Tesla announced today that it is expanding its biggest virtual power plant in Australia to Victoria through its new “Tesla Energy Plan.”
Australia, and especially South Australia, has had a lot of power issues over the years as it retires aging infrastructure.
It also has a high penetration of renewable energy, which destabilized energy markets due to the inconsistency of the power…
The best Android phones you can buy today [Update: September 2021]
September 21, 2021
If you’re on the hunt for a new smartphone, chances are you’ve got a lot of devices on your shortlist. There are so many different options out on the market today that it can make finding the right one a bit difficult. So, let’s take a look at the best Android phones…
The best Android phones you can buy today [Update: September 2021]
September 21, 2021
If you’re on the hunt for a new smartphone, chances are you’ve got a lot of devices on your shortlist. There are so many different options out on the market today that it can make finding the right one a bit difficult. So, let’s take a look at the best Android phones…
AI-powered disinformation detection platform Blackbird nabs $10M
September 21, 2021
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Blackbird.AI, an AI-powered platform designed to combat disinformation, today announced that it closed a $10 million series A funding round led by Dorilton Ventures with participation from NetX, Generation Ventures, Trousdale Ventures, StartFast Ventures, and individual angel…
On the same day that Apple released iOS 15 to all users, the company stopped signing iOS 14.7.1. That means users who have updated their devices or iOS 14.8 or even iOS 15 can no longer downgrade to iOS 14.7.1.
iOS 14.7.1 was released on July 26 with a fix for a bug…
Google shrinks Material You’s tall bottom bar in Gmail for Android
September 21, 2021
Last week, Google’s new design language started widely rolling out to Gmail for Android in some countries. As part of that launch, Google notably shrunk down the Material You bottom bar in Gmail.
Common Material You elements across first-party apps — Workspace clients…
NASA’s Delta-X Helps With Disaster Response in Wake of Hurricane Ida
September 21, 2021
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NASA’s Delta-X Helps With Disaster Response in Wake of Hurricane Ida
Researchers flying a radar instrument over coastal wetlands in Louisiana helped with monitoring oil slicks in the Gulf of Mexico.
Charged with studying the Mississippi River Delta, NASA’s Delta-X project was gearing up to collect data on Louisiana’s coastal wetlands when…
Elon Musk hints at new Tesla Gigafactory, denies location is in Russia
September 21, 2021
Elon Musk denied rumors that Tesla has selected a Russian city as its next location for a new Gigafactory.
In the process, he hinted that Tesla is on the hunt for a new location.
Tesla is currently in the process of starting production at two new massive factories…
EcoFlow is launching the DELTA mini; backup power for work and play
September 21, 2021
EcoFlow a new entry in the family of the DELTA and DELTA Pro. The DELTA raised over $2.5 million and the Pro raised over $10 million, launching EcoFlow itself into the forefront of battery backup technology. Theses wildly successful systems can single handedly power…
Quick Charge Podcast: September 20, 2021
September 21, 2021
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…
