Elon Musk says Tesla shouldn’t have a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) for its Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta testers.
Yesterday, we reported on Tesla’s NDA for its Full Self-Driving Beta program. In the document, Tesla tells testers to be “selective” about what they publicly share about the program and that “a lot of people want Tesla to fail”.
As we pointed out in our report yesterday…
Google hosting virtual Android Dev Summit 2021 next month, Chrome event in November
September 30, 2021
Following I/O in May, Google’s next big developer events in 2021 will be Dev Summits for Android and Chrome.
The 2021 Android Dev Summit, which was last hosted in 2019, skipping last year, will take place on October 27-28. It starts with a 50-minute technical keynote…
Quick Charge Podcast: September 28, 2021
September 30, 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…
Google will bring six new ringtones to only its new Nest Doorbell alongside holiday tones
September 30, 2021
Google’s Nest doorbell lineup is about to take part in a yearly tradition of custom ringtones to celebrate the holidays. Alongside those yearly tones, though, Google has also confirmed that it will finally be expanding ringtone options on the Nest Doorbell.
Starting on October 1, Nest Doorbell (battery) and Nest Doorbell (wired) will get a selection of Halloween-themed ringtones. These tones…
Elon Musk calls out Biden for ‘being controlled by unions’ after Tesla is snubbed at ‘EV summit’
September 30, 2021
Elon Musk called out President Joe Biden for “being controlled by unions” after Tesla was snubbed at a meeting about electric vehicles at the White House.
After SpaceX successfully launched its Inspiration mission with civilians to orbits, Elon Musk was asked why he…
Earlier this year, Google Search started showing “About this result” to give people more context about a website before they click. At Search On 2021, the company announced three new sections that will appear in the panel.
In addition to Wikipedia descriptions, index…
Google Maps adds ‘Fire’ as a top-level layer, bringing ‘Tree Canopy’ tool to 100 cities
September 30, 2021
During its “Search On” event this afternoon, Google announced new changes and updates in an effort to better track climate change. Google Maps is adding a new “Fire” layer to its apps as Google’s “Tree Canopy” tool is set for expansion.
Starting on Android this week and on iOS next month, Google Maps will show active wildfires as a top-level layer in the app, an expansion of…
Google Lens getting big MUM upgrade that lets you take a photo and ask questions about it
September 30, 2021
At I/O in May, Google announced Multitask Unified Model (MUM) as a big improvement to Search. MUM is now set to come to Google Lens “early next year.”
After taking a picture in Lens or analyzing an existing image/screenshot, swiping up will continue to show “Visual…
Google Search launches redesign with more images, suggestions, and ‘Things to know’
September 30, 2021
At Google Search On 2021, the company launched a redesign of the search results page that includes more images, suggested searches, and “Things to know” about a topic.
One of the biggest focuses of the Google Search On event this year is the use of MUM — Multitask…
Rolls-Royce announced today that its first electric car is going to be called “Spectre,” and it’s unveiled the first prototype.
The automaker also confirmed that it is going all-electric by 2030.
In 1900, Charles Rolls experienced an early electric car that was then competing with gasoline-powered vehicles. He said:
The electric car is perfectly noiseless and clean. There is no smell or…
