Practice English with NewsPractice with News

MediumB1

~1,000–2,000 words · natural but clear · how levels work

Preply — learn a language with a live tutor

176 stories in Technology

Politics, Technology

Solar Panels Required Above Parking Lots in France

A new law in France requires large parking lots to be covered by solar panels. The law is part of French president Emmanuel Macron’s plans to use more renewable energy.

EasyMediumDifficult🎧 audio
Business, Technology

Amazon’s Delivery Drone Almost Ready

Nearly ten years ago, Jeff Bezos announced Amazon’s drone delivery service. Finally, it’s ready to start.

EasyMediumDifficult🎧 audio
Business, Technology

Twitter Wants $8 for Blue Checkmark

On Saturday, the Twitter app on the Apple App store was updated. Twitter users can now pay $8 for a ‘blue check’ verification mark next to their name.

EasyMediumDifficult🎧 audio
Business, Technology

Honda Brings Battery Exchange Stations to Tokyo

Honda has recently set up an EV battery exchange station in Tokyo, Japan. Honda hopes to create a large network of battery exchange stations in Japan called Honda Power Pack Exchanger e:. Electric motorcycle riders can e

EasyMediumDifficult🎧 audio
Nature, Technology

Wind and Solar Power Set Records in the EU

A new report says that about one quarter of the European Union’s electricity this year has come from wind and solar power. It’s a record number for the EU (European Union). The switch to solar and wind power was necessar

EasyMediumDifficult🎧 audio
Business, Technology

XPeng Flying Car at Expo in Dubai

Last week, a flying car from China called XPeng X2 completed its first test flight. The two-seater flying car performed the successful test flight at the GITEX tech expo in Dubai.

EasyMediumDifficult🎧 audio
Technology, Travel

The World’s Longest Underwater Tunnel: Helpful or Harmful?

Construction has started on the Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link, an underwater rail and road tunnel between Germany and Denmark. When finished, it will be longer than 18km in length, the longest underwater tunnel in the world.

EasyMediumDifficult🎧 audio
Business, Technology

Meta Will Add New Types of Ads

On Tuesday, Meta Platforms Inc (previously Facebook) announced new types of ads. The company wants new revenue streams for short videos and business messaging products. It says that the two products are important for gro

EasyMediumDifficult🎧 audio
Science, Technology

New Purple Tomato in USA

Purple tomatoes will have nutrients similar to superfoods like blueberries

EasyMediumDifficult🎧 audio
Entertainment, Technology

James Earl Jones Gives Darth Vader Job to AI

James Earl Jones has been the iconic voice of Darth Vader since the first Star Wars movie. He is now 91 years old and ready to retire. A report from Vanity Fair says that Jones signed over the rights to his Darth Vader v

EasyMediumDifficult🎧 audio
Science, Technology

NASA Will Crash Spacecraft into Asteroid

Most space scientists probably would not want to crash their spacecraft. However, scientists working with NASA’s Dart spacecraft have a mission to destroy it.

EasyMediumDifficult🎧 audio
Nature, Technology

First Hybrid Battery Train in Europe

Battery powered cars and trucks are already becoming popular. Now, we will start seeing battery power in trains. Battery powered trains will start to replace century-old diesel trains that are worse for the environment.

EasyMediumDifficult🎧 audio
Business, Technology

Cryptocurrency: Ethereum Gets Closer to Bitcoin

Ethereum (ETH), the second-biggest cryptocurrency, is taking investors away from bitcoin (BTC). In the next few days, there will be a software upgrade for ethereum that will reduce its energy use. It’s one of the main re

EasyMediumDifficult🎧 audio
Business, Technology

Extreme Heat in California Stops Twitter Data Center

Twitter’s data center in California was knocked offline because of extreme heat. CNN received information which says Twitter service could stop if another data center is knocked offline.

EasyMediumDifficult🎧 audio