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Another study relates taller vehicle front ends to more pedestrian deaths

Pedestrian deaths hit a modern low in 2009. One of the side effects of the rampaging popularity of ever-larger vehicles since then: Studies examining the correlation between pedestrian deaths and ever-larger vehicles. The question of correlation didn’t begin in 2009; here’s a study from 2008. Questions of correlation and causality seemed to pick up in

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Coinbase Hires Former UK Finance Minister To Advisory Council

Crypto exchange Coinbase has added another political bigwig to its Global Advisory Council, with the UK’s former Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne joining as an advisor. “Osborne brings decades of experience both at the highest levels of government and in international finance and fintech investing,” Coinbase said in a statement accompanying the announcement. “George

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Crash tests indicate EVs and other heavy vehicles are too much for highway guardrails

LINCOLN, Neb. — Under an overcast sky last fall, engineers with a University of Nebraska road safety facility watched as a electric-powered pickup truck hurtled toward a guardrail installed on the facility’s testing ground on the edge of the local municipal airport. The test crash was to see how the guardrail — the same type

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Vinfast VF 8 can be leased for $249 per month for 36 months

VinFast is enduring the same slowing demand and resulting “economic headwinds” as almost every other battery-electric-vehicle maker. Yet, despite the automaker’s first offering here, the VF 8, being generally (and kindly) considered not very good, the company still delivered almost 35,000 units in 2023. To entice additional demand while demonstrating its commitment to aggressive pricing,

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Why Elon Musk's battle with Delaware and shareholders is about more than a $56 billion pay deal

The decision to void Elon Musk’s pay package may have far-reaching consequences.Toby Melville – Pool/Getty Images Elon Musk just had his $55.8 billion Tesla pay package voided in a Delaware court ruling. The decision, which Tesla can still appeal, goes beyond just damaging Musk’s personal gain. Musk’s ambitions for Tesla and SpaceX were on the

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You Can Earn Bitcoin for Playing a Fun Mobile Word Game—Here's How Much

Word games are a perfect fit for smartphones, as they’re easy to control, are often well-suited for short bursts of play, and help jog your brain here and there throughout the grueling day. Most of them don’t let you earn Bitcoin for playing, however—but Word Breeze does. Developed by PlayDay Studios and released as part

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