Leben (Life aka misc) Technology
Apple Preparing New ‘Gen AI’ Website Ahead of WWDC — and New AI Features?
Apple just registered a new subdomain record: genai.apple.com. The domain was spotted by a MacRumors contributing researcher, and though it doesn’t yet lead to a live web page, they believe it’s tied to Apple’s annual developers conference WWDC which starts June 8, “where the company has promised to announce ‘AI Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) The Planet (on, and off)
Researchers Say the Worst Climate Future is Less Likely. But the Best One is Also Slipping Away
Modest gains in the fight to curb climate change have dialed back the most catastrophic of future heating. That’s the good news. But the same research also confirmed that there’s no chance to limit warming to the international goal set in 2015. Researchers’ new list of seven plausible carbon pollution Read more…
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Tesla’s Electric Cybercab is Certified as the Most Efficient EV Ever
Tesla’s upcoming Cybercab has been certified at 165 Wh/mi, which makes it the most efficient electric vehicle ever produced — by a wide margin. The next most efficient EV on the market, the Lucid Air Pure, consumes 28% more energy per mile. Tesla VP of Vehicle Engineering Lars Moravy confirmed Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) The Planet (on, and off)
Wind and Solar Generated More Power Than Gas Globally in April
According to new analysis from independent energy think tank Ember, wind and solar produced 22% of the world’s electricity in April 2026, compared to 20% from gas. Together, the two renewable sources generated a record 531 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity during the month, 54 TWh more than gas plants generated Read more…
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Thousands of Zillow Listings In Chicago Have Vanished
Thousands of Chicago-area Zillow and Trulia listings disappeared after Midwest Real Estate Data cut off Zillow’s access to its feed, in the latest escalation of a legal battle with Lisle-based Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED). The fight is over MRED’s private listing network, where homes for sale are shared among Read more…