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TMD’s keyless bike lock is a $280 solution to a $60 problem
…TMD also designed the keyless lock to be shareable with friends and family, and capable of withstanding shock, rain, dust, and extreme temperatures. That makes it highly suited to city bikes parked…
Dreame’s rocket-powered car can do 0≠60 in 0.9 seconds because you can just say things now
…The Chinese EV market is rapidly contracting, as a vicious price war is making it incredibly difficult for niche brands to break through. Of course, Dreame’s not alone in trying to…
Mass Transit
…Hawkins Feb 19, 2025 Trump administration cancels approval for NYC congestion pricing. This isn’t much of a shock, considering Trump has been loudly considering this for weeks . But today, the Federal…
How Ferrari bungled the design of its first EV
…The price, the exclusivity, and the opacity of the buying process allowed Ferrari to sail above ordinary criticism. You might not be able to afford one, but you still wanted one. …
Online Shopping
…Reuters tracked a sampling of Shein prices from April to July and — surprise! — items are now more expensive. Prices spiked in April following Shein’s pre-announced price increase and then dipped…
Google’s taking a big swing at AI health with the Fitbit Air
…The Fitbit Premium subscription? That’s also being rebranded as Google Health Premium, though the price won’t change. To top it all off, its AI-powered Health Coach is leaving beta…
Speech and Moderation
…At the same time, vile content that doesn’t violate platform rules can find shockingly broad audiences, leading to a chilling rise in white nationalism and violent misogyny online. After years of…
GitHub faces a fight for its survival at Microsoft
…The Surface Pro 12 and Surface Laptop 8 both start at $1,949.99, almost double the price of the original starting price of the Surface Laptop 7. * Xbox hires game industry…
Spotify
…Still, it’s shocking that the top devs at Spotify haven’t written any code in 2026. Per Business Insider : “When I speak to my most senior engineers — the best developers we…