HittRoad is one of several low-cost electric bicycles currently racking up sales on Amazon. The good thing about these $600-$700 e-bikes is that they help bring the fun and fitness aspects of electric bikes to customers who can’t afford models costing several times these prices. But keeping the universe in balance is the bad side, which is that the bikes’ quality usually suffers at that price…
Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self-Driving programs are facing mounting pressure from many fronts as regulators and politicians are getting involved.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has famously launched 38 special investigations of crashes…
According to new forecasts, the lithium market is expected to double by 2030 as soaring EV demand accelerates.
Is it finally happening? Did we reach the threshold for mass EV adoption? Several legacy automakers are reporting staggering growth in EV sales. In fact, some…
Quick Charge Podcast: August 11, 2022
August 12, 2022
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…
Motorola Razr 2022 revealed with Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 and 144Hz display, China-only for now
August 12, 2022
Samsung owns the foldable market in the United States, but its one historical challenger is preparing to make a better competitor. Motorola just unveiled the Razr 2022, a Galaxy Z Flip-style foldable that finally competes with Samsung spec for spec.
The Motorola Razr 2022 is…
Google Search will now show you what cloud streaming services have a particular video game, building on existing support for movies, TV, and music.
For years now, Google Search has acted as an aggregator of the world’s streaming services. If you want to watch a particular…
TiVo is a name best known for its DVR back in the early 2000s, but in recent years, the company has moved on to streaming with the TiVo Stream 4K based on Google’s Android TV platform, which hit the market in 2020. Now, though, TiVo has revealed plans to move into proper smart TVs, competing with Google’s Android TV.
NextTV reported that TiVo’s partner company, Xperi, has plans to produce…
Galaxy Watch 5 and 5 Pro: Why is sapphire glass so special?
August 12, 2022
The Galaxy Watch 5 is just another step in a line of very good smartwatches put together by Samsung. At first glance, there isn’t a whole lot that raises the Galaxy Watch 5 to the next level in comparison to its predecessor. Do a little digging, and you’ll find that the…
Google slows hiring as Pichai calls for consolidating investments, more productivity [U: Pause extended]
August 12, 2022
In a sign of the times and following other tech companies, CEO Sundar Pichai told employees today that Google is “slowing the pace of hiring for the rest of the year.”
Update 8/11: Business Insider reported today that Google has extended the initial two-week hiring…
AI chatbots offer a way to connect with and engage customers
August 12, 2022
Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! Watch here.
As companies grow, so does the amount of communication required between them and their customer base. Historically, the solution has been to add more live representatives to handle incoming questions and concerns. But additional human resources also mean added business costs.
