Sonos is the latest tech company to commit to reducing its environmental impact in the long term. The smart speaker firm has unveiled an inaugural climate plan that will make its “value chain” carbon neutral by 2030, and achieve net zero emissions by 2040. via Technology and News Today https://www.engadget.com/sonos-carbon-neutral-zero-emissions-goals-164035679.html

Washington DC’s city council has approved the use of digital driver’s licenses and IDs, joining Arizona, Georgia and other states, The Washington Post has reported. via Technology and News Today https://www.engadget.com/washington-dc-votes-to-allow-digital-drivers-licenses-and-id-cards-095500755.html

The changes Verizon has made to its Selects program also changed at least some subscribers’ privacy settings. via Technology and News Today https://www.engadget.com/verizon-custom-experience-054918415.html

On Monday, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced his Earth Fund’s latest round of grants: $443 million to be spent primarily on land conservation and restoration and efforts to reduce environmental burdens on marginalized communities. via Technology and News Today https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/6/22821102/jeff-bezos-earth-fund-443-million-grants-climate-justice-conservation

Toyota will build a $1.29 billion battery factory in North Carolina in an effort to bring some of its electric vehicle supply chain to the US. The news comes on the heels of Toyota’s announcement that it will invest around $13. via Technology and News Today https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/6/22820925/toyota-battery-factory-north-carolina-electric-vehicle-ev

Today, NASA announced the selection of its newest class of astronauts: six men and four women chosen from more than 12,000 people who applied to the space agency in March of 2020. via Technology and News Today https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/6/22820265/nasa-new-astronaut-candidates-artemis-generation-announcement

One of the toughest nuts to crack when it comes to developing carbon-free transportation is flying. Commercial electric planes won’t be feasible until batteries become more powerful and lightweight. via Technology and News Today https://www.engadget.com/hydrogen-plane-concept-flyzero-uk-aerospace-technology-institute-163107894.html

via Technology and News Today https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/pompeiis-ruins-to-be-reconstructed-by-robot/

Engineered Arts, a UK-based designer and manufacturer of humanoid robots, recently showed off one of its most lifelike creations in a video posted on YouTube. The robot, called Ameca, is shown making a series of incredibly human-like facial expressions. via Technology and News Today https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/5/22819328/humanoid-robot-eerily-lifelike-facial-expressions

Warehouses are increasingly dominating the commercial building landscape in the US, which could have ramifications for efforts to tackle climate change. via Technology and News Today https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/3/22816131/warehouses-natural-gas-emissions-climate-change

In late October, the United States passed a grim milestone: more people in the United States had died of COVID-19 in less than two years than the approximately 700,000 who have died in the U.S. in the four decades of the AIDS pandemic. By World AIDS Day, this gap has grown. via Technology and News Today https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-covid-deaths-have-surpassed-aids-deaths-in-the-u-s/

The US scientists who created the first living robots say the life forms, known as xenobots, can now reproduce — and in a way not seen in plants and animals. via Technology and News Today https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/29/americas/xenobots-self-replicating-robots-scn/index.html

Apple’s long-rumored mixed reality headset will be powered by two processors, according to renowned analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. via Technology and News Today https://www.engadget.com/apples-mixed-reality-headset-standalone-ming-chi-kuo-082117045.html

Apple’s digital driver’s license / ID feature won’t be coming until “early 2022,” according to an update to Apple’s iOS 15 page that MacRumors noticed. via Technology and News Today https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/23/22799338/apple-digital-driver-license-delay-2022-ios-15

Last summer, more than 100 miles of Florida’s coastal waters became an oxygen-depleted dead zone, littered with fish that could be seen even into Tampa Bay. via Technology and News Today https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/marine-oxygen-levels-are-the-next-great-casualty-of-climate-change/

Electric vehicle (EV) charging stations will be required for all new homes and businesses in the UK starting in 2022, the government announced today. The new measure aims to boost EV adoption in the nation by adding up to 145,000 extra charging points each year. via Technology and News Today https://www.engadget.com/uk-announces-that-new-homes-must-have-ev-chargers-113524579.html

Electric vehicle (EV) charging stations will be required for all new homes and businesses in the UK starting in 2022, the government announced today. The new measure aims to boost EV adoption in the nation by adding up to 145,000 extra charging points each year. via Technology and News Today https://www.engadget.com/uk-announces-that-new-homes-must-have-ev-chargers-113524579.html