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UN emissions report: The planet is falling well short of its climate targets
The outlook for future generations isn't looking so great. The UN released its annual Emissions Gap Report on Tuesday, and the news is mostly bad. The world’s projected climate path falls far short of the Paris Agreement targets. Although the 2025 projections are slightly better than last year's, some of…
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Teenage Engineering made a reggae-inspired sampler, complete with a weird microphone for vocals
Teenage Engineering just revealed the EP-40 Riddim sampler. This reggae-inspired groovebox is another redesign of the pre-existing EP-133 KO II sampler. It has the same square body and button-based workflow, but there are several changes here. First of all, the entire exterior has been redesigned to make that reggae theme…
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YouTube TV blackout with Disney will impact NBA games tonight: How to watch ESPN, ABC and more
SOPA Images via Getty Images It doesn’t look like Disney-owned channels including ABC and ESPN will be returning to YouTube TV anytime soon. The Walt Disney Co. pulled its channels from YouTube TV as of midnight on Oct. 30 after the two companies failed to reach new terms on their…
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Bang & Olufsen’s latest speaker is a $5,800 aluminum soundbar
Bang & Olufsen just announced a new luxury speaker that costs a pretty penny. The Beosound Premiere is a soundbar made from aluminum that's priced at $5,800. It's visually striking, with the company referring to the soundbar as a "piece of art." The aluminum chassis looks to be seamless, with…
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The PlayStation Portal is still flawed, but I’ve learned to love it as a new dad
When it was first announced, the PlayStation Portal was sort of a joke. The Nintendo Switch was a megahit, and many PlayStation fans had long hoped Sony would respond with a new handheld of its own. It did… in the form of a $200 peripheral that can only stream games…
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Driving Honda’s lighter, faster and more fun next-gen hybrid prototype
With the American market still struggling to get its head around the whole electric car thing, plenty of manufacturers are scaling back their EV ambitions to refocus on hybrid power. Whether that's right for the market and, indeed, the globe remains to be seen, but we can for sure expect…
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