Devastating photos and videos emerged from Afghanistan as the Taliban regained control of the country and U.S. troops prepared to withdraw in August 2021.
A video of 19-year-old Zaki Anwari and others falling to their deaths as they clung to the side of a U.S. evacuation airplane circulated in the news and on social media. Then, a week later, after an attack at the Kabul airport killed at least…
UFC 268 including the welterweight title bout is set for Saturday, November 6 at 10 pm ET/7 pm PT at Madison Square Garden in NYC. Here’s how to watch on the web, iPhone, Apple TV, and more.
Below we’ll look at how to watch Usman vs Covington with ESPN+, as well as…
Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: $2,000 four-person electric bicycle
November 6, 2021
Nat King Cole may have had Daisy swooning on his bicycle built for two, but that’s hardly a practical family vehicle. What happens when you have a few rugrats and need to transport the whole brood? That’s when it’s time to switch to a bicycle built for four. And I’ve…
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NASA Selects New Mission to Study Storms, Impacts on Climate Models
Called INCUS, it aims to directly address why convective storms, heavy precipitation, and clouds occur exactly when and where they form.
NASA has selected a new Earth science mission that will study the behavior of tropical storms and thunderstorms, including their impacts on weather…
How Tesla software updates work and how to install them
November 6, 2021
In addition to existing as some of the most popular electric vehicles on the planet, Teslas contain some advanced software features that provide continued longevity compared to traditional ICE cars. The automaker’s proprietary software stack allows for continuous software…
Norwegian wind giant Equinor is not only pulling out of what would be the Atlantic’s first floating offshore wind farm, it’s also pulling out of doing business in Ireland altogether.
Equinor leaves Ireland
In 2019, Equinor partnered with the Irish utility Electricity…
VW CEO explains why it needs to be more like Tesla: Giga Berlin will produce 90 cars/hour on 1 line
November 6, 2021
In a new note to his management team, as he is being challenged by his own workforce, VW CEO Herbert Diess explained why the German automaker needs to be more like Tesla.
Surprisingly, a lot of it has to do with manufacturing – something that Elon Musk said would become Tesla’s main advantage.
As we reported yesterday, Diess is currently facing a vote of no-confidence under review by a board…
Tesla confirmed that it is going to open a new factory to build battery manufacturing equipment in Canada.
As we reported earlier this week, Tesla released a look into its growing presence in Canada, where it builds “machines that build the machine.”
It appears that…
Podcast: Tesla opens Supercharger network to other EVs, Model 3/Y price & range update, VW CEO troubles, and more
November 6, 2021
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla openning the Supercharger network to other EVs, a new Model 3 and Model Y price and range update, VW CEO being in trouble with his…
COP26 Daily Briefing: 3 big things that happened on November 5
November 6, 2021
The COP26, aka the United Nations Climate Change Conference UK 2021, is under way in Glasgow. Here’s Electrek‘s daily roundup of the key happenings at the world’s most important summit ever.
Friday, November 5
Youth took to the streets
Thousands of children, parents, and teachers took to the streets to demand that global leaders ramp up and implement their pledges to slow global warming…
