Knowledge Panels in Google Search are available for notable places, organizations, things, and people. The latter category includes journalists, with Google now showing a Knowledge Panel carousel of their published articles.
Today, Google surfaces basic biographical information, social links, and nominations/awards in Knowledge Panels for journalists and authors. This quick snapshot is soon…
It’s been over two years since Huawei was cut off from the Google Play Store and other crucial Android apps. Now, after splitting from Huawei, the Honor brand is launching its first device with Google apps in the flagship Honor 50 series.
Honor was sold to a…
Google launched a program to help teach kids about online safety four years ago. The latest update to the Be Internet Awesome curriculum today adds 11 new lessons following an outside evaluation.
The company commissioned a study from the University of New Hampshire that…
Stadia’s Android app is rolling out an experimental “Filter Search” to let you more easily find items in the store.
In April, Stadia’s web app gained a proper search bar, allowing gamers to find the games and expansions they’re looking for by searching for their name. In the time since then, many have been waiting for a similar feature to roll out to Stadia’s mobile apps. Our most…
Roughly 10 billion tons of freight move through supply chains in the US each year, almost all of which pass through distribution yards – the area of the supply chain between the warehouse and the open road. Andrew Smith, Outrider founder and CEO, has dedicated his career…
Google claims technical issues running Assistant and Alexa simultaneously, Sonos claims otherwise
June 17, 2021
As a court case between Google and Sonos rages on, an interesting tidbit has recently come out. Google says that there are technical issues preventing Google Assistant and Alexa from running side-by-side on the same device, but Sonos claims they’ve figured it…
GM accelerates electric car investments, announces 2 new battery cell factories in the US
June 17, 2021
GM announced today an acceleration of its planned investments in electric vehicles, which is going to include two new battery cell factories in the US.
Combining investments in autonomous and electric vehicles, GM is announcing a 75% increase in investments over the current five-year period:
General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) announced today it will increase its EV and AV investments from 2020…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
GM and Wabtec will work together to develop and commercialize electric locomotives.
The US consumed a record amount of clean energy in 2020, reports the EIA.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar…
Tesla is in talks to open up its Supercharger network to other automakers in Germany, according to the country’s minister of transport.
It’s hard to argue against the fact that the Tesla Supercharger network is the most extensive electric vehicle fast-charging network…
If you’re anything like me, you watched the unveiling of the Tesla Cybertruck and the electric Ford F-150 Lightning truck and thought, “Damn, those are pretty cool, but I probably shouldn’t drop $40,000-$50,000 on an electric truck that I don’t really need.”
However, despite realizing I couldn’t justify an expensive electric truck, I never gave up the dream of joyriding in one and…
