Today’s Google Doodle in the UK celebrates the life and times of trailblazing Scottish footballer Andrew Watson.
Considered to be the first Black international footballer, and the first Black footballer to captain his country, Andrew Watson paved the way for millions of players in all forms of the game. On October 18, 1884, Watson led his side Queen’s Park onto the field for the inaugural…
OutThink’s cybersecurity training uses NLP and data to mitigate employee-related risks
October 18, 2022
Did you miss a session from MetaBeat 2022? Head over to the on-demand library for all of our featured sessions here.
Traditionally, cybersecurity has been all about technology — but really, it is a people problem.
Research indicates that human behavior accounts for the…
Ableton Note brings Live's Session View to iOS
October 18, 2022
Ever had a great idea for a riff rattling around your head while you ride the bus or wait in line? Well, if you use Ableton Live, there’s now a way to capture those busts of inspiration wherever you are thanks to the new Note iOS app.
The name here is important. It’s not…
A 13.6 megawatt (MW) offshore wind turbine with a record-breaking rotor diameter of 252 meters (827 feet) has debuted in China ahead of the country’s 20th Party Congress in Beijing, which opened yesterday.
World’s largest rotor diameter
The offshore wind turbine, which was announced on October 13 as having rolled off the production line in Fuqing City, east China’s Fujian Province, covers a…
Your next trip to the slammer may be a breath of fresh air as first US prisoner transport EV rolls out
October 18, 2022
Going to prison is never good, but your next trip may be a breath of fresh air as the first electric prisoner transport EV rolls out in Cobb County, Georgia.
The first fully electric prisoner transport deployed
You heard that right. Prisoners will now breathe zero-emission…
Tesla has launched a home charging station, or Wall Connector as it calls it, that works with other electric cars and not just Tesla vehicles.
Unlike all other electric automakers, Tesla uses its own proprietary connector for vehicles produced for the North American market.
Quick Charge Podcast: October 17, 2022
October 18, 2022
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.
New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
Cadillac shares new details of hand-built Celestiq, including a starting price tag ‘north of $300K’
October 18, 2022
GM’s luxury brand Cadillac has shared a multitude of new details surrounding the upcoming Celestiq sedan it has been teasing for over a year and a half now. Cadillac is describing the Celestiq as its most technologically advanced and most luxurious vehicle ever, and it…
Weekly poll: the Xiaomi 12T and 12T Pro are selling high megapixel counts, are you buying?
October 18, 2022
Two hundred megapixels – that’s how far smartphone cameras have come. Back when we started “this phone has a camera” was enough to make jaws drop. These days it’s not only about raw resolution, image processing has come a long way (especially with the advent of…
A minor update to Fitbit for iPhone is rolling out today, but the bigger change is that the smartwatch and fitness tracker companion app is now published under Google’s App Store account.
Google acquired Fitbit in January of 2021, and one of the biggest integrations before the Pixel Watch was seeing stats directly on your 2nd-gen Nest Hub. Meanwhile, it powers the health and fitness experience…
