U.S. Army soldiers from Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), fire the TOW missile system during a live fire at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Oct. 24, 2018. (Capt. Justin Wright/U.S. Army)
U.S. Army maneuver officials at Fort Benning, Georgia, want to replace the venerable tube-launched, optically-tracked, wire-guided…
Cellebrite helps Brazilian police arrest murder suspects after recovering data from locked iPhones
April 9, 2021
Cellebrite is an advanced and controversial tool that has been used by law enforcement officers to crack the iPhone security on multiple occasions. Today Brazilian police confirmed that they used this tool to unlock the iPhones of two child murder suspects who were arrested…
Samsung is increasing its efforts to win over iPhone customers. The smartphone maker has launched a new website called “iTest,” and it allows iPhone users to “get a little taste of Samsung” through a web application that simulates the Android experience.
When you…
Tesla grows frustrated with the ‘outdated’ approval process for Gigafactory Berlin as production gets closer
April 9, 2021
Tesla is growing frustrated with the approval process for Gigafactory Berlin as the automaker is almost done with building the factory, which is supposed to be about to start production in a few months.
As we have previously reported, Tesla hasn’t obtained overall approval to build Gigafactory Berlin, and instead it has been operating the construction project with partial approval permits to…
Back in October, Made by Google released one more product for 2020. The already-affordable new Nest Thermostat is now being discounted at the Google Store, and other retailers like Amazon, to $99 for an even more attractive price.
This $30 discount from $129.99 starts…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Battery materials and second-life battery recycling trailblazers just secured millions in VC funding.
The Biden administration wants to replace fossil fuel subsidies with clean energy incentives.
Community solar marketplace…
Tesla Semi electric trucks are going to power a log-hauling pilot program in Canada that is aspiring to be the first zero-emissions log trucking operation.
Mosaic Forest Management, a timberlands management company based on Vancouver Island, explains the need to electrify logging operations:
The BC forest sector has a significant role to play in addressing climate change. The working forest…
Tesla $25,000 electric car: Franz von Holzhausen features in Tesla China chief designer recruitment video
April 9, 2021
Tesla chief designer Franz von Holzhausen features in a new recruitment video for a chief designer for Tesla China. That person will be expected to lead the design of the automaker’s upcoming $25,000 electric car.
Last year, Tesla announced plans to establish a new R&D…
At the end of last year, Google modernized the Wear OS Weather Tile alongside other updates to the platform. In that vein, Wear OS is now getting a UV Index complication for watch faces.
Today, there is only a “Weather” complication that shows the current condition…
EV charging solutions company XL Fleet announced a partnership with UBS Arena and the New York Islanders that could create one of the largest EV charging sites in the US. The partnership will allow XL Fleet to install up to 1,000 charging stations at UBS Arena’s 43-acre site, which is the future home of the National Hockey League’s New York Islanders.
XL Fleet is an electrified solutions…
