As the new variant spreads, businesses across California are rethinking timelines for bringing workers back into the office and scrambling to cope with lost productivity.
Russ Mitchell
Posted inCOVID 2022
Car crash deaths have surged during COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s why
Evidence suggests the pandemic has made U.S. drivers more reckless — more likely to speed, drink or use drugs and to leave their seatbelts unbuckled.
Posted inBusiness & Technology
Why do Tesla cars keep crashing into emergency response vehicles? Feds are investigating
The top federal traffic safety regulator says Tesla’s partially automated driving system, Autopilot, failed to spot parked police cars and fire trucks. It wants to know why.
Posted inEnvironment
The scary new climate report means fossil fuel use needs to start falling, fast
There’s a giant gap between what many companies have pledged and what’s actually needed.
Posted inEnvironment
Good luck getting a state rebate on your new electric car
California’s electric car rebate program is designed to steer consumers toward clean, environmentally friendly vehicles. Unfortunately for buyers, it’s confusing, unpredictable and underfunded.
Posted inCOVID Today
Coronavirus name game: Farewell, B.1.1.7. Hello, Alpha!
The World Health Organization has unveiled a new naming system for coronavirus variants that uses Greek letters instead of geographical locations.