Android 12 has an increased focus on privacy, and, in a move that follows something iOS recently did, the platform will now show notifications when your clipboard is accessed as well as improving toast messages.
Starting with Android 12, Google will show a toast message at the bottom of the screen to alert users when an app pulls data from the clipboard. For example, copying text from an app…
Environmental groups: JPMorgan Chase emissions targets are ‘fig leaf for fossil expansion’
May 19, 2021
At today’s JPMorgan Chase annual general meeting (AGM), CEO Jamie Dimon faced questions from a number of climate justice activists on Enbridge’s Line 3 tar sands oil pipeline and Indigenous sovereignty, the East Africa Crude Oil pipeline (which many banks have refused to…
Quick Charge Podcast: May 18, 2021
May 19, 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…
The Wear OS emulator in Android Studio now includes a preview of the upcoming Android 11 based update for Wear OS.
At I/O 2021, Google began taking the wraps off of a major upgrade for Wear OS, set to incorporate the best of Fitbit and Samsung’s Tizen. While we still have at least some months to wait before watches start shipping with the new Wear OS — and even longer before older watches…
I guess “EV1” was taken?
Seriously, though, folks, today a big day for Kia, with the unveiling of the new Kia EV6 crossover, the brand’s first-ever dedicated battery electric vehicle. Unlike Kia’s previous EVs that shared fossil-fuel-powered versions, the new EV6 was…
At I/O 2021, Google announced that its wearable platform would do a better job of highlighting first-party services, among other tentpoles. This includes YouTube Music, Google Maps, Pay, and Assistant, with a brief preview of those Wear OS apps provided today.
The biggest…
The BMW Definition CE 04 is the latest major update to the company’s electric motorcycle plans, and all signs point to the scooter entering production soon.
But while we still don’t have a firm date or details regarding the futuristic-looking electric scooter’s production plans, we’re now getting our first look at what appears to be a production-spec version of the BMW Definition CE 04…
Zeiss has announced a substantial firmware update for its $6,000 Android-powered ZX1 camera that adds face-detection autofocus, an updated version of Adobe Lightroom and more. The best part is, firmware version 1.4 for the ZX1 is available to download directly to the camera…
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In a First, Scientists Map Particle-Laden Rivers in the Sky
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Windy regions high in the atmosphere can transport pollutants like dust or soot thousands of miles around the world and disrupt…
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Robotic Navigation Tech Will Explore the Deep Ocean
Terrain-relative navigation helped Perseverance land – and Ingenuity fly – autonomously on Mars. Now it’s time to test a similar system while exploring another frontier.
On May 14, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ship Okeanos Explorer will depart…
