WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy and the Pentagon’s Strategic Capabilities Office are making the most of the remaining months of their partnership on the Ghost Fleet Overlord unmanned surface vessel program, taking lessons learned from two recent voyages across the Panama Canal and upping the ante by putting these vessels into fleet exercises and operations.
SCO purchased two large USVs in 2017…
Docs, Sheets, & Slides are the latest Google apps to adopt Android 12’s animated splash screen [Updated]
July 14, 2021
Every app open on Android 12 is accompanied by a launch animation to make “startup a more consistent and delightful experience.” One aspect of this is an animated icon on the splash screen, with Drive being the first Google app to support this on Android 12.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday charged embattled space infrastructure startup Momentus Space and its founder, Mikhail Kokorich, with allegedly misleading investors about its propulsion technology and downplaying regulators’ national security concerns…
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NASA Solar Sail Asteroid Mission Readies for Launch on Artemis I
Sailing on sunlight, NEA Scout will capture images of an asteroid for scientific study.
NASA’s Near-Earth Asteroid Scout is tucked away safely inside the agency’s powerful Space Launch System (SLS) rocket at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The…
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A puzzler about the gas giant’s intense northern and southern lights has been deciphered.
Planetary astronomers combined measurements taken by NASA’s Juno spacecraft orbiting Jupiter, with data from ESA’s (the European Space Agency’s) Earth-orbiting…
Brian Bowman: Apple’s IDFA change has triggered 15% to 20% revenue drops for iOS developers
July 14, 2021
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Apple critics such as Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney have complained about Apple’s alleged anticompetitive behavior with the App Store. But Consumer…
SAIC Motor says it will put Robotaxis capable of L4 self-driving on roads in China this year
July 14, 2021
Chinese automotive design and manufacturing company SAIC Motor says it will launch 40 to 60 Robotaxis capable of Level 4 self-driving throughout Shanghai and Suzhou before the end of 2021. The bold statement was made by Zu Sijie, vice president and chief engineer of the company, during this year’s World Artificial Intelligence Conference.
SAIC Motor Corporation Ltd. is a Chinese state-owned…
Tesla 4680 battery cell: LG & Samsung reportedly produced samples as they eye big contract
July 14, 2021
LG Energy Solutions and Samsung SDI have both reportedly completed the first sample cells of Tesla’s 4680 battery cell as they eye a big contract from the automaker.
Last year, Tesla unveiled its plan to produce its own new tabless battery cell in a bigger format with a…
Quick Charge Podcast: July 13, 2021
July 14, 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…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Southern California Edison’s Charge Ready program will install 38,000 chargers over the next five years.
US clean energy standard benefits would far outweigh the costs, finds a groundbreaking new report.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers…
