As if we needed any more evidence that electric vehicles are taking over essentially every form of vehicle, Monarch Tractor is announcing a new all-electric tractor.
However, the term “tractor” doesn’t seem sufficient to describe this technology-infused and autonomous all-in-one farm tool.
We’ve seen concepts for electric tractors thrown around by heavyweights like John Deere before.
Chrome Sync will soon be optional for Google sign-in and payments on Android, desktop passwords
December 9, 2020
Over the years, Google has been working to make “Chrome Sync” optional for more and more browser features. The company is continuing that today by announcing a pair of changes for Chrome on Android and one for desktops.
The first upcoming change means that Chrome for…
EGEB: Ireland is converting old phone boxes into EV chargers
December 9, 2020
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Irish telecoms company Eir and EasyGo will replace 180 phone boxes with EV rapid charge points.
Denmark and Norway team up to build the world’s largest green hydrogen ferry.
Norway’s plugin vehicle market share jumped…
Samsung’s Galaxy S21 series is launching earlier than ever this year, and now we’re getting our best look yet at what’s to come. The latest Galaxy S21 leak shows off the design and colors of all three phones on video and divulges the full camera specs.
Last year’s major Samsung leaker, Max Weinbach, today posted to Android Police a trio of promo reels from Samsung itself that show off…
Denmark, Norway to build world’s largest green hydrogen ferry
December 9, 2020
Denmark and Norway are joining forces to build what will be the world’s largest and most powerful green hydrogen-fueled ferry capable of transporting 1,800 passengers between Copenhagen and Oslo by 2027.
Green giant hydrogen ferry
The two countries have applied for EU…
Gmail and other Google Workspace apps will stop supporting Internet Explorer 11 in 2021
December 9, 2020
While Microsoft is clearly focused on iterating the Chromium version of Edge, the company’s previous browser is still available. Google announced today that Workspace apps will cease support for Internet Explorer 11 in March.
This comes as Microsoft Teams dropped support…
Tesla co-founder JB Straubel on QuantumScape’s new fast-charging battery: It’s a ‘major breakthrough’
December 9, 2020
QuantumScape unveiled the data about its new solid-state battery technology today, revealing some impressive results with fast-charging and long-range capacity.
It received praise from many battery experts, including Tesla co-founder JB Straubel, who described the result as “a major breakthrough.”
QuantumScape
QuantumScape is a San Jose-based battery company founded 10 years ago by Jagdeep…
Google One for Android loses quick settings toggle to enable VPN
December 9, 2020
Earlier this year, Google One introduced a VPN for Android users on the 2TB+ subscription plan. At launch, it could be enabled from quick settings, but the latest Google One app update has oddly removed the VPN tile.
The VPN launched with version 1.78/9 of the Google One…
After GM unveiled the GMC Hummer EV pickup truck, much was made that GM didn’t have a working prototype at the time.
Now, a few months later, GM is revealing a working prototype of the electric pickup truck — showing the doubters.
In October, GM officially launched…
Adobe, today, released an update for its line of Lightroom apps, bringing native support for Apple’s M1-powered computers and Qualcomm Snapdragon-powered Windows Arm devices, as well as support for Apple’s new ProRAW image format and more.
In addition to native support for M1-powered Apple computers and Qualcomm Snapdragon-powered Windows 10 Arm devices, Lightroom version 4.1 also…
