Keystone XL pipeline to be delayed TransCanada Corp. says the long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline will be in service months later than expected and cost more than its current $5.3 billion price-tag as it continues to await U.S. government approval. TransCanada had been sticking to its late 2014 or early 2015 start-up target, but the regulatory process has dragged on. More
Drivers benefit as oil prices drop sharply A sharp decline in the price of oil this month is making gasoline cheaper at a time of year when it typically gets more expensive. It's a relief to motorists and business owners and a positive development for the economy. More
Nigeria tycoon 'plans $8bn refinery' Africa's wealthiest man, Aliko Dangote, says he aims to invest up to $8bn in a major new oil refinery that would double Nigeria's current oil output. More
Despite it being the latest crazy, AI use in smartphones is still limited. For now, the option to remove unwanted objects from images is one of the most common and most appreciated. To see which solution does this better, I put Apple's Clean Up feature on iPhone against Google's Magic Editor.
Night Light on Windows 11 is a handy feature if you often use your computer at night, but it's not the best implementation of this function. I use the free f.lux instead of Night Light on Windows 11; here's why.
Dear Eric: Friends of ours, who live on the other side of the country, have a daughter who is a senior in college in the same town we live in. It’s not uncommon for the daughter to spend holidays like Thanksgiving, or the occasional weekend, with us.
Occasionally, she brings her boyfriend, whose company we also enjoy.
I love Goodreads. It’s always fun looking back across the year and remembering the best things I’ve read in the past 12 months. Goodreads’ Reading Challenge encourages me further, and in 2024, I smashed my goal. Here’s how.
Clean Up is a Photos app tool in iOS 18 that enables you to remove undesired objects from photos. However, it sometimes exhibits an odd behavior and pixelates faces instead of deleting them. You can leverage this to hide people's identities in photos.
Wireless connectivity is great, but despite pushing for wireless tech as hard as I could in my workflows, I can't stay in the wireless charging camp. I've tried wireless charging for a year, and I'm sticking with my cables.