Airbnb restricts the ability of people under 25 in the UK, France and Spain to rent entire homes through their platform to reduce unauthorized parties and ensure safety. Airbnb began cracking last year because cluttered parties caused problems with neighbors in certain communities, and with the coronavirus pandemic, there has …
Read More »Researchers efficiently design inexpensive system for producing night power
Researchers have designed an off-grid, low-cost modular energy source that uses radiative cooling to efficiently produce power for night lighting. Credit: Lingling Fan and Wei Li, Stanford University Researchers have designed an off-grid, inexpensive modular energy source that can efficiently produce power at night. The system uses commercially available technology …
Read More »Chinese companies flood into US IPOs despite writing off threat
HONG KONG (Reuters) – The US government is threatening to remove Chinese companies that do not meet US accounting standards, but mainland companies are rushing to offer their shares on New York exchanges, sometimes in blockbuster deals. FILE PHOTO: The 11 Wall St. door of the New York Stock Exchange …
Read More »The Hyperion XP-1 is a hydrogen supercar trying to make a point
Photo: Hyperion The Hyperion XP-1, unveiled on Wednesday, is a supercargas of hydrogen fuel cells with a range of more than 1000 miles, an opaque zero to sixty time of 2.2 seconds, and an opaque top speed of more than 220 mph. It is also trying to make the case …
Read More »Former Trump student loan official is calling for a radical overhaul of the system
A former top federal student loan official in the Trump administration says the system he oversees needs to be abolished and replaced. A. Wayne Johnson, who is now running as a Republican for a quote in the Georgia Senate after resigning in November 2019, wrote a letter urging the Senate …
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