MIXED REALITY | 4-MINUTE READ Your New Apple Watch Won't Be Carbon Neutral BY GREGORY BARBER |
Apple claims its new Apple Watch is carbon neutral and has done impressive work to decarbonize its supply chain, but making new stuff always leaves a mark on the climate. |
CLOSED DOORS | 7-MINUTE READ Inside the Senate's Private AI Meeting With Tech's Billionaire Elites BY MATT LASLO AND KHARI JOHNSON |
Dozens of US senators listened quietly as tech titans and AI ethicists schooled them on the "civilizational risks" of generative AI. |
CLIMATE CLASH | 5-MINUTE READ Autoworkers Prepare to Strike for a Place in the EV Future BY CAITLIN HARRINGTON |
Some 150,000 US autoworkers are poised to strike this week for better pay. Their union is pushing auto giants to ensure that green jobs won't be worse jobs. |
PHONE HOME | 6-MINUTE READ No, This Is Not an Alien. Here's Why BY ANNA LAGOS |
Two "nonhuman beings" were shown off during a bizarre hearing of Mexico's Congress. The bodies are believed to be a muddle of human and animal bones, held together with glue and fake skin. |
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PRODUCT REVIEW | 5-MINUTE READ The Hyundai Kona Electric Isn't a Rolls, but It Charges Like One BY ALEX GOY |
The affordable Kona EV got a massive makeover with speedy charging, a delightfully futuristic design, and plenty of luxury touches. |
STAR SEARCH | 7-MINUTE READ NASA Didn't Find Aliens—but If You See Any UFOs, Holler BY RAMIN SKIBBA |
The agency assembled a panel of experts to figure out how to handle future sightings, in case the truth is out there. |
CRAACS | 4-MINUTE READ A Concrete Crisis Has the UK Literally Crumbling BY SABRINA WEISS |
Hundreds of schools, hospitals, and other public buildings made from RAAC, a cheap, lightweight concrete, have to close—the victims of quick fixes and decades of cost-cutting. |
EYES ON | 16-MINUTE READ The Best Video Doorbell Cameras BY SIMON HILL AND ADRIENNE SO |
