It’s standard practice for developers to pause app updates over the December holidays and resume in early January. That was the case for Google this year, but the lack of new iOS releases oddly continued for almost the entire month until app updates resumed yesterday and today.
The lack of updates comes in the context of speculation at the start of the year that Google was not updating its…
Apple adopts new ‘BlastDoor’ security system on iOS 14 to reinforce iMessage integrity
January 29, 2021
iOS 14 was announced with some great new features for iMessage, including more options for group conversations, inline replies, and more. However, there’s also an important change in iMessage that Apple hasn’t mentioned so far. The company has adopted a new security…
Quick Charge Podcast: January 28, 2021
January 29, 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…
US companies will now have to cut and measure emissions. How?
January 29, 2021
US President Joe Biden laid out more details of his climate and clean energy plan yesterday. Now, businesses across the US are anxiously waiting to learn what new requirements they will have to meet, and the steps they will need to take, to successfully report and cut their carbon emissions and other environmental risks.
Electrek‘s Michelle Lewis interviewed Tim Mohin, former chief executive…
Elon Musk confirms new Tesla Roadster has been delayed to 2022
January 29, 2021
Elon Musk confirmed that the new Tesla Roadster has been delayed to 2022 – a good two years behind the original schedule.
Tesla Roadster timeline
When first unveiling the next-generation Tesla Roadster in 2017, Musk said that it will come to market in 2020.
Tesla…
Chrome for Android may be gaining more Google Lens shortcuts
January 29, 2021
For a few months now, Chrome for Android has had an easy shortcut to search for an image you find online using Google Lens. Now it seems Chrome for Android may be gaining handy Google Lens shortcuts.
In Chrome for Android today, you can long-press on almost any image you…
It’s standard practice for developers to pause app updates over the December holidays and resume in early January. That was the case for Google this year, but the lack of new iOS releases oddly continued for almost the entire month until app updates resumed yesterday and today.
The lack of updates comes in the context of speculation at the start of the year that Google was not updating its…
Chrome for Android starts rolling out grid view and Tab Groups
January 29, 2021
Back in September of 2019, Google announced that its browser was adding a convenient way to organize open pages. Tab Groups fully rolled out on desktops a year later, and is now beginning to come to Chrome for Android with a new grid layout.
Chrome’s new grid layout…
Pinecone Systems, a company developing a database platform for AI workloads, today emerged from stealth with $10 million in funding. A company spokesperson told VentureBeat the funds will be put toward customer acquisition and product R&D as Pinecone’s platform…
Google today launched an updated version of Voice Access, its service that enables users to control Android devices using voice commands. It leverages a machine learning model to automatically detect icons on the screen based on UI screenshots, enabling it to determine whether elements like images and icons have accessibility labels, or labels provided to Android’s accessibility…
