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NASA Approves Asteroid Hunting Space Telescope to Continue Development
The infrared space telescope is designed to help advance NASA’s planetary defense efforts.
NASA has approved the Near-Earth Object Surveyor space telescope (NEO Surveyor) to move to the next phase of mission development after a successful mission review, authorizing the mission to…
Can we afford AI?
June 12, 2021
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Of all the concerns surrounding artificial intelligence these days — and no, I don’t mean evil robot overlords, but more mundane things like job replacement and security — perhaps none is more…
El Salvador has become the first country in the world to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. And now, President Nayib Bukele is offering insights into the Central American nation’s plans to undertake cryptocurrency mining with the power of volcanoes.
The story so…
Android 12 Beta 2 may have come early, but it comes pre-packed with features that you can get to grips with right now – so long as you’re running the latest build that is.
We’ve showcased what we consider the biggest or top features in Android 12 Beta 2, so go check that out before scouring this latest list of things we either didn’t think quite made the cut or actually missed in our…
The Privacy Sandbox is Google’s initiative for building a more private web, and a key aspect involves phasing out support for third-party cookies in Chrome through an alternative called FLoC. Given Google’s reach, the change was always going to be contentious, and it…
It’s been far from a quiet week for Google Stadia with big announcements from Google itself, but on the game front, the lead up to E3 has left a bit of a drought. In some good/bad news, depending on how you look at it, the Stadia exclusive Orcs Must Die 3 is heavily…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Vertical Aerospace has pre-orders for around 1,000 of its electric VA-X4 vertical takeoff aircraft.
Most Americans support expanding solar and wind energy, but there’s a significant partisan split.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price…
First look at Tesla’s new user interface
June 12, 2021
With the release of Tesla’s new Model S Plaid, the automaker has designed a brand new user interface, and we take a first look at it in this article.
It’s more intuitive and customizable.
In many ways, Tesla is more of a technology company than an automaker, and that…
Green Deals: Sun Joe corded telescoping hedge trimmer reaches up to 13-feet at $59, more
June 12, 2021
Walmart is offering the . Down from its $69 normal going rate, today’s deal marks the best that we’ve tracked at Amazon in years and is the lowest available. If you have tall bushes or shrubs around your home, this is a must-have tool in your kit. It features a total…
Here’s Fuchsia running on Google’s Nest Hub; comparing it is a game of splitting hairs [Video]
June 12, 2021
As we speak, Google is actively rolling out Fuchsia OS for the first time starting on the first-generation Nest Hub as a replacement to the older Cast OS. It’s a huge milestone for the operating system, but given Google’s goal to make the replacement entirely seamless, can you actually tell the difference? Let’s take a look.
Google is officially releasing its Fuchsia OS, starting w/…
