Apple announced a whole slew of features for FaceTime today, but there was one major announcement for Android users: You’ll soon be able to join FaceTime calls via your phone’s web browser.
Famously, Steve Jobs said in 2010 when FaceTime was announced that it would be based on open standards and work cross-platform. That reality didn’t play out until today, at WWDC 2021, where Apple…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Hitachi ABB Power Grids launches transformer products for offshore floating wind farms.
Turbine installation is complete at Denmark’s largest wind farm, the offshore Kriegers Flak.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that…
Tesla loses head of energy operations
June 8, 2021
Tesla’s head of energy operations has left the company amid an important growth phase for the ‘Tesla Energy’ division.
RJ Johnson
RJ Johnson was a US Army officer who graduated from West Point in civil engineering.
When leaving the service in 2007, he joined NextEra…
Back in October, Google introduced default and custom wallpapers for Meet. Google Meet is now rolling out video backgrounds that are first coming to the web.
This capability was first announced with the revamped Google Meet web UI that’s now widely rolled out. In addition to static backgrounds, you can now select videos:
Custom backgrounds can help you show more of your personality, as well…
Autonomous rideshare rivals Waymo and Cruise have both reportedly applied for permits to charge passengers for self-driving rides in the San Francisco Bay area. Some of the applications are still under review, but it could be a major step toward autonomous rideshare vehicles…
Jeda, well-known manufacturer of accessories for Tesla vehicles, is launches a designed for the latest Model 3 and Model Y vehicles. You can and receive an exclusive discount.
Tesla is known for its spartan interior with minimalist design and it can be hard for…
Google hit with €220 million by France over ‘abusing’ its dominant position in advertising
June 8, 2021
As has happened quite a few times in recent memory, Google’s position in the advertising industry is coming back to bite the company a bit. Today, France has issued a fine against Google for “abusing” that position.
The French Competition Authority’s investigation against Google’s advertising business found that the company had “unfairly” sent business to its own products and, in…
An uncrewed SpaceX Dragon CRS-22 cargo ship launched on a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on June 3 and arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) two days later. It was carrying, among many other things, two new solar arrays that will power the…
The OnePlus Nord N100 was a pretty bare-bones device with a price tag to match, but its sequel is shaping up to be a decent middle ground. In an interview this week, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau confirmed a few details about the Nord N200 including its display, price range, and…
Google’s biggest consumer-facing augmented reality offerings today are Lens and Live View in Maps. At WWDC 2021, Apple announced it was planning to go after those two features with iOS 15 this fall.
Apple’s Google Lens competitor is primarily accessed in the Camera and Photos apps. When your phone is pointed at text or you’re viewing an existing image with words, an indicator appears in…
