Switzerland sets world record for longest passenger train—and it’s electric

Choo choo!. YouTube Public transportation is a vital aspect of moving society away from fossil fuels, and while we probably won’t come across anything approaching Switzerland’s latest engineering feat here in the US anytime soon, it’s still a solid aspiration. As CNN reported over the weekend, the country’s railway industry joined forces to build the…

Digital assets marketplace Creative Fabrica launches generative AI tool

Creative Fabrica, a marketplace for digital files like print-on-demand assets, fonts and graphics, announced today it will launch its own generative AI tool. Called CF Spark, it’s already seen three million prompts generated, and more than 500,000 published by Creative Fabrica creators over the past three weeks. Like other digital assets on the platform, users…

Mastodon’s microblogging app saw a record number of downloads after Musk’s Twitter takeover

There are signs of a small but growing Twitter exodus underway following Elon Musk’s closure of the deal to buy the social media platform last Thursday. While many Twitter users are taking a wait-and-see approach and may not have fully deleted their accounts at this time, a sizable number of people are currently checking out…

I’m not really in the mood to finance your vanity project

News that Elon Musk’s interim Twitter leadership is considering charging users for verification on its platform has caused no end of consternation among current holders of the service’s well-known blue check marks. Complaints have arisen about price (potentially too high) and value offered (potentially too low), among other concerns. It’s also fair to note that…

A planned price cap on Russian oil could be delayed as key guidance is now seen coming after US midterm elections, report says

REUTERS/Mikhail Metzel/RIA Novosti/Kremlin The plan to cap Russian oil prices could be delayed as policymakers try to smooth market volatility ahead of midterm elections. Sources familiar told the WSJ that key guidance on the price cap would be set after the November 8 midterms.  That could delay the price cap proposal and slash Russian oil…

Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola faces off against former Republican Gov. Sarah Palin and others in Alaska’s at-large congressional district election

Former Republican Gov. Sarah Palin, left, faces Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola, right, and three other candidates. LM Otero/AP Photo; Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/AP Photo; Insider Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola is running against three others — including Sarah Palin — in Alaska’s at-large congressional district.  Alaska has only one congressional district and therefore does not go through a…