This weekend, Tesla started offering their long-awaited Full Self-Driving subscription package for $199/month. Along with the package, Tesla is offering a $1,500 hardware upgrade for early owners who have old hardware that is not capable of full self-driving tasks.
The problem is, Tesla previously told those same owners that their cars were capable of full self-driving tasks, and isn’t allowing…
The OnePlus Nord 2 5G’s renders that leaked last month revealed the smartphone’s design, which is now officially confirmed by the phone maker as it posted a teaser of the Nord 2 5G on its social media accounts.
The image shows us the Nord 2 5G’s rear side…
Quick Charge Podcast: July 17, 2021
July 18, 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…
While a new set of earbuds isn’t the most exciting thing we’re looking forward to in Samsung’s Unpacked event next month, the leaks just keep coming and today an official app is showing off all colors of the Galaxy Buds 2 and revealing the feature list as well.
A developer by the name of Tim Schneeberger (via XDA) managed to get his hands on the companion app for Galaxy Buds 2 which is…
Gboard responsible for all the ‘Launch Restricted’ notifications Android 12 Beta users received
July 18, 2021
While Android 12 stability is improving with every release, it’s still in beta and some users last night received a reminder of that status via an absolute slew of system “Foreground Service BG-Launch Restricted” notifications that were generated by Gboard.
Some…
Originally, the geometric chuck was a device to make ornate patterns on a lathe. Invented in the 1860s, the device could have up to 8 layers—each driven by a central shaft.
There are several of these complex devices still in existence and on display in museums. Each layer…
Every day hundreds of men climb the 9,000 feet to the summit of Mount Ijen located in Java, Indonesia and then trek 3,000 feet down into the crater to break slabs of sulfur. Each load of sulfur is around 100-135 pounds, which is the approximate total body weight of the miners.
Many of these men do not wear gas masks and carry their loads of sulfur up a steep volcano wearing sandals versus shoes.
Hungryroot delivers AI-powered grocery experience
July 17, 2021
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now.
There’s Netflix for movies. Stitch Fix for clothes. Hungryroot, an AI-powered delivery service, hopes to occupy a similar niche for online groceries in the United States.
The recommender system…
After several reports of criminals unlocking people’s iPhones and managing to access users’ bank accounts in Brazil, the São Paulo state police were able to arrest one of these gangs.
According to Brazilian newspaper Folha de S.Paulo, four men were arrested yesterday…
Apple @ Work: Prevent employees from upgrading to the iOS 15 and macOS Monterey public betas through your MDM
July 17, 2021
Apple’s public betas for iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and macOS Monterey have been available for the past few weeks. While there is a lot of excitement around them for business and personal reasons alike, there is also a lot to consider for IT departments when employees want to upgrade before they’ve had time to verify and rectify any compatibility issues. So let’s look at how IT departments can limit…
