the platform’s verification process. He called it a “lords & peasants system” that he’d democratize by making it available to anyone for $8 a month. Those users would get a verification badge, have their tweets prioritized in replies, mentions, and searches, and…
TL;DR: Snag the Fenne Hair Dryer on sale for just $29.99 instead of its usual $350 as of Nov. 7. That’s a total savings of 91%. The quality of your blow dryer can determine how much of the rest of your hair day goes. If your hair dryer doesn’t let you change speeds, you might…
Meta, Facebook’s parent company, is planning mass layoffs this week, according to The Wall Street Journal. The news outlet reported Monday that this will impact thousands of Meta employees. As of September, Meta currently employs over 87,000 people. This round of layoffs would be the first of its size in the history of the company….
Major spoilers for Stranger Things season 4 follow. Ever since the credits rolled on Stranger Things 4’s final episode, fans of the wildly popular Netflix show have been desperate for news about its fifth and final season. Well, after four months of relative silence – outside of some hints from the cast and crew –…
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Regardless of what a manipulator’s motivations are, no one wants to be on the receiving end of their lies. ciricvelibor/Getty Images Karen Donaldson is a communication coach and body-language expert. Donaldson says the “triangle method” can help you catch a liar in the act. The “triangle method” includes checking for signs of lying in speech, eyes,…
Amazon is having a sale on its latest Watches, with a particularly good deal on the Series 8 cellular model. You can grab one of those in multiple colors for just $389, for a savings of $110 off the regular $499 price (22 percent off). If its a Watch LE model you’re after instead, those…
Apple is reportedly keen to ditch its famous “Hey Siri” trigger phrase, choosing instead to allow people to simply say “Siri” to invoke the assistant. All digital voice assistants require users to say a specific phrase in order to get their attention, with “Hey Siri” having been Apple’s phrase of choice for years. But a…