In another example of reality sometimes being stranger than fiction, electric scooter and e-bike sharing company Bolt Mobility appears to have shut down operations in several US cities largely overnight. In doing so, it abandoned hundreds of thousands of dollars of light electric vehicles on the streets.
What happened to Bolt Mobility?
Bolt Mobility, a shared mobility company founded by Olympic…
Quantumscape Q2 2022 report: 24-layer solid-state cells, scaled manufacturing, and two new OEM customers
August 1, 2022
Solid-state battery manufacturer Quantumscape has released its second quarterly report for 2022, updating the public to its progress in scaling affordable, energy dense cells for future EVs. The company continues to expand the amount of layers possible in its solid-state…
Commercial EV manufacturer Nikola Corporation announced it has signed an agreement to acquire EV battery developer Romeo Power Inc. Nikola will absorb Romeo’s battery manufacturing facility in Southern California and begin engineering its own EV packs in-house.
Nikola…
Another Jaguar I-Pace battery caught on fire without any crash after simply sitting charging in a garage. This is the fourth known I-Pace battery fire that seemingly started on its own, which is starting to be significant considering the relatively small number of units on the roads.
Jaguar also uses LG battery cells like the Bolt EV and Kona EV, which were both recalled for battery fire risks. Is…
Latest NIO rumors: First phone to arrive next year plus a third brand targeting $15k EVs
August 1, 2022
An ever-evolving stream of rumors continues to emerge from China around EV automaker NIO and what it will be delivering next. Following reports earlier this year that NIO would be developing its own phones, we’ve gathered the latest updates, as well as the automaker’s…
Photographer Nicholas Sherlock has created an app for Sony cameras that submits any photos taken directly to OpenAI’s DALL-E 2, which he says allows users to “peer into parallel universes” and see reimagined versions of those scenes.
Called Quantum Mirror…
How to Cull and Edit Wedding Photos Quickly
August 1, 2022
Time is money. That’s nothing we don’t already know but it’s probably the reason you’re interested and wondering how to cull and edit a wedding quickly. Maybe you’re overwhelmed with work during the wedding season or your clients are bugging you for a faster turnaround.
Being able to cull and edit a wedding quickly will allow you to get out from behind your computer and start…
Samsung has launched a new “repair mode” for its Galaxy S21 phones that keeps photos and data hidden from repair technicians and assures privacy.
While only available in Korea for now, the feature assures that personal data on the mobile device is not readable…
A British man has built his own lens with a super fast 35mm f/0.4 equivalent bokeh that is constructed around an old episcope projector lens and a mechanical system for controlling focus.
Matt Perks, aka DIYPerks, is a tinkerer who doesn’t buy anything he can’t…
Chinese tech giant Xiaomi has unveiled smart glasses equipped with a 50-megapixel camera as well as an 8-megapixel periscope camera that is capable of up to 15x zoom and 100 minutes of continuous recording.
Xiaomi announced the launch of Mijia Glasses earlier today, describing the wearable technology as “never seen before.”
The Google Glass style device features a 50-megapixel Quad…
