The process of shutting down classic Hangouts for Workspace users is almost complete as Google this week enables the integrated Gmail with Chat and Rooms for even more paid accounts.
Following our reporting, Google in late 2018 confirmed that it was shutting down classic Hangouts for Chat and Meet. The legacy service is being split into standalone messaging — with a group productivity focus…
SpaceX’s $3 billion contract to build a lunar lander for NASA was put on hold for a second time on Thursday after Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin sued over the award, according to court filings. NASA voluntarily agreed to temporarily suspend the contract until November 1st while…
You can watch Tesla AI Day right here starting at 8:00 PM ET (5:00 PM PT) if Tesla is on time, which is a big ‘if’.
We are also going to link to all the headline-worthy news coming out of the event.
Over the last few years, Tesla started holding events, not really to…
Quick Charge Podcast: August 19, 2021
August 20, 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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
Tesla announced that it is actually going to make a humanoid robot, called Tesla Bot, and it will be able to grab your groceries for you and perform other menial tasks.
Yes, it’s not a joke.
At its ‘AI Day‘ today, Tesla released many details about its progress to…
Candela’s revolutionary new high-powered electric boat motors have ‘almost unlimited lifetime’
August 20, 2021
Swedish electric boat manufacturer Candela has just unveiled a revolutionary new electric drive unit known as the C-Pod for its premium electric boats, and it’s an engineering work of art.
Candela claims that these are the highest-efficiency and longest-lasting boat motors…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Four in five US homeowners with solar and storage feel prepared to weather a power outage.
Average construction costs for US wind farms dropped by 27% from 2013 to 2019.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important…
Tesla is reportedly about to enter the Japanese energy market with its energy storage products, starting with a 6 MWh Megapack project.
Since its inception, Tesla has been intricately linked to Japan.
Until Panasonic, a Japanese company, no other battery supplier wanted to…
When you think of electric mobility company Bird, the mind conjures up black and gray electric scooters zipping along city streets. But with today’s announcement of the new Bird Bike, the company is now adding black and gray electric bicycles to the mix.
But haven’t I…
These 5 new state laws move the US closer to clean energy
August 20, 2021
While legislators battle over federal infrastructure bills, some US states are out of the gate when it comes to adopting clean energy.
Environmental advocacy organization Environment America’s new report, “The United States of Clean Energy, Summer 2021,” summarizes clean energy progress and commitments made in 2021 state legislative sessions across the US.
(I’d just like to note that…
