Battery manufacturer Northvolt announced a new $2.75 billion round of investments to help add 60 GWh of production capacity. Volkswagen is contributing another $620 million in the round.
Northvolt is a battery startup founded by two former Tesla executives who worked on Tesla’s Gigafactory 1 in Nevada with Panasonic.
The Swedish startup received investments from several companies, including…
The US Department of the Interior said yesterday that it will explore offshore wind energy potential on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). It’s part of the Biden administration’s goal to deploy 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind by 2030, which was…
Android 12 Beta 2 hands-on: Top new features [Video]
June 10, 2021
After a shorter than expected break between the first Android 12 Beta and now Beta 2, we hope that you’re ready for more new features and changes in what promises to be the biggest UI overhaul in years.
We’re only just catching our breath from the first Android 12 Beta…
Walmart officially now selling its Android TV streamers; the 4K model leaves a good impression
June 10, 2021
It’s been absolutely no secret that Walmart has been working on a duo of Android TV streaming devices, but the lead up to launch has been a little odd to say the least. Now, though, Walmart has officially started selling its onn-branded Android TV streamers and we’ve spent a few days with one of them, too.
After being on the retailer’s website for over a month now, Walmart confirmed today…
If you haven’t already had the pleasure of discovering it, I write a fun column called the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week. Each week I go spelunking into the caverns of the Alibaba electric vehicle catalog and find something awesome, weird, and…
Tesla (TSLA) could dominate $1.2 trillion market with autonomous, Uber-like vehicle fleet
June 10, 2021
Tesla (TSLA) is looking at a more-than-decent chunk of a market valued at $1.2 trillion with its upcoming Tesla Network, a new Uber-like ride-hailing service with autonomous electric cars, according to Ark Invest.
For years, Tesla has taunted a ride-hailing app to be…
Android 12 Beta 2: Pixel 5 finally gets ‘Columbus’ double-tap back gesture with ‘Quick Tap’
June 10, 2021
We first reported over a year ago that Google was working on a new gesture for Pixel phones that allowed a quick double-tap on the back of the phone to perform a customizable action. Now, finally in the second beta release of Android 12, Google has released the “Quick Tap” feature previously known as “Columbus,” but it’s only available on the Pixel 5.
“Columbus” has been in the…
The Biden administration is keen to boost battery manufacturing on home soil as soon as possible. But in case you didn’t notice, the Democrats and Republicans are at loggerheads in Congress on Biden’s huge infrastructure plan. So here are four steps the Department of…
Android 12 Beta 2: Picture-in-picture windows can no longer be resized by dragging the corners
June 10, 2021
While powerful, picture-in-picture is not implemented in the most user-friendly manner and Android 12 Beta 2 takes a crack at simplifying that experience by getting rid of resizing through corner dragging.
Rather, the fast way to enlarge a PiP window is by double-tapping.
World’s longest AF SLR lens, the Canon EF 1200mm F5.6, comes up for sale at auction in Germany
June 10, 2021
A used unit of Canon’s EF 1200mm F5.6 L USM lens is set to come up for sale at an auction in Germany slated for 6th October. At 0.8m (2′ 7″) and weighing a massive 16.5kg (36lbs), the lens offered the world’s longest focal length for an interchangeable SLR lens with autofocus when it was introduced in July 1993, and to the best of my knowledge, that record still holds true.
