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Microsoft delivered more than 100 product and service announcements at its Build conference last week. As CEO Satya Nadella said in his keynote, these announcements support the continued “tech intensity” that has accelerated throughout the 2020 global pandemic, expediting the company’s investments in digital…
Conversational AI startup Cognigy nabs $44M
June 2, 2021
Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021.
Conversational AI startup Cognigy today announced that it closed a $44 million series B funding round led by Insight Partners, which brings the company’s total raised to over $50 million to date.
Firefox launches major update for Mac and iOS with refreshed design, streamlined toolbar and tabs
June 2, 2021
Mozilla has officially launched Firefox 89 today for Mac, Windows, and Linux with the changes also applying to the latest iOS and Android builds. The update sees Firefox gain a fresh new design, easier to use tabs, streamlined toolbar, optimized iOS experience, and…
Wireless charging in the car is one of the great modern conveniences of smartphones. iPhone 12 and later makes wireless charging even better with MagSafe. Magnets help your iPhone instantly snap into place for the most precise wireless charging coil alignment, and wireless charging speeds can be up to 3x faster than basic Qi charging.
MagSafe phone mounts without charging and some that sneakily…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
The Largo, Florida, police department in the Tampa Bay area buys Zero all-electric motorcycles.
7-Eleven will install at least 500 fast-charging ports at 250 stores in the US and Canada by the end of 2022.
UnderstandSolar…
Metakoo Cybertrack e-bike review: A cheap off-road electric bike that doesn’t feel cheap
June 2, 2021
Metakoo is a fairly new e-bike brand that was spun off by the same company that brought us the MacWheel series of e-bikes that we enjoyed testing late last year. These bikes aren’t known for being top shelf (or even mid-shelf), but they do present strong bang-for-your-buck…
Rimac announces Nevera, the $2 million next evolution of the Concept Two electric hypercar
June 2, 2021
Rimac is today announcing the Nevera, the next evolution and production version of its Concept Two electric hypercar.
Concept_Two has been in development for years now and Rimac has recently indicated that it will go into production soon.
Now the automaker is announcing the Nevera, a production-ready version of the car:
The Nevera is the production-ready iteration of the Rimac C_Two concept car…
Polaris all-electric RANGER to have ‘dramatically higher’ power-to-weight ratio than gas UTVs
June 2, 2021
The hype around the new electric Polaris RANGER is growing with each fresh look at the upcoming UTV. Now a new video is giving us a better idea of how well the vehicle works off-road, which is of course key to the utility of a UTV. At the same time, the Polaris team is also…
Tesla files trademark for restaurant services — going to grab a bite at a Tesla burger joint soon?
June 2, 2021
Tesla has filed a new trademark for its brand under restaurant services as the automaker is expected to expand amenities around its charging infrastructure, including actual restaurants.
At face value, Tesla doesn’t seem to have much to do with the restaurant industry…
Richmond, Virginia-headquartered Dominion Energy is building the Charybdis, the first Jones Act-qualified offshore wind turbine installation vessel in the US. (Interesting name choice for the vessel – a dangerous mythological sea monster.)
And Danish wind giant Ørsted and Boston-headquartered electric company Eversource today announced that they will charter the Charybdis for the construction…
