Locus Robotics, a Wilmington, Massachusetts-based warehouse robotics startup, today announced it has raised $150 million in series E funding at a $1 billion post-money valuation. The company says the funding will allow it to accelerate product innovation and global expansion. Locus expects that in the next four years, over a million warehouse robots will be installed and that the number of…
Apple releases second public beta of iOS 14.5 with new emoji, Music app changes, more
February 18, 2021
Following the release to developers yesterday, Apple has released iOS 14.5 beta 2 to public beta users today. iOS 14.5 beta 2 makes continued refinements to the new features coming to iPhone and iPad users this spring. Apple has also released the second public beta of…
Hands-on with iOS 14.5 beta 2 changes and features [Video]
February 18, 2021
Yesterday, Apple released the second developer beta for iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5. Like the initial beta, this update comes with lots of new additions, including new emoji and several notable Music app updates. In this video, we go hands-on with new iOS 14.5 beta 2 changes…
The iOS 14.5 developer and public beta includes a number of new features and changes, but one of the most exciting is the ability to unlock iPhone with your Apple Watch when Face ID detects you’re wearing a mask. Let’s look at how to install the iOS 14.5 beta and watchOS 7.4 beta to get access to this useful new feature and more.
Update 2/17: The iOS 14.5 beta 2 is available now for both the…
iOS 14.5 lets you share lyrics straight from Apple Music; here’s how
February 18, 2021
One of the cool new features in iOS 14.5 beta 2 is the ability to share lyrics directly from Apple Music. In fact, Apple has built out a custom UI flow to share up to 150 characters of real-time lyrics with friends, straight from the Now Playing screen. Here’s how to share…
OnePlus’ cheap Nord phones are a hit at T-Mobile, Metro despite horrendous software support
February 18, 2021
OnePlus stepped into a new market in 2020 with the debut of the Nord lineup, and in the US that includes the budget-focused OnePlus Nord N10 5G and N100. As it turns out, these affordable OnePlus Nord devices are big hits at T-Mobile.
Wave7 Research reports that just a…
For over a year now, Google has been hard at work on Nearby Sharing, a handy way to share things like files, contacts, and more with nearby Android devices — and Chrome. Today, the Google Play Store now offers the best example of Nearby Sharing, allowing you to share apps and updates between devices.
As first spotted by our APK Insight team in September, then made official by Google in…
Electric snowmobile and watercraft maker Taiga is going public through a SPAC deal, and it is raising $100 million in the process.
They are also starting to take pre-orders.
Taiga Motors
We have been following Taiga Motors, a Montreal-based startup, for years now.
In 2015…
Ride1Up Roadster V2 review: The $995 belt-drive electric bike you need to know about
February 18, 2021
San Diego-based has long impressed me with its value-priced electric bikes. And the company’s Ride1Up Roadster V2 is the ultimate example of a value-packed e-bike, sporting fast speeds and a silent belt-drive setup
When it comes to fancier e-bikes, Ride1Up has you…
Google’s rebrand of G Suite to Workspace in October first rolled out to businesses, with the promise that personal and nonprofits users would follow later. Google Workspace for Education is rolling out next with more editions that better suit the needs of schools from pre-K to the PhD level.
G Suite for Education only had two tiers, with Google learning that a “one-size-fits-all approach…
