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A group called Californians for Electric Rail also views hydrogen as an immature technology. “From an environmental as well as a cost perspective, it’s a really circular and indirect way of doing things,” says Adriana Rizzo, the group’s founder, who is an advocate for electrifying the state’s regional and intercity tracks with overhead wire. Synthesizing, transporting, and using the tiny …

The best way to get investors to stop focusing on something is to stop telling them at all. Netflix said Thursday it will no longer report quarterly membership numbers and average revenue per membership starting in the first quarter of 2025. This is a significant change for the company and for the so-called “streaming wars,” which have largely been defined …

What would it be like if you achieved your wildest dream, and it turned into your worst nightmare? That was what happened to Clara Bow (1905–1965), a groundbreaking actor who electrified the silver screen a century ago — and who now lends her name to a song on Taylor Swift’s new album The Tortured Poets Department. During the silent film …

CNN  —  Here is a look at the life of Cory Booker, US senator from New Jersey and former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. Birth date: April 27, 1969 Birth place: Washington, DC Birth name: Cory Anthony Booker Father: Cary Booker, IBM executive Mother: Carolyn Booker, IBM executive Education: Stanford University, B.A., 1991; Stanford University, M.A, 1992; University of Oxford, Honors …

NASA has confirmed that the object that fell into a Florida home last month was part of a battery pack released from the International Space Station. This extraordinary incident opens a new frontier in space law. NASA, the homeowner, and attorneys are navigating little-used legal codes and intergovernmental agreements to determine who should pay for the damages. Alejandro Otero, owner …

A typical luxury hotel spa experience involves a massage, a facial, maybe a steam room. But at The Pendry Hotel in Midtown, a different kind of wellness experience greets you the second you wave your key card over the door. Thanks to the hotel’s partnership with Therabody, my 16th-floor room was stocked with top-of-the-line health tech: RecoveryAir JetBoots for leg …

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it will investigate a near miss on the runway of the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport outside Washington, D.C., Thursday morning, in which one plane nearly crossed into a runway as another plane was taking off. According to an emailed statement from the FAA, an air traffic controller instructed a Southwest flight to cross …

Janina Steinmetz Summary Match Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:MTCH) is the largest player in the online dating market, owning a portfolio of 14 of the most popular and well-known brands, including the marquee product, Tinder. Following a strong rebound coming out of COVID-19, paying user growth has slowed dramatically, and turned negative at Tinder. This, along with the significant increase in interest …

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X’s chatbot Grok is supposed to be an AI engine crunching the platform’s posts to surface and summarize breaking news, but this week, Grok’s flaws were once again exposed when the chatbot got confused and falsely accused an NBA star of criminal vandalism. “Klay Thompson Accused in Bizarre Brick-Vandalism Spree,” Grok’s headline read in an AI-powered trending-tab post that has …

Individual retirement accounts (IRA) can act as a savings supplement to an employer-sponsored retirement plan, and more than one-third of U.S. households owned at least one IRA in 2019. Collectively, retirement savers held $9.7 trillion in their IRAs, making up 11% of all household financial assets. The accounts’ tax-advantaged status is a large part of their appeal. “With IRAs, you …

Not just an ingredient in hydrating serums that promise to add a plump, juicy glow to the skin, hyaluronic acid is one of the most important naturally occurring substances in the body. It can hold up to 1,000 times its weight in water, and works to support parts of the body such as the joints, acting as a sort of …

Some people open their first brokerage account and stick with it for a while. But in time, you may come to realize you didn’t choose the best account in the first place. Perhaps your brokerage account isn’t the most user-friendly. Or maybe there are fees that exist in your brokerage account, like an inactivity fee, that you can get out …

Things got physical when a group of climate protesters clashed with other event-goers at a gala hosted by Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) on Thursday. Several activists were pushed off stage and fell on top of one another while resisting attempts by the event attendees to remove them. Murkowski was giving a speech at the Bryce Harlow Foundation’s awards ceremony when …

Tesla is pushing forward with a plan to build an electric big rig charging corridor stretching from Texas to California, despite being snubbed by a lucrative federal funding program that’s part of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. But the original scope of the project could still change, TechCrunch has learned. The company had been seeking nearly $100 million from the …

Netflix (NFLX) reported first quarter earnings that beat across the board on Thursday with another 9 million-plus subscribers added in the quarter. However, disappointing second quarter revenue guidance dragged the stock more than 3% lower in after-hours trading. Subscriber additions of 9.3 million beat expectations of 4.8 million and follows the 13 million net additions the streamer added in the …

Rafael Enrique | Lightrocket | Getty Images LOS ANGELES — Netflix is due to report first-quarter earnings after the closing bell Thursday. The company’s performance has been an anomaly in the streaming realm. While competitors struggle to turn profits, Netflix saw a 12% bump in revenue last year as its paid memberships grew again. Here’s what Wall Street expects for …

The surviving members of the Allman Brothers Band have paid tribute “with deep sadness” to guitarist Dickey Betts, a founding member of the group who died Thursday at age 80. “His extraordinary guitar playing alongside guitarist Duane Allman created a unique dual guitar signature sound that became the signature sound of the genre known as Southern Rock,” the statement reads. …

Netflix is moving beyond subscriber numbers. In its first quarter earnings results released on Thursday, Netflix announced that it will stop reporting quarterly membership numbers in 2025 because subscribers are “just one component” of its growth. The change comes after a quarter where it added 9.3 million subscribers, growing to more than 270 million members globally. Subscriber count meant everything …

Related video: Tory MP who reported Rayner to police refuses to say what alleged offences he thinks she has committed Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Sir Keir Starmer said he has “complete confidence” in Angela Rayner as he faced further questions on the …