Google’s 2020 Nest Thermostat is $50 off. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge If you’re looking for a relatively affordable way to cut down on cooling costs, Google’s Nest Thermostat can help. It’s packed with smart controls and… Read More »Google’s Nest Thermostat has hit its best price of the year
Windows 11 updates could soon include fixes for more security issues at once. Microsoft said in a blog post on Thursday that it’s now using AI to “identify potential issues earlier,” which means “customers will see a higher volume of… Read More »Microsoft’s patch Tuesdays are about to get bigger
You can see if ads on Google Search, Google Discover, and YouTube were made or edited using AI from a new section in Google’s “My Ad Center,” as reported earlier by TechCrunch. The update, announced on Thursday, adds a “created… Read More »Google will now tell you if an ad was made with AI
Anker’s Soundcore Boom 2 is fully waterproof. Bluetooth speakers with big sound and great features are hard to find for under $100, with most offerings being some variation of the same basic (and often small) design. Thankfully, through July 10th… Read More »The floatable, powerful Soundcore Boom 2 speaker is over half off
OpenAI is already shutting down ChatGPT Atlas, its browser that could do tasks for you on your behalf, less than a year after launching it. Atlas was announced in October, but as part of its wave of news about ChatGPT… Read More »The ChatGPT browser is already dead
The EU has approved circularity rules for the automotive sector while proposing a two-year delay to CSRD reporting requirements — a week that encapsulates the tensions at the heart of Europe’s sustainability agenda. From a hydrogen breakthrough in Birmingham to… Read More »EU Circularity Rules, CSRD Delays, and a Hydrogen Breakthrough: What ESG Leaders Need to Know Now
The EU has approved new circularity rules for the automotive sector while proposing a two-year delay to CSRD reporting deadlines — a dual signal reflecting the tensions shaping European sustainability policy in 2026. Meanwhile, global ESG headwinds are intensifying, from… Read More »EU Circularity Rules, CSRD Delays, and a Shifting Global ESG Landscape: What’s Changing in 2026
From a proposed slowdown of EU carbon market cuts to the hottest year on record and the emperor penguin’s endangered status, the latest climate developments reveal a widening gap between scientific urgency and political will. Here is what it means… Read More »Climate at a Crossroads: EU Carbon Market Reform, Record Heat, and the Species We Are Losing
From Australia’s first commercial carbon refinery to solar cells embedded in skyscraper glass, 2025 is delivering cleantech breakthroughs that move well beyond the lab. Europe has both the ambition and the infrastructure to lead — but the window to act… Read More »From Carbon Waste to Construction Material: The Green Tech Breakthroughs Reshaping Industry in 2025
This week, Microsoft took a huge ax to its Xbox business. The company announced that it would be laying off 1,600 workers now, 1,600 more over the next fiscal year, and that it would be shedding four studios. Xbox CEO… Read More »If Microsoft sold off Xbox, who would even buy it?