Warner Bros./Frazer Harrison, Getty James Cameron criticized "Aquaman" for not being realistic enough, and not helping people understand the ocean. "You buy it on its own terms," Cameron said. "But I’ve spent thousands of hours underwater. I’m very literal about my underwater. It needs to look like it’s real." Cameron made an "Aquaman" movie in […]
Medicare for All, plus Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Amazon HQ2, Marie Kondo, Toys, Spotify and Podcasting, and More
Youngme, Felix, and Mihir debate Medicare for All and ask whether the U.S. healthcare system is broken. They then offer quick takes on everything from Amazon’s latest HQ2 news, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s influence, Marie Kondo, the toy industry, Spotify’s aggressive push into podcasting, and more! Source: Harvard Business Review
Flights into Dallas’ two major airports have been halted because of smoke at an air traffic control tower (LUV, AAL)
Robert Alexander/Getty Images Flights into Dallas’ two main airport were halted Wednesday after smoke in an air traffic control tower forced an evacuation. A ground stop was issued for Dallas Fort Worth International Airport as well as Dallas Love Field, the main hub for Southwest Airlines. The FAA said in a statement that the region’s […]
These are the most reliable cars for 2019
Porsche The market research company JD Power released on Wednesday its list of the most dependable vehicles from model year 2016. The study measures the number of problems reported during the past year for vehicles from the model year three years prior. Lexus was named the most reliable brand, followed by Porsche and Toyota, while […]
Microsoft’s top lawyer met with Pope Francis to discuss the ethics of artificial intelligence (MSFT)
Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS Microsoft President and Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith met with Pope Francis on Wednesday to talk ethics around artificial intelligence, according to a statement put out by the Vatican. Smith told Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano that "strong ethical and new, evolved laws" are needed as the world’s technology evolves. Microsoft President […]
I drove a $42,000 Lexus UX hybrid SUV to see if this offbeat, entry-level crossover is worthy of its luxury nameplate. Here’s the verdict.
Matthew DeBord/BI The 2019 Lexus UX 250h is a new subcompact luxury hybrid. Lexus now offers hybrid versions of three crossovers in different segments, providing alternatives to sedans. The Lexus UX 250h is offbeat, but I liked the small crossover quite a lot. A fuel-economy rating of nearly 40 mpg combined certainly helps. In the […]