Earlier in the year, Microsoft detailed the ways Bing has benefited from AI at Scale, an initiative to apply large-scale AI and supercomputing to language processing across Microsoft’s apps, services, and managed products. AI at Scale chiefly bolstered the search engine’s ability to directly answer questions and generate image captions, but in a blog post today, Microsoft says it has led to…
After launching an all-new iOS 14 app with widgets last week, popular to-do platform Todoist has launched a major new feature across its platform called “Boards” that gives users a bird’s eye view of projects while still being able to see and interact with the fine…
Custom iOS 14 widgets have become a TikTok flex
September 24, 2020
-The most exciting part of iOS 14 isn’t picture-in-picture video display or the app library — it’s widgets.
Instead of once-boring app icons for your calendar or clock that might get placed in a utilities folder, the new wave of widgets let you spice up your homepage…
iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 review: iPhone revolution, iPad evolution
September 23, 2020
Apple spells out the significance of its new iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 updates right in the release notes. iOS 14 “updates the core experience of iPhone” thanks to redesigned widgets that can be placed anywhere on your home screen and a new App Library feature for managing app overload and organization. iPadOS 14 is a bit less grand in scope, with Apple saying that it “introduces new Apple Pencil…
EGEB: What happened at Florida’s solar net metering meeting
September 23, 2020
The Florida Public Service Commission met about solar net metering and didn’t change the rule.
China says it will achieve a peak in emissions before 2030 and become net zero before 2060.
The world’s largest offshore wind farm, Dogger Bank, has ordered 190 13MW wind…
Drive Electric Week starts tomorrow with virtual events through Oct 4
September 23, 2020
Drive Electric Week is going online this year — on its 10th anniversary — with events centered around electric vehicle advocacy. Most events will be virtual, though some local in-person events will be held — far fewer than in previous years due to the COVID-19 pandemic…
Tesla is getting into the mining business, buys lithium claim on 10,000 acres in Nevada
September 23, 2020
Tesla is now officially getting into the mining business with a lithium claim on 10,000 acres in Nevada.
At the Battery Day event yesterday, as part of its entire new battery supply strategy, Tesla announced that it is developing its own lithium processing method.
Drew Baglino, SVP of engineering at Tesla, said:
“We are going to use a new process that we will pioneer. It’s a sulfate-free…
Behind the scenes look at Juiced’s ‘truly insane’ HyperScrambler 2 e-bike, launching today
September 23, 2020
Earlier this month San Diego-based Juiced Bikes wowed the e-bike industry with the unveiling of one of its highest power and longest range electric bikes yet, the HyperScrambler 2.
Now with the Juiced HyperScrambler 2 , we caught up with Juiced Bikes’ founder Tora Harris…
China surprises with ‘net zero by 2060’ announcement
September 23, 2020
Chinese President Xi Jinping (above), in a surprise announcement yesterday, told the United Nations General Assembly via video that China would achieve a peak in carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and carbon neutrality before 2060. This will require a radical reshaping of…
Tesla offers extra Supercharging miles to help deliver cars in end-of-the-quarter push
September 23, 2020
Tesla is offering extra free Supercharging miles to help deliver cars as part of its end-of-the-quarter push.
As we reported earlier this week, Elon Musk told employees that a record quarter for deliveries is achievable if they push hard during the last week.
The CEO said that Tesla employees should consider “vehicle deliveries to be the absolute top priority” until the end of the…
