Tesla apparently made an Earth Day announcement that flew under the radar: The automaker intends to power all Supercharger stations with renewable energy this year.
The electric vehicle revolution needs to be powered by renewable energy in order for its full positive effect on the environment to be felt.
It’s why Tesla also has a solar and energy storage business to accelerate renewable energy…
Google will fix an issue that allowed other apps access to COVID-19 contact tracing logs
April 28, 2021
While it didn’t scale in the way it really needed to, contact tracing was a big deal as tech was utilized in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19. An issue on the Android side of the Google/Apple COVID-19 contact-tracing API, though, may have allowed other apps access…
On iPhone and iPad, the Google app is how users access Lens, Search, and Discover. For the two latter experiences, Google has already built out a rich web experience, but the iOS Search app is now becoming even more browser-like with a grid of “Tabs.”
The Search…
The OnePlus Watch is a decent piece of hardware stuffed to the brim with bad and incredibly unfinished software. In our review, we said that not a single person should buy it, and that’s a verdict we’ll stand by until the company shows improvements to the wearable. If, however, you want to ignore us and everyone else telling you the OnePlus Watch is bad, it’ll be back in stock tomorrow.
In…
WALTHAM, Mass. — Raytheon Technologies on Tuesday reported first-quarter net income of $753 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.
The Waltham, Massachusetts-based company said it had net income of 50 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for…
Recently, Samsung made Google Messages the default messaging app on the Galaxy S21 series outside of the US, instead of their own app. It seems the next step of this change is that Google has more widely launched a redesign for the Messages app that looks more like…
Biden to nominate Frank Kendall as Air Force secretary
April 28, 2021
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has officially nominated Frank Kendall to serve as secretary of the Air Force and Gina Ortiz Jones for undersecretary of the Air Force.
The announcement, made by the White House on Tuesday afternoon, confirmed reporting by Defense News earlier that morning.
Kendall is best known as the Pentagon’s top acquisition official during the Obama…
The US Senate is considering a Congressional Review Act bill to reimpose regulations of methane release. A number of Big Oil and Gas companies support the regulations, and Occidental Petroleum stated its support today to senators. Here’s why.
Methane regulation
The Trump…
Google Assistant is available on devices of all shapes and sizes, but the vast majority of useful smart speakers that support it are designed to be used in one place, indoors. I’ve been wanting a solution to bring Assistant and, in turn, Chromecast audio around my home…
REE Automotive and Hino Motors, a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Group, announced a business alliance to design and produce solutions in “next-generation commercial mobility.” The alliance will combine Hino’s experience as a commercial vehicle manufacturer with REE’s proprietary REEcorner technologies. The result should be a unique modular platform capable of serving a multitude of various…