Saturday links: how software looks and feels
Saturdays we catch up with the non-finance related items that we didn’t get to earlier in the week. You can check out...
Tesla
- Tesla ($TSLA) is going to stop making the Model S and Model X. (sherwood.news)
- Does Tesla ($TSLA) still have an interest in manufacturing cars? (wsj.com)
Autos
- Automakers really want to push ads onto info screens. (sherwood.news)
- Uber ($UBER) is investing up to $500mn in Canadian self-driving truck start-up Waabi. (axios.com)
- EVs are already making the air cleaner. (grist.org)
- Waymo can now serve SFO. (techcrunch.com)
- Chinese EVs are killing it. (wsj.com)
Energy
- The world produces more wind and solar energy than the U.S. consumes. (coldeye.earth)
- Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels in the European Union’s power generation last year. (theguardian.com)
- The Trump administration has hijacked a cute mascot for the coal industry. (bloomberg.com)
Natural gas
- Measuring how hazardous gas stoves are for human health. (wapo.st)
- This developer has stopped building home with natural gas lines. (nytimes.com)
Environment
- The impact of urban fires is different than wildfires. (theatlantic.com)
- Where on the East Coast trees are dying. (washingtonpost.com)
Science
- U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office. (science.org)
- The Trump administration has under seen a 'historic brain drain.' (thebulwark.com)
Behavior
- Five insights from George Newman's new book, "How Great Ideas Happen: The Hidden Steps Behind Breakthrough Success." (nextbigideaclub.com)
- False memories explained. (popsci.com)
- Five insights from Jennifer Breheny Wallace's new book, "Mattering: The Secret to a Life of Deep Connection and Purpose." (nextbigideaclub.com)
Vaccines
- The American Academy of Pediatrics is pushing back against CDC recommendations. (wsj.com)
- On the sustained myth that pediatricians profit from childhood vaccinations. (statnews.com)
- Polio really was bad. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. (theatlantic.com)
- The childhood vaccine landscape is now a mess. (npr.org)
- You should expect more measles outbreaks, a la South Carolina. (theatlantic.com)
- A visualization of measles cases. (flowingdata.com)
Health care
- The DOL has proposed rescinding an Obama-era rule that extended coverage of the Fair Labor Standards Act to home care workers. (npr.org)
- How removing the status of Haitian immigrants could hit the health care industry. (nytimes.com)
Health
- U.S. life expectancy has never been higher. (sherwood.news)
- We could ease the burden of influenza if we chose to. (sensible-med.com)
- How cancer could protect against Alzheimer's disease. (nature.com)
- How positive thinking can boost the immune system. (smithsonianmag.com)
- How the brain affects the cardiovascular system. (npr.org)
- What happens after you go off GLP-1 drugs. (wsj.com)
Drugs
- Legalized marijuana doesn't seem to worsen child welfare. (papers.ssrn.com)
- Why gas stations are able to sell 'quasi-legal substances.' (statnews.com)
Food guidelines
- What it's like to eat according to Dept. of Agriculture guidelines. (thebulwark.com)
- It's tough to sell 'real food' in convenience stores. (theatlantic.com)
- New rules around SNAP are confusing. (nytimes.com)
Food
- Everybody orders food delivery, but feels guilty about it. (nytimes.com)
- Rice growers are struggling to sell their product. (thecooldown.com)
- How to drink your tea to get the biggest health benefit. (sciencedaily.com)
- Protein soda, anyone? (theverge.com)
Drink
- French cognac producers are pulling out vines. (youtube.com)
- A bottle of Old Rip Van Winkle 20-Year-Old Single Barrel “Sam’s” (1982) sold for $162,500, a new record for the priciest bottle of American whiskey ever sold. (fastcompany.com)
Entertainment
- In China in 2025, 'Zootopia 2' outgrossed all other American films combined. (wsj.com)
- Why the Academy Awards should eliminate its foreign-language category. (monocle.com)
- The reviews for 'Melania' are in. (hollywoodreporter.com)
Skiing
- Canadian skiers are shunning U.S. ski resorts. (independent.co.uk)
- Colorado ski resorts have a snow problem. (theconversation.com)
Sports
- Why Fox's 1993 deal for NFL rights was transformative. (readtrung.com)
- Why do curling stones come from a specific quarry in Scotland? (mentalfloss.com)
- What characteristics make someone good at soccer? (marginalrevolution.com)
Children
- More cities are banning teens from public life. (theatlantic.com)
- If smartphones are bad for kids, what else is? (calnewport.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: accredited investors. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Don't miss a thing! Sign up for our daily e-mail newsletter. (abnormalreturns.com)
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