NVIDIA is no stranger to making realistic AI avatars, but now it’s making them more practical. The GPU maker has introduced a toolkit, the Omniverse Avatar Cloud Engine (ACE), that makes it easier for companies to put digital humans into chatbots, games and other apps. The combination of AI models and services helps developers quickly create virtual people that don’t depend on a…
Tesla Semi electric truck with 500 miles of range starts shipping this year, says Musk
August 10, 2022
Elon Musk announced that the Tesla Semi electric truck with 500 miles of range is going to start shipping this year.
After unveiling the Tesla Semi in 2017, the company first guided a start of production in 2019.
This was delayed many times, but in the summer of 2020, CEO…
TechArt has brought back an improved version of its Leica M to Sony E-mount Autofocus Adapter after seven years of development with better performance, more powerful servo motors, and a compact design that still supports heavier lenses.
The TechArt Pro Autofocus…
YouTube getting support for Android 13 media controls
August 10, 2022
Three Google apps already support Android 13’s redesigned media controls, and the fourth should be YouTube over the coming weeks.
Version 17.32.32 of YouTube for Android is currently in beta and targets API 33. Most people will notice the updated player when Casting videos, while it’s also important for YouTube Premium subscribers that use background (audio-only) play.
Compared to YouTube…
Fall Guys is a massively multiplayer and massively popular online game that pits you against friends and others in a royale-style party game; though the game has been on PC and consoles for a while now, that doesn’t mean that Android users can’t play it. Here are a…
How billionaires’ quest for key EV resources under melting ice caps can boost industry
August 10, 2022
A new quest is underway due to the melting ice caps in Greenland. The world’s richest billionaires, including Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Michael Bloomberg, are funding a campaign to search for resources critical to the EV industry and climate change.
The accelerating ice…
The Meyers Manx, the iconic 1960s dune buggy, is returning as the new all-electric Meyers Manx 2.0.
The original Manx, the first “dune buggy,” was a kit car, built on a modified VW Beetle chassis with a fiberglass body kit. It was popular in desert racing in the 60s, though the company folded in 1971. Bruce Meyers, the founder, brought the company back in 1999 and showed off an electric…
Solid Power (SLDP) Q2 results: $2.6M in revenue, EV-scale solid-state cell testing starts in Q3
August 10, 2022
Solid-state battery manufacturer Solid Power has posted its financial results for Q2 of 2022, highlighting significant revenue increases compared to 2021 as well as continued progress to deliver 20 Ah silicon anode cells to automotive partners like Ford and BMW.
Waymo One is Alphabet’s autonomous ride-hailing service, and work to upgrade the passenger experience is happening hand-in-hand with expanding availability. The latest Waymo autonomous vehicle (AV) improvements focus on the pickup experience and include a new…
Quick Charge Podcast: August 9, 2022
August 10, 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…
