In a limited experiment, Google Search has begun showing like counts for articles in the Android app’s Discover feed for some.
Update: Google is continuing to test this feature, with a slightly broader rollout.
When browsing news and blog articles on social media, the like count can be a helpful metric in deciding what to read. Google, of course, hasn’t had a true social networking app in…
Google exec teases what Matter will mean for the Home app: ‘proactive’ actions, lower latency, more
May 11, 2022
We’ve been hearing about the Matter smart home standard and what it could do for ages now, and things are on track to finally arrive later this year. In an interview ahead of this week’s Google I/O, the company has teased what Matter will mean for the Google Home app…
Like the main Android client, Google is now offering Play Store betas for YouTube Music and TV to presumably test new features ahead of time.
You can sign-up via the Play Store listings on mobile or directly on the web:
YouTube Music
YouTube TV
At the moment, there are…
Just a few days ago, I wrote an article asking why Apple is still selling the iPod touch in 2022. Coincidentally or not, the company announced on Tuesday that the iPod touch and the iPod brand have reached the end of their lives. What’s interesting to think about is that, now obsolete, the iPod touch was once the gateway to the iOS ecosystem.
An iPhone without the phone
The iPhone was…
Tesla recalls 130,000 vehicles due to CPU overheating, but the fix is again a software update
May 10, 2022
Tesla issued a new recall affecting almost 130,000 2021 and 2022 vehicles over a problem regarding the CPU of the center screen’s computer overheating.
The good news is that the fix is again an over-the-air software update.
The automaker has detected a problem where the…
Following a call overseas today, commercial EV startup Arrival shared its Q1 financial report and offered updates to investors outlining its progress in bringing its electric Bus and Van into full-fledged production in the UK and US.
Arrival is a growing EV startup…
LiPower Mars 1000 portable power station review: An ultra-affordable solar-powered generator
May 10, 2022
To me, using portable solar generators are like playing life with cheat codes on. I can have my electricity literally anywhere I want it, whenever I want it. If I run out, I can just make more for free (after shelling out for the gear, of course). Having tested the Mars 1000 portable power station from LiPower, I’m happy to see that prices for such cool and useful technology are headed in the…
Specialized is launching a more affordable electric bicycle line focusing on utility e-bikes
May 10, 2022
Specialized’s electric bikes are many things: Quality, highly engineered, covering a wide range of riding styles. But one thing they aren’t is low cost – at least, not until now. That’s because Specialized has just announced that it is launching a new and more…
Tesla (TSLA) Giga Shanghai still managed to produce over 10,000 electric vehicles in April, despite shutdown
May 10, 2022
Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai has managed to produce over 10,000 electric vehicles in April despite the factory being shut down for most of the month.
The automaker had to shut down production at its Shanghai factory in late March after local authorities imposed serious…
The US achieved a new record in April 2022 – for the first time, the US generated 20% of its electricity from wind and solar power, according to new data released today from global energy think tank Ember.
US wind and solar growth
The record is being predominantly driven by a wind boom in the Great Plains and the Midwest, across states such as Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, and the…
