Saturday links: your immediate vicinity
Tadas Viskanta
Abnormal Returns
10 months ago
3 MIN READ
Autos
- On the barriers to continued growth in EV sales in the U.S. (ft.com)
- Car dealerships around the country are dealing with a software outage. (theverge.com)
- Fisker ($FSRN) has filed for bankruptcy. (wsj.com)
- The Tesla ($TSLA) Model Y is the most made-in America car. (axios.com)
Congestion pricing
- Why congestion pricing has failed in NYC, so far. (oversharing.substack.com)
- Why congestion pricing failed to get off the ground in NYC. (apricitas.io)
Energy
- How Google ($GOOGL) is betting on new energy sources. (semafor.com)
- Sheep and solar panels can harmoniously co-exist. (grist.org)
Recycling
- Amazon ($AMZN) is eliminating plastic air pillows. (axios.com)
- Recycling is a mess. There is plenty of blame to go around. (gizmodo.com)
Environment
- A very vocal minority doesn’t want to hear about climate change. (nytimes.com)
- Want to protect a natural resource? Buy it. (goodgoodgood.co)
- There’s nothing good about wildfire smoke. (theatlantic.com)
- More beach homes are at-risk of incoming water. (barrons.com)
- The Rio Grande is running dry. (newyorker.com)
Travel
- Why Europe has a love-hate relationship with American tourists. (wsj.com)
- How to have a better vacation including ‘Cut your trip a day short.’ (time.com)
- Weather is now a benefit to visiting San Francisco in the summer. (wsj.com)
- If you buy an RV, know what you are getting into. (wsj.com)
Technology
- The U.S. has banned Kaspersky software. (wired.com)
- Can third-party password managers survive an Apple password app? (theverge.com)
- What next for the Vision Pro? (spyglass.org)
Health
- Do full-body scans really help identify disease? (npr.org)
- Another reason to drink coffee. (washingtonpost.com)
Fitness
- On the benefits of starting your day with a walk. (artofmanliness.com)
- Got back pain? Walk. (newscientist.com)
- Get your steps in! (barrons.com)
Drugs
- Maryland’s governor just pardoned 175k people with marijuana convictions. (washingtonpost.com)
- Are we underestimating the power of GLP-1s to treat addiction? (bloomberg.com)
Food
- How Starbucks ($SBUX) is discounting in the app. (wsj.com)
- How a former hedge fund guy launched ‘Guzman y Gomez’ in Australia. (finance.yahoo.com)
- Cashew production is on the rise, albeit with a high cost. (sherwood.news)
- Food labels are not all that helpful for those with allergies. (theatlantic.com)
- Are the ‘world’s best 50 restaurants’ really restaurants? (nytimes.com)
Entertainment
- Netflix ($NFLX) is doubling down on experiential assets. (variety.com)
- How Broadway sound mixers do their job. (npr.org)
- Popcorn buckets are getting weird. (eater.com)
Sports
- Why would a professional athlete risk their career by betting on sports? (theatlantic.com)
- Cricket stadiums are popping up around the U.S. (nytimes.com)
- The argument for Willie Mays as the greatest baseball player in history. (theringer.com)
Water safety
- For safety purposes, what color swimsuit should you buy your child? (cnn.com)
- Only a minority of children who drown are unattended by an adult. (slate.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Podcast links: cultivating gratitude. (abnormalreturns.com)
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