I presume you're referring to the 2008 Chinese Milk Scandal? I'll point out this was something perpetrated by the Chinese industry, not American. It was knowingly covered up with the complicity of the Chinese government to prevent it from embarrassing the ongoing Olympics. Only when the scandal became impossible to cover up did the CCP take any action.

As of December 2025, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and former Mayor London Breed have both expressed praise for China and the relationship between San Francisco and Chinese cities.

The world we've built is built for our shape -- bipedal, upright. While specialist shapes can be useful in limited circumstances, a bipedal human-shaped robot would be adaptable to the world that already exists.

It doesn't, actually. The official description from the IEC says:

Emphasis mine. The standard test for IPX7 is submersion in still water to a depth of 1 meter for 30 minutes. IPX8 is "better than that". Apple, Google, Samsung, etc. all define how much better on their own. CNBC has an excellent video explainer on what exactly all this means.

These companies are designing to protect against people dropping their phone in the toilet, or maybe a kiddie pool. And yeah, as called out in the CNBC video, the advertising is very deceptive and unfair.

I'm aware of how they handle the recall. My 2 year anniversary with my Ioniq 6 was last Friday. (No more free EA DCFC for me.)

My point was the total number of cars that were repaired after an ICCU failure is very small. Lots of manufacturers have recalls, including for parts that can cause a vehicle to stop running. Ford is the worst. Every vehicle lineup has their issues, so just putting it in perspective.

2 years for me, no ICCU issues. No charging issues. They did replace my interior door panels under warranty for peeling clear coat.

A tiny number of cars, but with very vocal responses because gotta drive them clicks!

Statistically, just 1% of the roughly 200,000 vehicles involved in the recall can have their ICCUs fail, which is 2,000 cars. Out of all the cars that are part of the latest recall for the failing ICCU, 41,137 Hyundai and Genesis EVs have already been fixed by Jan. 22, while another 14,828 Kia EV6s have had the remedy applied. Motor Trend concurred in a recent look at the issue: "Itâ(TM)s a big deal, but not one that individual E-GMP owners are statistically likely to face."

This could have been even funnier if, instead of French for "Viva la revolution", you used the Esperanto "Vivu la revolucio!".

Nobody. They're replacing them with universal chargers that have BOTH. And support credit-card readers, which the Tesla ones didn't. And upgrading them from the v3 400V 175kW Tesla chargers to Applegreen's 800V 350kW.

Tesla's contract ended. It was rebid. Tesla lost. Elon whines and throws a tantrum.

You're not missing something. Much like Disney's "Snow White" was called a "success" despite bombing both at the box office and on streaming, the corporate media stooges will blithely state the complete opposite in an attempt to hide abject failure. Ubisoft is no different.

AC fans waited years to get a game with samurai's based in feudal Japan. What they got is a "samurai" game with no actual Japanese samurai protagonist. Ubisoft's reason for this is painfully obvious to everyone. This is why Japanese consumers have largely rejected it and has a lot to do with why sales have tanked overall.

There's a saying for this that ends with "go broke." It's slipping my mind at the moment, but I'm sure it'll come to me eventually.

If more companies would not only put a monetary bounty on these crooks but also specify "dead or alive," perhaps it would start to put a dent in their activities. They're already operating from countries that either look the other way or actively assist them in their activities. Putting a death mark on them ups the stakes considerably and allows the use of...ahem...alternate actors...ahem...that can operate beyond the law to get actual results.

Yeah, I have a Windows 10 VM for a couple pieces of software, along with some security testing. Garmin Express is installed on that.

I had this happen this morning to a Forerunner 165. Plug the device in via USB to your computer, then do a hard reset -- select/back/light, push and hold until it beeps then the triangle fades. The watch will reboot.

Not sure what triggered it, but I then used Garmin Express to ensure the watch firmware was up to date. Seems to still be working.

No, it is definitely not "all". There are a lot that don't come with them because they flat out don't need them.

Three nights ago we hit a low of 7.6F (-13.5C). I have two Mr. Cool DIY 4th Gen units, one a single zone 18K ceiling cassette, the other a 3-zone configured 12K ceiling, 9K wall, 9K wall. No issues and everything is warm, but the system has to work. I say that because I live in a 120 year old house and the insulation is terrible to non-existent and the windows are the originals. Always another project...

Take a look over at DIY Solar forums, where people are trying to minimize electricity usage. While some people do have gas/oil, there are many that are 100% electric, including several in Canada and Alaska, and they're all reporting everything is working fine in temps colder than I had. It really depends on the units you buy, but the Mr. Cool DIY 4th Gen mini-splits are rated down to -13F (-25C) for heating. They do make cold weather units that go even lower.

What a steaming pile of made up bullshit.

https://www.monitordaily.com/news-posts/california-dmv-likely-to-deny-thousands-of-commercial-trucks-registration/

You're a bleating sheep. From 1990, pretending to be 1955:

Doc Brown: [looking at a tiny circuit under a magnifying glass] Unbelievable that this little piece of junk could be such a big problem. No wonder this circuit failed. It says "Made in Japan".
Marty McFly: What do you mean, Doc? All the best stuff is made in Japan.
Young Doc: Unbelievable.

In 2025, just substitute "China" for "Japan". Wake up or get left behind.

EV sales have increased in every major market. Growth rate may have decreased in some countries, but total sales has increased both in unit volume and as a percentage of all auto sales. In the US, EV sales once again set a record at 1.3 million vehicles. For one example, Ford sold more Mustang Mach-E EVs than ICE Mustang models.

In Brazil, despite being at an early stage of transport electrification, Brazil has seen a rapid uptake of passenger EVs. Sales reached nearly 55,000 units in the first half of 2024, or 5.3% of all new car sales during the semester. Thatâ(TM)s more than the number of EVs sold in 2023 in its entirety, and 2023 had already posted a whopping 178% year-on-year growth rate.

In the UK, EV sales set a record again. And, while gas and diesel remain more popular, their 2024 registrations were down -4.4% and -13.6% respectively, while EV registrations were up 9.6%.

Europe as a whole looks to be a mixed bag, with sales being about flat. Germany is desperately trying to protect their auto manufacturing market and Stellantis is...well, no one is really sure what Stellantis is doing. There are EV standouts, like Norway, where 89% of all new cars sales were electric in 2024; and Denmark, where EVs outsold gas an diesel for the first time, reaching 51.5% of sales. And Down Under, Australia is also seeing record increases in EV sales.

The rest of the world is seeing a similar trend, except possibly Japan, because Japan buys Japanese and Toyota is sniffing hydrogen. There is hope with Honda setting records with their Prologue EV. Even Nissan's EV sales are up, YoY. We'll see if being taken over by Honda can keep them more than just a nameplate.

Last year was 2024, not 2023. They're moving in the right direction, but huge and things don't turn on a dime. For example, "China's power firms are on track to cut coal's share of annual electricity generation to below 60% for the first time in 2024, which would mark a major milestone in the country's efforts to transition energy production away from fossil fuels.
Reduced coal reliance by the world's second-largest economy is a rare bright spot this year for climate trackers, who were disappointed by the recent COP29 meetings and are bracing for the United States' withdrawal from the Paris Accord next year."

They're moving to clean energy, leaving the rest of the world behind. From CNN:

It is time to stop making excuses and playing whataboutism with EVs, solar, and overall electrification.