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Solar Was Only Energy Source to Outperform Expectations During Texas Blackout

06.24.21

By Audrey Carleton
Tech

Before Texas, Feds Warned of ‘Catastrophic’ Blackouts Due to Fossil Fuel Failures—But Did Nothing

02.25.21

By Nafeez Ahmed
Mental Health is Political. It is High Time Therapists Acknowledge This.

10.09.20

By Prateek Sharma
Tech

The Mysterious Case of the Missing 250-Ton Chinese Power Transformer

09.22.20

By Cynthia Brumfield
What Is up With India’s Exorbitantly High Electricity Bills?

06.30.20

By Satviki Sanjay
News

Landlords Can’t Evict Their Tenants, So They’re Shutting Off Utilities and Threatening Them Instead

05.21.20

By Emma Ockerman
Tech

Ajit Pai Says FCC’s Investigation into Sale of Phone Location Data Nearly Complete

12.05.19

By Joseph Cox
Tech

The California DMV Is Making $50M a Year Selling Drivers’ Personal Information

11.25.19

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Activist Leaks Files From a Data Broker for Demoing its Software With ICE

11.19.19

By Joseph Cox
Tech

‘Another Billionaire Wants a Meeting:’ How to Get a Meeting With the Trump Administration

11.08.19

By Matthew Gault
Tech

Mozilla Asks Congress to Investigate ISPs Data Collection Practices

11.04.19

By Joseph Cox
What It’s Like Being a Male Dom for Women in India

10.25.19

By Pallavi Pundir

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Sonos Beam (2nd Generation) – Credit: Sonos

Tech

Want a Sonos Home Theater Upgrade on a Budget? The Beam Soundbar Is Just $369.

Want better audio without having to sell a kidney? Sonos’ semi-affordable soundbar is on sale for a price that goes full-blown affordable.

06.05.25

By Matt Jancer
Empa

News

Scientists Used Mushrooms To Invent a Plastic That’s Alive

06.05.25

By Luis Prada
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News

Dji Is… Happy That the White House Will Decide Next Week on Whether To Ban Its Drones?

DJI has swagger as the US government fulfills it wishes and takes a rumored imminent look into whether the Chinese company can keep operating as usual in the US.

06.05.25

By Matt Jancer
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News

There Are 8.2 Billion People on Earth—but There Might Actually Be Billions More

06.05.25

By Luis Prada
Photo by Rijksmuseum/Kelly Schenk

Life

Rare 200-Year-Old Condom Goes on Display at Dutch Museum

A Dutch museum decided to put quite an unusual object on display in its most recent exhibit—a 19th century condom.

06.05.25

By Paige Gawley