September, 2024

• 26 September

  Bowling, Billiards and Emergency Brakes: Inside the Tram Olympics

  Amelia Nierenberg recently traveled to Frankfurt to report on an annual competition between the captains of some of Europe’s sleekest public transit systems. Source link

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• 26 September

  Soon After the Deadly Hezbollah Pager Explosions, This AI-Generated Podcast Went Up

  

  While the idea of a quick-turnaround, generously AI-generated podcast might sound terrifying to some fans and creators, other players in the industry see it as an inevitability. Oskar Serrander, who describes his AI-meets-podcasting studio Wondercraft as “Canva for audio,” says that he views AI as a way to help creatives …

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• 26 September

  Yes, You Need to Clean Your Air Conditioner

  

  This summer was another scorcher, with the average temperature from June through August in the contiguous US clocking in at 2.5 degrees Fahrenheit above average — the fourth-warmest on record. That means Americans have run a lot of air conditioners. The question is, are those air conditioners working as well …

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• 26 September

  A 300-Year-Old Italian Palazzo Is Now a Sicily Hot Spot

  An Italian couple turned Palazzo Butera into a repository for the eclectic and largely unseen artworks they had collected over 50 years. Source link

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• 26 September

  Foreign investors cheer China’s stimulus

  

  By Ankur Banerjee and Laura Matthews SINGAPORE/NEW YORK (Reuters) – As the market euphoria to China’s biggest stimulus since the pandemic settles, foreign investors are now asking whether the $114 billion toolkit will provide the spark needed to turn around a beat-up stock market. Chinese equities have lagged major markets …

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• 26 September

  Florida’s Big Bend Prepares for Helene, Third Hurricane in 13 Months

  Hurricane Helene is forecast to be much larger and stronger than other recent storms, with up to 18 feet of storm surge expected along the marshy coastline south of Tallahassee. Source link

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• 26 September

  WordPress.org bans WP Engine, blocks it from accessing its resources

  

  WordPress drama went up another notch today after WordPress.org, the free-open source web content hosting software, banned web hosting provider WP Engine from accessing their resources. In a post on WordPress.org, WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg wrote that, pending their legal claims, WP Engine doesn’t have access to the platform’s resources, …

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• 26 September

  Google Nest Learning Thermostat 4th Gen Review: Pricey but Packed With Features

  

  7.9 Nest Learning Thermostat 4th Gen Like Room sensor included Smart schedule adjustments Excellent display No C-wire required Don’t like When my colleague Tyler Graham got a first look at Google’s 4th Gen Nest Learning Thermostat and told me Google hoped consumers would see it as a piece of art, …

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• 26 September

  Yvette Mayorga Bakes Family History Into Her Show ‘The Golden Cage’

  This Mexican American artist, whose favorite tool is a pastry bag, explores her parents’ journey and her own identity in “The Golden Cage,” a show in Guadalajara. Source link

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• 26 September

  Which Clean Energy Stock Is Better?

  

  In this piece, I’m evaluating two electric utility stocks: Constellation Energy (CEG) and Vistra Energy (VST). A closer look supports a neutral view for Constellation Energy and a bearish view for Vistra Energy. Constellation Energy is the largest U.S. producer of carbon-free energy and provides sustainable solutions to homes, businesses, …

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