WhatsApp adds Apple CarPlay and Android Auto upgrades, iPad sign-ups, and more

WhatsApp is rolling out a suite of new features, including a revamped Apple CarPlay and Android Auto experience as part of the Meta-owned company’s broader push to make its app a more complete cross-device communication platform rather than one just used for mobile messaging.

How the £2 bus fare cap could save some commuters £500 a year

For Sarah Bodger the cost of travelling to work is "crippling".

The wool shop owner says she travels about four hours from Bedworth in Warwickshire to Leamington Spa and back, six days a week.

Netflix’s Best New Show Has A Perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes Score

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Netflix has been investing more and more in Korean content over time, and there’s a good reason for that. Well past Squid Game, extremely high-quality content has emerged from the country to land as hits, critically, viewership-wise or both. Now, that’s happened again with a new 100% Rotten Tomatoes-scored show.

Norway’s national oil company’s profits double to $11.5bn amid war on Iran

Profits at Norway’s state oil company nearly doubled to $11.5bn (£8.6bn) in the three months to the end of June as the jump in oil and gas prices caused by the war against Iran boosted earnings.

The Missing Infrastructure: Why Clean Tech Cannot Scale Without Skills

WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: Workers complete final preparations on a home designed by a team from the University of Minnesota on the National Mall at The Energy Department's 2009 Solar Decathlon October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Solar Decathlon features 20 university teams building high-tech, high-efficiency solar-powered homes to showcase the latest in green design and technology and "to promote cutting edge green technology, energy efficiency, renewable energy and green jobs." (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Reflooding the Aral Sea could prevent massive CO₂ emissions

About 90% of the Aral Sea has dried up. The exposed sediments have already released enormous amounts of carbon dioxide (748 megatons) since 1960. However, through restoration, the lake could once again become a carbon sink. This is shown by a study by the Centre for Advanced Studies of Blanes (CEAB-CSIC), published in Science, in which the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) participated. Hydrological restoration of the desiccated sediments would prevent emissions equivalent to Spain's total emissions over three years—namely, around 605 megatons, according to the research team's calculations.

Can the Suez save Asian oil consumers after Houthis shut Bab al-Mandeb?

Two tankers carrying Saudi crude to Asia have reversed course in the Red Sea after Yemen’s Houthis announced a blockade of Saudi ports, raising fears that disruptions to another of the world’s most important shipping routes could further restrict global oil supplies.

Elon Musk Claims That Before the End of 2026, Grok Will Make a Full-Length AI Movie of The Odyssey 'That Is Historically Accurate and True to the Art of Homer'

Most bus fares in England to be capped at £2 from January

The bus fare cap in England will revert to £2 from January, new prime minister Andy Burnham has announced.

The government says the policy, which is expected to cost more than £500m, will "help with the cost of living and give people the breathing space they need".

I upgraded to premium economy on a long flight I've taken over 40 times. Next time, I'm choosing it over business class.