Audi announced a new software update that is going to increase the range of older e-tron electric SUVs by boosting efficiency.
Several legacy automakers venturing into electric vehicles ended up having big battery “buffers” on their first electric vehicles.
A battery buffer is the difference between the net energy capacity of the battery and its usable capacity.
They were worried about…
I recently had the chance to borrow a Zero SR/S electric motorcycle for several days to test out how well the company’s flagship model rides. The result? I’m going to go broke if I keep doing this stuff, because now I really want one in my garage.
This isn’t my first…
Elon Musk has announced the upcoming release of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta 10.4 update as Tesla slows down the rollout.
Earlier this week, Tesla started rolling out Full Self-Driving Beta 10.3.
The update came after a false start last weekend when Tesla pushed the…
SK Innovation and Solid Power partner to produce automotive-scale solid-state batteries
October 29, 2021
Battery manufacturer SK Innovation announced a memorandum of understanding and agreement to jointly develop and manufacture solid-state batteries for EVs using Solid Power’s proprietary electrolyte technology. The goal of the partnership is to validate Solid Power’s all-solid-state battery and electrolyte production processes and work together to further develop the technology.
SK…
Sono Motors now has 15,000 Sion reservations valued at $385 million, SEV price increase to come
October 29, 2021
German EV startup Sono Motors has confirmed that it now has 15,000 reservations for its flagship Sion solar electric vehicle (SEV). Accounting for an average down payment of $3,300, Sono Motors is currently valuing its total orders at $385 million from consumers throughout…
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Activision Blizzard today announced it has bought mobile game studio Digital Legends. The publisher’s new team will work on an unannounced Call of Duty…
New deep reinforcement learning technique helps AI to evolve
October 29, 2021
Hundreds of millions of years of evolution have produced a variety of life-forms, each intelligent in its own fashion. Each species has evolved to develop innate skills, learning capacities, and a physical form that ensures survival in its environment.
But despite being inspired by nature and evolution, the field of artificial intelligence has largely focused on creating the elements of…
Here’s what’s new in iOS 15.2 beta 1 [Update: Public beta]
October 29, 2021
Update October 28, 2021: Apple is now rolling out iOS 15.2, watchOS 8.3, and tvOS 15.2 to public beta testers.
Apple today released iOS 15.2 beta 1 to developers. Coming just two days after the public release of iOS 15.1, today’s beta of iOS 15.2 continues to add new…
iPhone loyalty rate continues to exceed 90%, new CIRP data shows
October 29, 2021
Apple has long been one of the most dominant smartphone brands in terms of brand loyalty. New data today from analysts at Consumer Intelligence Research Partners shows that Apple fans continue to remain loyal to Apple, with 90% of iPhone buyers remaining with Apple.
Twitter for iOS adds support for recording and sharing Spaces
October 29, 2021
Twitter has today announced one of the features users have been asking for for quite some time: the ability to record Spaces sessions and then share with others.
As posted by the Twitter Spaces account, starting today, some hosts on iOS will be able to start using the Spaces Recording feature. The app says that in a few weeks, it will expand to everyone else.
As of now, if you don’t have this…
