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Tech

PG&E Will Bury 10,000 Miles of Cable to Stop Sparking California Wildfires

07.23.21

By Audrey Carleton
Tech

This Off-Grid Project Is Bringing Streetlights Back to Detroit

06.24.21

By Audrey Carleton
News

PG&E Execs Were Literally Partying in Wine Country While Planning to Cut Power to Millions of Californians

10.11.19

By Alex Lubben
News

The Company That’s Caused California Wildfires Is Cutting Off Power to 2 Million People to Avoid Another One

10.09.19

By Alex Lubben
News

A California power company is being sued for its role in the state’s deadliest wildfire

11.15.18

By VICE News
Music

“Comments Off”: How Livity Sound Removed Genre From the Equation

05.18.16

By Angus Harrison
Sports

Rest in Peace Tony Phillips, Utility Star and True Believer

02.22.16

By Steven Goldman
News

Detroit Bankruptcy Judge Says He Can’t Stop Controversial Water Shutoffs

09.29.14

By Kayla Ruble
Tech

Why Economists Hate (and Love) Christmas

12.25.13

By ALEC LIU
Tech

Utilities Are Losing Their Fight Against Solar Power

09.17.13

By Grace Wyler
Tech

This Is the Way Facebook Ends

05.29.12

By ALEC LIU

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The 11 Best CBD Gummies for Sleep (When the Z’s Just Won’t Come)

Nobody ever had a good time lying in bed looking up at the ceiling. Say bon voyage to insomniac nights and sail into slumber with these CBD gummies for sleep.

11.15.24

By Matt Jancer
Screenshots: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Deep Silver, Epic Games Publishing

Gaming

Xbox’s Black Friday Sale Has Some Heavy Hitters at Big Discounts

Xbox started its Black Friday sale, and I’m telling y’all: this year? Xbox might have the competition beat.

11.15.24

By Dwayne Jenkins
Screenshot: Nintendo

Gaming

Hey, Listen! If You’re Going to Pirate Nintendo Games, Don’t Send Your Console in for Repairs

Nintendo spent a year tracking down someone who was pirating their games, only to find out that he was using their repair service.

11.15.24

By Shaun Cichacki
(Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

Life

A Toddler Needed Rattlesnake Antivenom. It Cost Almost $300,000.

The Pfeffer family found out just how awful the American healthcare system can be when they were slapped with a $297,461 bill.

11.15.24

By Luis Prada
Photo: K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service via Getty Images

Former ‘Dances with Wolves’ Actor Set for Trial in Sex Abuse Case

This week, Nathan Chasing Horse pleaded not guilty to multiple charges of sexually abusing young women and girls.

11.15.24

By Sammi Caramela