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If you read a lot of tech news, you’d think we’re merely months away from being able to hail a robotaxi in Europe. Unfortunately, this will be wrong: because those articles are most likely talking about projects in North America. The EU approach to autonomous ridesharing and ride-hailing is vastly different to the US. So, we had a simple question: when will we be able to catch a robotaxi and Europe? And why can’t we yet? Currently, there are robotaxis (and a small number of roboshuttles) in…

Or you might witness their explosive frustration when an order is delayed or mixed up or cancelled, as if it were an injustice worthy of The Hague. It’s a burrito, people - it’s not the end of the world.LoadingNot only have the apps tickled our penchant for rapid gratification, they’ve accustomed us to infinite choice. Yes, you could walk to the high street and choose from half a dozen local restaurants - or you could browse hundreds on your phone. The tech companies and evangelists want us to believe this is optimal…

via Paramount It’s ironic that for a movie that takes itself incredibly seriously, The Contractor ended up suffering from a hilarious case of mistaken identity when the bargain basement 2007 Wesley Snipes movie of the same name suspiciously experienced a surge in popularity the very same week the Chris Pine vehicle released in April of this year. That’s not to say the 2022 version was a total bust, because it’s still capturing the imagination of streaming subscribers across multiple different platforms a full…

The first reviews of Black Panther : Wakanda Forever are out. Expectations were riding high and early reactions have said that the Ryan Coogler sequel is an impressive follow up to the 2018 release Black Panther, which remains one of the best-reviewed and awarded films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Some critics have criticised the film as well but by and large, most have praised for being a fitting follow up and strong tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman. Also read: Black Panther 2 first reactions call it the best…

BP pulse has announced plans to establish a gigahub network, a series of large, EV fast charging hubs to serve ride hail and taxi fleets near US airports and other high demand locations nationwide. The first is planned for a site near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in collaboration with Hertz and will be partially funded by a grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC). The CEC is providing a US$2m grant…

Screenshot: HBOIn the court of io9 I too am guilty of finding Daemon Targaryen himself, Matt Smith, surprisingly attractive. For me it happened somewhere between Last Night in Soho and his dancing sequence in Morbius. Maybe there were hints of it in The Crown but never really occurred to me when he was the Eleventh Doctor in Doctor Who. Handsome and earnest, yes. Hottie? Not until he entered his villain era.Screenshot: HBOSure, it’s distressing for House of the Dragon executive producer and writer Sarah Hess that Smith…

| Cobra finally gets some competent leadership in this preview of GI Joe: A Real American Hero #299. Unfortunately, the book ends next issue. Bleeding Cool has asked us to partner with an AI for all previews articles. We're sure this is going to backfire, but here goes. LOLtron… what did you think of the preview? INITIATING CLICKBAIT PROTOCOLS…PROCESSING COMIC BOOK PREVIEW… LOLtron enjoyed the preview of GI Joe: A Real American Hero #299. It was exciting to see Cobra finally getting some competent leadership. However,…

Fire arms are seen at the Bobâs Little Sport Gun Shop in the town of Glassboro, New Jersey, United States on May 26, 2022. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty ImagesGun law advocates are praising a decision to adopt a new sales code for transactions at gun stores, a move they had urged to help flag suspicious purchases.Last week, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which sets standards for payment transactions, approved the special merchant code for credit and debit card transactions at U.S. gun…

The TV manufacturers and trade bodies on Wednesday welcomed the scraping of import duty on open cell LED TV panel, saying it would not only boost sales of TVs in the festive season but also allow brands to push sales for bigger TV sets. The TV players also announced to pass the benefits to the consumers.In a late-night notification on Tuesday, the Finance Ministry scrapped the import duty on open cell LED TV panel from 5 percent to zero."This change in duty structure will also make imports competitive since zero duty from…

Looking to movie stars and the parts they play for moral or behavioural instruction is like gazing at a shattered mirror for help applying your eyeliner. In fact, the traffic between mainstream entertainment and its audience usually travels in the opposite direction: films take so long to get made that what reaches the screen crystallises trends and ideas that are already prevalent in the culture. By that reckoning, two new releases – Thor: Love and Thunder and the Russo brothers’ shoot-’em-up thriller The Gray Man –…