Tesla has implemented another price increase (its third in about a month), but this time it only affects Model 3 vehicles with nickel-based battery packs.
In 2021, all Tesla vehicles saw gradual price increases throughout the entire lineup, which CEO Elon Musk blamed on supply chain pressure – though it’s fair to note that Tesla’s gross margin also improved significantly during that…
Watch as several Volcon Grunt electric motorcycles go for a swim riding right through a river
April 7, 2022
Electric motorcycles have a wide range of advantages over their gas-powered counterparts. While most electric converts tout their low operation cost, lack of maintenance, and smoother power delivery, there’s one other big advantage that often goes unnoticed: the ability to…
How to change Gmail swipe actions on Android
April 7, 2022
For a lot of Android users, Gmail is the go-to email application. This isn’t only because it almost always comes preinstalled on devices, but it works well. One feature that works particularly well is swipe actions. So what are they and how can you use them? This guide…
Earlier this year, Apple introduced new tools for its technicians that make it possible to repair the Face ID module without having to replace the entire iPhone. However, these tools were only available for iPhone XS and later. Now the company has finally expanded this repair to the iPhone X as well.
In an internal memo sent to Apple Stores and authorized service providers (via MacRumors), the…
Quick Charge Podcast: April 6, 2022
April 7, 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…
Army Corps of Engineers closes SpaceX Starbase permit application citing lack of information
April 7, 2022
The US Army Corps of Engineers has closed a permit application for a proposed expansion of SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas — a potential snag in the company’s plans to add new launch and landing pads to the area, as well as substantially grow the site.
NASA’s huge new James Webb Space Telescope is the most powerful telescope ever launched into space, but the agency is already looking toward the future. It is currently exploring the possibility of creating liquid lenses to make a gigantic telescope perhaps 100 times the size of the Webb.
In a new article on its website, NASA writes that it is exploring new ways and fluid materials…
Wildlife photographer Steve Perry took the newly-announced Nikon PF 800mm f/6.3 VR S lens for a test drive and has shared his opinions on what to expect from the super-telephoto prime.
Perry was given the opportunity to shoot with a pre-production version of the…
Julien’s Auctions has announced the coming availability of the “FU Rock ‘n’ Roll Portraits” series by Neil Zlozower that will offer a large number of signed portraits of rock music legends flipping the bird directly into the camera.
Considered by many as…
NASA Receives 8 2022 Webby Award Nominations
April 7, 2022
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NASA Receives 8 2022 Webby Award Nominations
Nominees include JPL’s virtual tour and two JPL-managed sites: NASA’s Global Climate Change and NASA’s Solar System Exploration. Public voting is open through April 22.
Since it began in 1958, NASA has been charged by law with spreading the word about its work “to the widest extent practicable.”…
