Rivian announced today that it secured the incentive packaged, expected to be worth up to $1.5 billion if fully realized, for its upcoming electric vehicle factory in Georgia.
In December, not long after it started production of its first electric vehicles at its Illinois factory, Rivian announced a new $5 billion electric vehicle factory in Georgia.
Rivian managed to negotiate an impressive…
Quick Charge Podcast: May 2, 2022
May 3, 2022
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…
Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire drops teaser video for new electric motorcycle, to be unveiled next week
May 3, 2022
We’ve been waiting for years with bated breath for details regarding Harley-Davidson’s next upcoming LiveWire electric motorcycle. Now we’re getting the first real crumbs along with a short teaser video, plus an officially announced unveiling date of May…
Meta’s investment in virtual and augmented realities (VR and AR) is pushing forward and a new report says the company is planning to release four headsets in the next two years.
According to The Information, Meta will release its high-end virtual reality headset later this year. Codenamed Project Cambria, the headset is now described as something akin to a “laptop for the face” and…
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NASA’s EMIT Will Map Tiny Dust Particles to Study Big Climate Impacts
To help researchers model climate effects, the Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation mission will measure the composition of minerals…
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Square Enix is offloading some of its largest studios. The publisher announced it is selling Crystal Dynamics and Eidos to European megapublisher Embracer Group for…
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is steadily making its way into the enterprise mainstream, but significant challenges remain in getting it to a place where it can make a meaningful contribution to the…
Precision agriculture is all about smarter farming — using technology to help farmers use less to grow more. For example, thanks to remote and smart sensors, drones, GPS sensors and guidance technologies, farms can use less water, land, herbicides and insecticides. The…
Galaxy Z Flip 4 tipped to deliver a slightly bigger battery to Samsung’s most popular foldable
May 3, 2022
The Galaxy Z Flip 3 turned out to be a huge success for Samsung’s foldable lineup when it debuted last year, but it came with the sour note of poor battery life. With the Galaxy Z Flip 4, it seems Samsung will address those battery woes with a slightly bigger…
The Android 12 May security patch is rolling out to the Pixel 3a, Pixel 4, Pixel 4a, Pixel 4a 5G, Pixel 5, Pixel 5a, Pixel 6, and Pixel 6 Pro today. This should be the last update for 2019’s budget phones.
There are 14 security issues resolved in the Android 12 May patch dated 2022-05-01 and 23 for 2022-05-05. Vulnerabilities range from moderate to critical.
Dirty Pipe (CVE-2022-0847) is…
