Episode Details

-EV Tax rebates upfront: https://www.engadget.com/ev-buyers-will-get-an-instant-rebate-for-every-car-purchased-starting-in-2024-211224909.html

-Finally Science can overcome laziness: https://newatlas.com/medical/drug-mimics-exercise-weight-loss/

-More Google graveyard: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1972006

-Kia EV9 looks like a pretty great SUV: https://www.caranddriver.com/kia/ev9

-Pixel event: https://www.theverge.com/23902026/google-pixel-8-launch-event-biggest-announcements-watch-buds-pro

-Real Mech! Real Mech! Real Mech! https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/10/you-can-pilot-your-own-15-foot-tall-mecha-robot-for-2-7-million/

-Hyundai/Kia boards the NACS train: https://www.engadget.com/hyundai-evs-will-support-teslas-nacs-charging-starting-in-q4-2024-120517284.html?src=rss

-Osiris REx  Sample capsule lands in Utah. Scientists are stoked https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/09/scientists-get-first-glimpse-of-samples-returned-from-asteroid/

-Thank you Google Japan. Just the accessory I need. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/10/google-open-sourced-a-hat-shaped-like-a-giant-keycap-and-it-actually-types/

-Cats can purrrrrr! https://www.boredpanda.com/scientists-figured-out-how-cats-purr/ https://www.science.org/content/article/how-do-cats-purr-new-finding-challenges-long-held-assumptions#:~:text=Domestic%20cats%20possess%20%E2%80%9Cpads%E2%80%9D%20embedded,brain%20to%20produce%20such%20purring