Google has “improved” the Calendar setting responsible for preventing unwanted event invitations from automatically appearing in your schedule.
Today, Calendar’s “Automatically add invitations” preference under “Event settings” has three options:
Yes
Yes, but don’t send event notifications unless I have responded “Yes” or “Maybe”
No, only show invitations to which I have…
Nikon announces new budget Z 28-75mm F2.8 and teases 800mm F6.3 PF
December 14, 2021
Nikon has announced the Z 28-75mm F2.8, a new standard zoom lens for its full-frame Z-mount cameras, billed as a more affordable alternative to the Z 24-70mm F2.8 S. According to Nikon, the new zoom offers impressive versatility, ‘capable of everything from impressive…
NASA to Launch 4 Earth Science Missions in 2022
December 14, 2021
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NASA to Launch 4 Earth Science Missions in 2022
The missions, including two led by the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, will help monitor our changing planet. Scientists will discuss them at the American…
NASA-NOAA Tech Will Aid Marine Oil Spill Response
December 14, 2021
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NASA-NOAA Tech Will Aid Marine Oil Spill Response
NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists are teaming up to test remote sensing technology for use in oil spill response.
Just off the coast of Santa Barbara, California, thousands of gallons of oil seep through cracks in the seafloor and rise to the…
NASA Begins Testing Robotics to Bring First Samples Back From Mars
December 14, 2021
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NASA Begins Testing Robotics to Bring First Samples Back From Mars
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Engineers are developing the crucial hardware needed for a series of daring space missions that will be carried out in…
Magna introduces EtelligentReach connected powertrain, set to debut on new entrant EV in 2022
December 14, 2021
Manufacturing juggernaut Magna International has shared details of its EtelligentReach EV powertrain, set to debut on a new entrant vehicle in 2022. The new powertrain technology joins a growing list of electrification components Magna is developing and implementing into OEM…
Quick Charge Podcast: December 13, 2021
December 14, 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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire to become first publicly traded electric motorcycle company
December 14, 2021
Thanks to a new merger deal, Harley-Davidson’s electric motorcycle company known as LiveWire will become the first publicly traded electric motorcycle company in the US.
The deal was formed between three companies: Harley-Davidson, the special purpose acquisition company…
Here’s why Elon Musk is TIME’s 2021 Person of the Year
December 14, 2021
TIME magazine has named Elon Musk its 2021 Person of the Year. Here’s why it selected the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX.
Elon Musk is 2021 POY
First off, let’s reiterate TIME magazine’s criterion for Person of the Year, as there is always confusion:
The person or persons…
The White House released today its plan on spending the $7.5 billion on electric vehicle infrastructure with the goal to grow the US’s national EV charging network to 500,000 charging stations.
While a lot of the focus right now is on the Build Back Better Act being discussed in the Senate, the government passed another infrastructure bill earlier this year that already had significant…
