Back in March, Google hired an ex-Intel vice president to lead server chip design as part of a “doubling down” in custom compute. Google already has a history in the area, and this week detailed YouTube’s use of “Argos” Video Coding Units (VCUs) chips to massively aid transcoding.
Before videos are sent to users, they are compressed so that YouTube sends the “smallest amount of data…
Tesla is creating a new team to accelerate use of new materials in its products and processes.
This new move aims to capitalize on Tesla’s longtime focus on new materials science.
For the last five years, Elon Musk has pushed Tesla and SpaceX to invest more in materials…
The BlackRock US Carbon Transition Readiness exchange-traded fund (ETF) (LCTU) launched last week. It broke records on its first trading day with $1.25 billion invested. But there’s a big problem with this ETF: It’s jam-packed with Big Oil companies.
BlackRock’s…
Beetle-inspired Ora Punk Cat electric car raises some eyebrows in VW’s legal department
April 23, 2021
A new electric vehicle unveiled by China’s Great Wall Ora brand this week has attracted the interest of Volkswagen’s legal department for its resemblance to the classic VW Beetle.
Great Wall Motors has a brand called Ora, which is better-known for small electric cars.
At the Shanghai Motor Show, the brand unveiled the Ora Punk Cat.
The vehicle is jumping on the nostalgia train with an…
US Army picks 6 companies to tackle how to power electric combat vehicles in the field
April 23, 2021
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army has picked six companies that will develop ways to power electric vehicles in austere, remote locations, according to an April 22 Army Futures Command statement.
The effort will support the Army’s Next-Generation Combat Vehicle (NGCV)…
Bye eFlyer 800 will fly you and 7 of your closest friends 500nm at 320 knots, or more with solar
April 23, 2021
As a pilot and electric vehicle enthusiast, I’ve been waiting for a larger cabin aircraft to emerge from all of the electric startups. Bye aircraft, which is named after its founder, George E. Bye, not the salutation, may have a winner in its new gorgeous turboprop-class…
Google Pay extends $30 ‘Spring Challenge’ to May 3rd so you can get that pesky fox [Updated]
April 23, 2021
The new Google Pay app made its debut earlier this year, and now, it’s the default option. Now, Google Pay users can join in on a “Spring Challenge” that offers up a reward for some basic actions in the new app.
Starting on Monday, April 12, Google Pay users in the United States can participate in the “Spring Challenge.” The promotion is designed to help educate users on how the new…
Elon Musk, who has generally welcomed valid criticism, has now dismissed some serious concerns about Tesla as “weird” attacks from the media.
We previously reported on how “Tesla superfandom is becoming toxic and negative for the electric revolution.”
Part of that…
WASHINGTON — The Defense Department is pausing its efforts to field replacement software for the F-35′s troubled logistics system due to a lack of funding, the head of the F-35 program office said Thursday.
In 2020, the F-35 program executive office announced plans to…
In addition to releasing its two new E mount zoom lens, the optics manufacturer has also announced its SZX Super Tele 400mm F8 Reflex MF lens is now compatible with Canon RF and Nikon Z mount camera systems.
The Tokina SZX Super Tele 400mm F8 Reflex MF lens was first announced back in July 2020. Rather than making different models for each camera mount, Tokina opted instead to use a T-mount…
