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Saturday Links: Making A Decision
AVs
- Wayve just raised a $1.2 billion funding round. (techcrunch.com)
- Waymo now operates in 10 cities and is planning further expansion. (axios.com)
- What's going on with Tesla's ($TSLA) robotaxi efforts? (sherwood.news)
- Why Uber ($UBER) bought Spot Hero. (platformaeronaut.com)
EVs
- Why Lamborghini is cancelling its first EV. (semafor.com)
- There's two ways to reduce range anxiety. (papers.ssrn.com)
- How electric buses fare in cold climates. (grist.org)
Autos
- American automakers are headed down a dead end with ICEs. (energynow.com)
- State Farm is lowering car insurance rates. (axios.com)
- More evidence that smartphones are a driving distraction. (papers.ssrn.com)
Energy
- The case for leasing solar panels. (npr.org)
- How closed-loop geothermal works. (nytimes.com)
- Why these California farmers favor this big solar project. (npr.org)
Animals
Space
- How many satellites is too many? (sfexaminer.com)
- The FCC has pretty much given up regulating satellites. (wapo.st)
Archaeology
- The Vikings were fare more diverse than previously thought. (science.org)
- How Neanderthal DNA shows up in human DNA. (arstechnica.com)
- This may be a very early precursor to writing. (edition.cnn.com)
Technology
- Apple ($AAPL) needs to copy this privacy feature. (wsj.com)
- The war against PDFs. (economist.com)
- AI has no taste. (spyglass.org)
Behavior
- What it means to matter. (roncharles.substack.com)
- How phones can ruin third spaces. (insidehook.com)
Vaccines
- Moderna’s ($MRNA) combination flu and COVID-19 vaccine got a positive recommendation in Europe. (biopharmadive.com)
- Measles case counts are headed higher. (theatlantic.com)
- Get your shingles vaccine! (arstechnica.com)
- Some in MAHA aren't just anti-vaxx, they are pro-infection. (theatlantic.com)
Public health
- The ACA helped reduce health coverage gaps. (papers.ssrn.com)
- States are trying to launch or expand public health options. (npr.org)
- What the Surgeon General nominee believes about, you know, medicine. (theatlantic.com)
- More women are skipping on prenatal care. (axios.com)
Medicine
- A primary care physician is a valued commodity. Just ask these small towns. (nytimes.com)
- There are not enough geriatricians. (theconversation.com)
Health
- Cardiovascular disease presents differently in men and women. (statnews.com)
- Eli Lilly’s GLP-1 pill orforglipron outperformed Novo Nordisk’s drug Rybelsus in a head-to-head trial. (biopharmadive.com)
- What are peptides? (npr.org)
Food
- Energy drink makers are now marketing to women. (theatlantic.com)
- Japan's tea plantations are leaving money on the table. (asia.nikkei.com)
- Why McDonald's ($MCD) is launching the Big Arch burger. (sherwood.news)
- The administration is relaxing regulations in slaughterhouses. (vox.com)
Sports
- What is the WNBA's financial situation? It's hard to tell. (frontofficesports.com)
- ABS could change baseball more than you think. (neilpaine.substack.com)
- Ski resorts increasingly rely on snow making machines. (grist.org)
- Apple ($AAPL) is going all out for its F1 coverage. (frontofficesports.com)
Children
- What should schools being teaching kids about AI? (nytimes.com)
- How kids are getting around school phone bans. (nytimes.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: talking tech. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Don't miss a thing! Sign up for our daily e-mail newsletter. (abnormalreturns.com)
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