Volkswagen held its “Power Day” where it announced a plan to reduce battery costs by up to 50% and secure 240 GWh of battery capacity.
Last week, we reported VW was planning a “Power day,” which sounded a lot like Tesla’s “Battery Day.”
The presentation was today, and as expected, the company announced its plan to secure battery cell supply to enable its electrification plans.
The…
Google Discover shrinks weather info down to a chip
March 16, 2021
Google’s ever-present Discover feed is testing a minor design tweak that moves the weather from a wide strip down to a chip in the corner.
The Google Discover feed is available in quite a variety of places, such as the far-left page of some Android launchers, the new tab…
Google is introducing a “new way to view and manage notifications” related to your Drive files. The hope is that users with this new notifications feed will spend less time switching between Google Drive for Android and an email app.
From the Home or Priority…
EV spotlight (EVS): Volta Trucks
March 16, 2021
It’s a fresh new week, and you know what that means. You get to peruse another article on an up-and-coming EV manufacturer. This week we’re in London, home to Volta Trucks and its zero-emission commercial fleet vehicle.
About Volta Trucks
Volta Trucks is a startup full-electric vehicle manufacturer and services company. Since being founded in 2019 in London, Volta Trucks has opened…
New US Army doctrine coming summer 2022
March 16, 2021
WASHINGTON — The Army is expected to release its new doctrine, one that describes how the service will operate in the future across air, land, sea, space and cyberspace, in summer 2022, Lt. Gen. D. Scott McKean, the director of the Army Futures and Concepts Center under…
Nikon Z7 II review
March 16, 2021
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Late last year, Nikon announced the Z7 II, the second iteration of its (for now) range topping high-resolution full-frame mirrorless camera. As the name implies, this is a…
Outriders will be on Xbox Game Pass at launch
March 15, 2021
Microsoft announced today that the upcoming co-op shooter Outriders will be available on Xbox Game Pass the same day it launches on April 1.
Outriders will also come out for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Stadia, and PC. It’ll be available on Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Android phones and tablets (via Xbox Cloud Gaming) through Game Pass. The game has cross-play support, so players can join up…
Microsoft announced today that Undertale is coming to Xbox Game Pass on March 16, making it available to download on Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One to all subscribers.
Undertale is one of the most beloved indie games ever made. It debuted in 2015 and has become available on…
Wildlife photographer Levi Dojczman was out photographing birds one morning when he noticed a fox. Unfortunately, he was unable to get a photo without spooking it. Not to be denied, Dojczman spent the next few days testing a method to photograph the fox using a remote…
If you’ve heard of Fresnel lenses in photography before but have no idea what they are or how they work, here’s a fantastic short primer. In this 3.5-minute video, physicist David G. Willey (AKA the Mad Scientist) explains the science behind the lens style using a simple and easy-to-understand model on a blackboard.
Willey is a former physics instructor at the University of Pittsburgh at…
