Data: Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy; Chart: Rahul Mukherjee/Axios. Note: Includes savings from all-electric vehicles. Plug-in hybrids are not included.
This map is food for thought heading into the weekend and the heart of summer driving season.
Why it matters: While EVs generally have higher sticker prices, running a car on electricity is typically cheaper — often by a lot.
Cities, states and school districts are passing sweeping bans on cellphones in schools, aiming to get kids to pay attention during class and socialize with their peers IRL.
Why it matters: On one hand, phones can be a useful learning tool and essential parent lifeline. On the other — well, they're a pretty obvious distraction.
Cities, states and school districts are passing sweeping bans on cellphones in schools, aiming to get kids to pay attention during class and socialize with their peers IRL.
Why it matters: School cellphones policies are a difficult flashpoint: On one hand, the phones can be a useful learning tool and essential parent lifeline; on the other — well, they're a pretty obvious distraction.
Miriam Vogel — president and CEO of EqualAI — believes that the only thing we have to fear about AI is the fear of AI itself.
Why it matters: Despite enthusiasm among investors, tech firms and some early adopters, the vast majority of people are still afraid to use AI, Vogel told Axios — meaning the technology could end up "only benefiting a small, homogenous group."
