LEREXIS/Getty Images A paper highlights just how many jobs in a commuting zone are wind or solar based on job opening data. Places with higher shares of job postings that are wind tended to be down the middle of the US. With the Inflation Reduction Act signed into law, there could be more postings for […]
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Google Maps Street View: Man looks very strange in bizarre photo – what is he holding?
Google Maps Street View has captured a man in an incredibly bizarre shot in the city of Athens, Greece. He can be seen walking along a large paved area alongside numerous others. The man is wearing jeans, trainers and a grey polo neck T-shirt – so far, so normal. However, in his left arm, at […]
Google Maps Street View: Unusual security breach spotted – you’ll never guess who’s guilty
Google Maps Street View has photographed an incredibly odd image in Australia. It appears to show a security breach underway – but the perpetrators are not what one would expect. The snap, taken on the Canberra Centenary Trail, shows an outpost for emergency services. The small building comes with the sign “ACT (Australian Capital Territory) […]
Google Maps Street View: Gruesome sight spotted among Hollywood tourists
Google Maps Street View has captured a horrifying image taken near the Hollywood sign in California, USA. The disturbing photo appears to show the head of a woman hanging from a pole flying the American flag. The seemingly decapitated head faces toward the ground with a ponytail hanging downwards. The black pole, with what looks […]
Google Maps Street View: Terrifying sight spotted in New Mexico – what happened?
Google Maps Street View has captured an image that looks like something out of a nightmare. It has photographed a road in New Mexico, USA that appears nothing like a normal road. More like Edvard Munch’s The Scream painting than a real location, Highway 285, near Albuquerque, is an array of blurred colours. Google Maps […]
Google Maps Street View: Woman ‘astounded’ when she spots incredible sight on Google
Google Maps Street View has captured what, at first glance, appears to be a normal-looking residential street in the UK. The Google image shows a row of not-out-the-ordinary houses under an overcast sky. However, this angle of the street, in particular, focuses on one two-storey house and its driveway. In front of the house, at […]
Google maps: Strange disguise causes hilarity among shoppers – but what is it?
A farmyard friend looked just like a pig in muck as the Google maps cameras came to call. No ordinary cute pink piglet, this particular fun-loving mammal was in fact a man dressed up in a full head mask with beady eyes and a neon snout. Its appearance was rather realistic, with two ears poking […]
Google Maps street view car causes disturbance on quiet country road when THIS happens
Google Maps Street View has caught a terrified horse leaving its rider’s life in turmoil. The animal became spooked when the camera appeared to take its live action images, making what appeared to be a peaceful countryside canter into something more sinister. The tan-coloured horse and its rider, who looks to be a female, started […]
This $350 robot vacuum maps your home and avoids obstacles — and gives you back hours of your life you’d otherwise spend cleaning
The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you’ll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase. ECOVACS Ecovacs is back at it with its latest robotic vacuum, the $ 350 Deebot 711. This may just be my favorite robot vacuum yet, with its Smart Navi Mapping […]
Google Maps: Boy left mortified after he’s caught on camera in THIS embarrassing situation
Hilarious scenarios on Google Maps’ Street View have often gone viral, for being utterly crude or plain and simply awkward. While Google blurs the face of those involved, spotting yourself in the scenario is a lot of people’s worst nightmare. However, some are more embarrassing than others, with one couple caught in a passionate embrace in […]