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Nigeria’s green tax: Climate action or hidden revenue drive?

Nigeria’s 2026 fiscal framework introduces a green tax surcharge on motor vehicles, structured around engine capacity.Vehicles between 2,000cc and 3,999cc attract a 2% surcharge, while those above ...
Wired

All the Fancy Measuring Devices Used in Science Rely on Two Stone-Age Techniques

Humans are animals that measure things. Call us Homo mensura. We have a compulsion to quantify, and for millennia we’ve been inventing new ways to go about it. For anything you can think of, there’s a ...
Daily Journal

ViewTech Borescopes to Showcase New 3D Stereo Measurement Video Borescope at NBAA Maintenance Conference

NEW ORLEANS, La., May 5, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — ViewTech Borescopes, a leading provider of remote visual inspection (RVI) equipment, will showcase its newest innovation—the VJ-4 3D Stereo ...
Forbes

The Most Common ‘Check Engine’ Issues And Repair Costs, Per CarMD Report

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jim Gorzelany is a veteran automotive journalist. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is ...
PC World

Bing is the anti-AI search engine you should be using

PCWorld argues that Bing serves as a superior alternative to AI-heavy search engines by prioritizing human-authored content over automated summaries. AI search engines like Google’s AI Mode often hide ...
Fleet Owner

The impact of API CL-4 engine oil on fleet maintenance, fuel economy, and uptime

The transition to CL-4 oils is expected to be backward-compatible, but FB-4 use may depend on OEM approvals for specific engines and applications. Tanks and bottles of heavy-duty diesel engine oil ...
Business Wire

Lubrizol’s Whitepaper Highlights Critical Risks Behind “Suitable for Use” Engine Oils

CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lubrizol, a global specialty chemicals leader, today released its latest whitepaper, The Importance of Testing: Analysing Quality, Validation Processes and Reliability. The ...
San Francisco Fed

The AI-GPR Index: Measuring Geopolitical Risk using Artificial Intelligence

We introduce an improved measure of geopolitical risk that builds on Caldara and Iacoviello (2022) and uses artificial intelligence to evaluate newspaper content. Our approach replaces keyword ...
The Conversation

Using your AI chatbot as a search engine? Be careful what you believe

During the first world war, the British government was looking for ways to help people stretch their limited food supplies. It found pamphlets from a noted 19th-century herbalist who said rhubarb ...
The Drive

When Your Toyota GR86 Engine Blows After 17,000 Miles of Hard Use, You Swap in Something Else

Most new sports cars never see track use, which makes this 2023 Toyota GR86 remarkable. It was bought new and never registered for road use, instead enduring 17,000 miles of track driving. And when ...
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Mercedes is using BMW's engines in their new cars - does this make BMW better?

Mercedes built its reputation on powerful V8 engines, but strict emissions regulations are forcing the brand into a completely different direction. New EU rules are making it nearly impossible to ...