Only 32 of 154 EU Green Deal targets are currently on track, according to the Joint Research Centre — revealing that implementation, not policy design, is now Europe’s central climate challenge. From carbon markets to sustainability reporting, the pressure to… Read More »EU Green Deal: Strong Ambitions, Uneven Delivery — What the Numbers Really Tell Us
The EU Green Deal remains Europe’s central climate and industrial framework, with binding 2050 neutrality targets and 168 initiatives in various stages of adoption. From carbon markets to just transition funding, here is where implementation stands in 2025 and what… Read More »EU Green Deal in 2025: Where Europe’s Climate Policy Stands — and What Comes Next
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 12: American Airlines plane are takeoff and lands at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in San Francisco, California, United States on May 12, 2026. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images) | Anadolu via Getty… Read More »American Airlines is getting Starlink Wi-Fi
After years of it seeming like the Spider-Man film rights might be better off in Marvel’s hands alone, Into the Spider-Verse came along and proved that Sony was still capable of telling phenomenal stories featuring everyone’s favorite webhead. Into the… Read More »Sony’s sloppy Spider-Man universe gets even messier with Spider-Noir
GE’s nugget ice maker is simple to set up. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge If you’re looking for ways to make staying cool and hydrated easier this summer, Woot is currently selling a refurbished GE Profile… Read More »GE’s nugget ice maker is nearly half off if you buy it refurbished
The Fitbit app is no more. Along with the launch of the new Fitbit Air (which you can expect a full review of once we’ve spent more time with it), Google has officially replaced it with Google Health, as previously… Read More »Google Health is here, but a lot of people want their Fitbit app back instead
Pope Leo XIV attends the presentation of his first Encyclical Letter “Magnifica humanitas” on May 25, 2026 in Vatican City, Vatican. | Getty Images Pope Leo XIV warned of the risks of AI and unconstrained technological power in his first… Read More »Pope Leo calls for being ‘profoundly human’ in the age of AI
An exceptionally weird controversy has come back to haunt Cox Media and a pair of marketing firms, which claimed they were secretly listening to users via phones and smart devices – despite little evidence they actually could. On Thursday the… Read More »Cox Media fined after bragging it spied on users through their phones
Waymo is the undisputed leader in the robotaxi space, operating a fleet of over 3,000 driverless cars in at least 10 cities across the US. A number of companies, including Tesla, Zoox, Avride, and Motional, are racing to catch up… Read More »Why Nuro thinks being a robotaxi ‘second mover’ gives it an advantage
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on AI mischief, follow Robert Hart. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here.… Read More »Hackers are learning to exploit chatbot ‘personalities’