Eastman Kodak has come under fire recently after Instagram users noticed the company had removed a post from its profile that featured photographs depicting the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (Xinjiang) of the People’s Republic of China: an area where the current Chinese administration is accused of numerous human rights violations against the Turkic ethnic group.
Kodak, whose Instagram…
iOS 15: Apple implementing security verification with selfies to validate ID cards in the Wallet app
July 28, 2021
Apple announced at WWDC 2021 that iOS 15 will add support for ID cards in the Wallet app, but details are unknown as this feature is not available in the beta version of iOS 15. However, 9to5Mac has learned that the company is implementing a new security verification system…
Alongside new betas for macOS, watchOS, etc., Apple today released the latest developer betas for the iPhone and iPad in iOS and iPadOS 15 beta 4. The fourth developer beta includes quite a few new Safari tweaks, full support for Apple’s recently launched MagSafe Battery…
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now.
Wiliot, a startup creating a low-cost, self-powered chip that attaches to products to sense physical and environment data, has raised $200 million. The company’s latest tranche, a series C, was led by Softbank Vision Fund 2, and brings the company’s total raised to date to $270 million.
Wiliot says that the new…
Tesla has obtained today a design patent for the Cybertruck, and the patent application references several interesting prior designs that could have influenced Tesla’s unique design.
Today, Tesla was granted three design patents for the Model Y, Roadster, and the…
Quantumscape’s Q2 report reveals 10-layer solid-state battery, plus commercialization timeline
July 28, 2021
In a letter to shareholders recapping Q2 of 2021, solid state battery manufacturer Quantumscape has offered some exciting updates surrounding its solid-state battery technology. In addition to making progress on its pre-pilot manufacturing facility, the company is also…
Quick Charge Podcast: July 27, 2021
July 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.
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…
Tesla has updated its website configurator for the upcoming Model S, to reflect delivery delays on both the Long Range and Plaid trims for new customers. The Long Range Model S especially faces a massive delay, now estimated to arrive in February or March of 2022.
Delays…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
In 2020, due to the pandemic, US energy emissions fell to the lowest level since 1983.
Belfast, Maine, sees 7 megawatts of community solar launch for Central Maine Power customers.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that…
Huawei’s head of autonomous driving lost his job after claiming Tesla vehicles are killing people
July 28, 2021
Su Qing, the head of autonomous driving at Huawei, has been removed from his position after making some controversial comments about Tesla — going as far as claiming that Tesla vehicles are killing people.
At the World Artificial Intelligence Conference earlier this month, the executive claimed that Tesla has a “very high accident rate,” and he referenced accidents involving Tesla…
