Linda Zhang led the team behind Ford’s first all-electric version of its best-selling F-150 truck. Ford Linda Zhang led the team that made Ford’s first electric truck. The F-150 Lightning has had 200,000 orders and helped create a new generation of truckers. Zhang said beating ‘range anxiety’ and demonstrating the truck’s towing strength were crucial….
Former President Barack Obama campaigns for Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, left, during a “Get Out the Vote Rally” at Renaissance High School in Detroit, Mich., on October 29, 2022. JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images Former President Obama was interrupted by a heckler as he spoke about the attack on Paul Pelosi. Obama remarked on the…
Following Elon Musk’s takeover, Twitter was the target of a coordinated trolling campaign, according to Yoel Roth, the company’s head of safety and security. In a thread spotted by The Guardian, Roth said late Saturday that Twitter was working to stop an “organized effort” by trolls to make people think the company had weakened its…
Not to be outdone by Google’s new Halloween ringtones for Nest doorbells, Amazon is rolling out its own bit of spooky fun for its Ring doorbells, including Halloween-themed chime tones, quick replies, and decorative faceplates. Here’s how to get all of them. How to change your Ring doorbell chime tone Halloween chime tones This Halloween,…
Hellbenders can be over two feet long and weigh close to five pounds. Ryan Hagerty, USFWS Whatever name you call it—the hellbender, Allegheny alligator, snot otter, devil dog, or even lasagna lizard—the giant amphibian Cryptobranchus alleganiensis may be off-putting at first glance. Its rippled and mucus-y skin can make North America’s largest salamander a creepy…
The Halloween dog parade is one of those things that always lives up to the hype. Who can resist the appeal of a dog as the vehicle for their owner’s creative costume expression? Whether the dogs are thrilled by the adoring attention, blissfully unaware of their participation in the joke, or begrudgingly humoring their owner…
Adidas Yeezy Foam Runner sneakers are still available on Farfetch. Jeremy Moeller/Getty Images Global fashion platform Farfetch is still selling more than 200 Yeezy products on its site. Companies including Adidas and Balenciaga have cut ties with West following his antisemitic comments. Foot Locker is also pulling products from its online and brick-and-mortar stores. Luxury…
Sukhoi Su-57 jets. Sergei BobylevTASS via Getty Images Russia’s Su-57 fifth-generation fighter jet first debuted a decade ago. But Russia has struggled to develop the jet and put it into production. Russian officials now say that an upgraded Su-57 made its debut flight this month. Since it was officially unveiled more than a decade ago,…
Apple won’t release any more new Macs before the end of the year. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the company had planned to announce new M2 versions of its 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros “as early as this fall,” but Apple now aims to introduce them in the first quarter of 2023. Gurman adds that…
In 2017, when Ubisoft hitched its Rabbids franchise (largely unloved beyond France) to the Mario juggernaut in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, the results were highly promising, thanks to judiciously tactical turn-based gameplay reminiscent of the mighty XCOM. With Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, that unlikely fusion is beginning to look like a masterstroke….