The latest project from Google’s Area 120 incubator is called Threadit, and it aims to bolster team collaboration through flexible video messages that can be replied to at any time.
Threadit hopes to capitalize on the video medium, but without the “live” nature that’s limiting to people working in different time zones. It starts by recording either your front-facing camera or current…
The Pixel Launcher already lets users swipe down anywhere on their homescreen to pull down the top shade. In Android 12 DP2, Google extends a similar notification swipe gesture to the entire operating system.
Under the system “Gestures” menu in Android 12, this feature…
Ever wondered how your electric vehicle updates itself over the air (OTA)? Is it software or firmware? Perhaps you’re wondering if the new EV you’re considering is even fit with over-the-air capabilities.
No matter the reason, we’ve put together a guide outlining how…
A new YouTube experiment brings native video playback directly to your Twitter feed without needing to go to a web browser or the dedicated app.
The experiment popped up on the tracker for YouTube test features and experiments and has since been announced officially by Twitter. But the iOS limitation is a strange one, but something that we’ve sort of become accustomed to with certain pre-beta…
As we steadily approach the midway point of the year, rumors have begun to swirl about the next Google Pixel phone, presumed to be the “Pixel 5a.” Here’s what we’ve learned about Google’s next phone from the Android 12 Preview builds.
Android’s Developer…
The country where half of all bicycles sold are electric bikes – and what it can tell us
March 19, 2021
Electric bicycle sales have shown exponential growth for several years now, but 2020 saw an unprecedented e-bike boom.
Electric bicycle demand skyrocketed all over the world in 2020, fueled largely by fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the Netherlands, e-bikes have…
Google is preparing to launch a new cloud engineering hub in the United States, and when it opens, this hub will bring up to 1,000 new jobs to the city of Durham, North Carolina.
These new jobs will be added to Google in “the coming years” and will be in offices at 200 Morris Street in Downtown Durham. The offices will be leased from Duke University at the start, but Google is “evaluating…
Tesla is shutting down its assembly plant in Tilburg, the Netherlands, where the automaker performed the final assembly of its Model S and Model X.
The plant may be repurposed.
Tesla Tilburg plant
With all the focus on Tesla building a Gigafactory near Berlin, some people…
Apollo Phantom 3,200W standing electric scooter launched, then sold out almost immediately
March 19, 2021
Montreal-based electric scooter company Apollo has just released what was likely the most anticipated electric scooter of 2021: the Apollo Phantom. It was so anticipated, in fact, that it sold out almost immediately.
The Apollo Phantom is a stark departure from many of the…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
A new report that studied US offshore wind by coastal region and state found huge potential.
Los Angeles and New York launch virtual power plant programs fueled by solar-charged home batteries.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price…
