WashPo: Elon Musk’s embrace of Trump turns off some Tesla fans
The entrepreneur’s provocative online posts repel some EV buyers, but he may be winning over some conservatives, analysts and consumers say.
Drivers who have bought or considered buying Tesla vehicles are now eyeing EVs from competitors, partially because of Musk’s polarizing persona or recent endorsement of former president Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign.
The backlash comes as Tesla is encountering more competition in the EV market as the biggest automakers electrify their lineups. The company has pioneered and dominated sales of electric vehicles in the United States and has an unrivaled charging network. But in the second quarter, Tesla saw its share of new EV sales drop below 50 percent for the first time, according to Cox Automotive, a 10 percentage point decline from a year earlier. Market-research firms have said Tesla’s reputation among consumers has been slipping in recent years, and the company’s stock price has declined 19.5 percent this year.
Guardian: Justice review calls for end to child imprisonment in England
In a review, they argue that child imprisonment is beyond reform and that responsibility for children who have to be deprived of their liberty should be transferred from the Ministry of Justice to the Department for Education.
The review is published 20 years after the deaths of 14-year-old Adam Rickwood and 15-year-old Gareth Myatt in children’s prisons.
Rickwood killed himself after being restrained at Hassockfield secure training centre (STC); Myatt, who weighed less than seven stone (44kg), died after being restrained by three G4S officers at Rainsbrook STC.
CBC: Travellers accuse screening officers at Ottawa airport of ‘unprofessional’ behaviour
CATSA says complaints represent ‘very small fraction’ of number of passengers screened.
HowToGeek: Tesla’s Cybertruck Is Now Even More Expensive
- Rear-Wheel Drive was $60,990 but is no longer offered
- All-Wheel Drive was $79,990 but is now $99,990
- Cyberbeast was $99,990 but is now $119,990
Cult of Mac: Patreon iPhone app forced to charge Apple’s 30% App Store fee
Patreon, a service that many authors, artists, etc. use to get funding from fans, has to switch its iPhone/iPad application to Apple’s in-app purchase system by November. The company criticized the requirement on Monday, and pointed out this will add Apple’s 30% App Store fee to all new memberships purchased through the iOS software.
But Patreon isn’t being singled out — Apple makes virtually all applications use its purchasing system. Not that’s everyone is happy about it.
Guardian: Editorial: The Guardian view on nature-friendly farming: England’s green subsidies are working
Unlike the common agricultural policy, which mainly subsidises landowners on the basis of acreage farmed, Elms payments were designed to promote nature. Wildlife has been massively depleted in recent decades due to intensified agriculture and the use of chemicals. Measures that qualify for this new form of support include hedgerow and peat conservation, the creation of landscapes for skylarks and organic fruit-growing.
The research, which included arable, grassland and hill farmers, showed that moths, butterflies and bats have all grown more numerous in the places where farmers had adopted new methods. In total, 1,358 species were recorded. In lowland areas, the study pointed to the importance for butterflies of habitat diversity, with features including woodland and hedgerows.
Discover Magazine: Prehistoric Humans Had ADHD, Too, But the Trait Hasn’t Adapted to Modern Life
Research shows that people with ADHD are better at foraging, an essential skill for prehistoric Homo sapiens.
CBC: CBC paid out $18.4 million in bonuses in 2024 after it eliminated hundreds of jobs
More than $3.3 million of that sum was paid to 45 executives.
That means those executives got an average bonus of over $73,000, which is more than the median family income after taxes in 2022, according to Statistics Canada.
Ottawa Citizen: Here’s what the pay of an Ontario family doctor looks like
By any measure, Ontario is in the midst of a full-blown family doctor crisis as a growing number of physicians flee the practice, leaving millions of people without access to primary care. There are multiple reasons for the exodus, but doctors say the key ones include poor pay, the rising cost of business, burdensome paperwork and high workloads.
But there is more to it than that. Family doctors say everything about the practice today is so stressful that the job is no longer as fulfilling as it once was. “Even though I really love it, I can see how if I was at the other end of the spectrum as a graduate, I may not choose it knowing what I know now,” says Ottawa family doctor Michael Yachnin, a 40-year veteran.
“Family practice is more challenging and less satisfying today. Some of the things that provide superior care are not possible.”
Daring Fireball: ‘Objects of Our Life’ — Steve Jobs at the 1983 International Design Conference in Aspen
New from the Steve Jobs Archive: an hourlong video of young Steve Jobs delivering a talk on design in 1983. Jony Ive wrote a splendid introduction:
The revolution Steve described over 40 years ago did of course happen, partly because of his profound commitment to a kind of civic responsibility. He cared, way beyond any sort of functional imperative. His was a victory for beauty, for purity and, as he would say, for giving a damn. He truly believed that by making something useful, empowering and beautiful, we express our love for humanity.
Last Updated: 12.Aug.2024 22:01 EDT
