Automakers call for ‘virtually impossible’ automatic emergency braking rule to be reconsidered

Evercore ISI senior managing director Mark Mahaney explains why Uber is one of his top four large-cap stock picks at Varney & Co. A trade group representing major automakers on Monday called on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to reconsider a new rule issued last spring that requires nearly all new cars and … Read more

Space debris in Florida, North Carolina draws attention to danger

A family in Naples, Florida, is filing a claim against NASA for damages to their home after a piece of space debris from the International Space Station blew off their roof earlier this year. NASA confirmed last week that a large piece of debris found along a trail in North Carolina last May came from … Read more

PS Plus Premium marks its biggest hit yet with the debut of Sly Cooper on PS2

Those Sly Cooper and Thievius Racconus trophies arrived on PS5 and PS4 as part of the first wave of new PS2 games to arrive on PS Plus Premium. In response to the good news, PS Plus Premium subscribers rushed to play Sly Cooper and Thievius Raccoonusproving that the demand for PS2 games on PS5 has … Read more

More Texans struggling with housing costs than ever before

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Shimano expands its range of e-bike drivetrains with brand new EP5 and E5100 systems

Japanese component manufacturer Shimano has released two new electric bicycle drive units in the form of the EP5 and EP5100. The brand says the new drive units, “represent an important step in a new era of e-bikes, empowering riders to explore further, connect more deeply and experience the natural joy of cycling”. The new EP5 … Read more

Earth’s mysterious deep-dwelling microbes are only just beginning to be understood

Eventually, over many years of research, Boston and other scientists discovered that the microbes in Lechuguilla do much more than excrete a little dirt. Lechuguilla is encased in thick layers of limestone, the solidified remains of a 250-million-year-old bedrock. The multiple chambers in such caves are usually formed by rainwater seeping into the ground and … Read more

The night sky this week

Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) among sunlit clouds in July 2020. (Photo by: Alan Dyer/VW … [+] PICS/Universal Picture Group via Getty Images) VW Pics/Universal Image Group via Getty Images Every Monday, I pick the North American sky highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere), but be sure … Read more