A misguided tip spreading around social media urged people lost with no signal to change their voicemail to reach assistance. While well-meaning, this is not what you should be doing if you find yourself in need of help.
Last week, Halifax Search and Rescue posted a response to the viral posts, urging anyone who becomes lost or stranded without service to avoid this “voicemail trick.”
To be…
Google Translate, an Android app that has been long overdue for an overhaul, has gotten a Material You redesign this evening, but it may be exclusive to the Pixel 6.
Last month, our APK Insight team uncovered work being done on bringing Material You to Google Translate’s…
Getting NASA Data to the Ground With Lasers
October 28, 2021
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Getting NASA Data to the Ground With Lasers
Two optical ground stations, including one managed by JPL, will support NASA’s Laser Communications Relay Demonstration mission when it launches this fall.
NASA launches satellites…
How to Find Hidden Oceans on Distant Worlds? Use Chemistry
October 28, 2021
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How to Find Hidden Oceans on Distant Worlds? Use Chemistry
A new study shows how the chemicals in an exoplanet’s atmosphere can, in some cases, reveal whether or not the temperature on its surface is too hot for liquid water.
In our solar system, planets are either small and rocky (like Earth) or large and gaseous (like Neptune). But around other…
Volvo’s prototype autonomous electric construction vehicle started out as a LEGO Technic set
October 28, 2021
Volvo CE is giving us a closer look into its research and development process, showing off an autonomous battery-powered prototype construction vehicle that’s currently in the works. Even more interestingly, the in-development Volvo LX03 also originated as part of a…
Geotab’s Smartcharge interfaces Tesla API directly, making EV charging free for many
October 28, 2021
I’ve been using the Geotab (formerly Fleetcarma) SmartCharge rewards program for almost five years as a way to save money on EV charging during my electric utility’s (New York’s ConEdison) off-peak time periods. I save at least 10 cents per kilowatt hour of charge…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 27, 2021
October 28, 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.
Check out the , an all EV event taking place at Sonoma Raceway this November 13th and 14th.
New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our…
5 key things to know about the do-or-die COP26 climate summit
October 28, 2021
COP26, also known as the United Nations Climate Change Conference UK 2021, kicks off Sunday October 31, and officially runs until Friday, November 12. It’s being held in Glasgow at the Scottish Event Campus (pictured). Here are five things everyone needs to know about this…
How much does it cost to charge a Tesla?
October 28, 2021
When thinking about a future electric vehicle purchase like a Tesla, your first thought might be, “how much does a Tesla cost?” Well, we’ve already covered that for you. If you’re like many people and are new to the world of electric vehicles, your next question…
In its goal to become 100% carbon-neutral by 2030, Apple announced today that it has more than doubled the number of suppliers committed to using only clean energy over the last year. In total, 175 Apple suppliers will transition to using renewable energy, and the company and its suppliers will bring online more than nine gigawatts of clean power around the world.
Not only that, but the company is…
