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 today offered a series of Privacy Sandbox commitments.
They were born out of the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority…
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…
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 puts them at an advantage over traditional automakers when it comes to software.
It becomes super apparent when looking at the…
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…
Back in September, Google’s internal Area 120 incubator launched Tables as a “user-friendly, intuitive work tracking tool.” The Tables team announced today that the service has proven a “success” and that it will become a “fully-supported Google Cloud product” in the next year.
Last September, we beta launched Tables in Area 120 with the goal of proving market demand for a…
The Rome-headquartered Enel Group’s Brazilian renewable energy subsidiary, Enel Green Power Brasil Participações Ltda, has started commercial operations of the 716 MW Lagoa dos Ventos I and II wind farm in Brazil. It’s South America’s largest wind farm currently in…
Zhong Yi brings its Mitakon Speedmaster 50mm F0.95 III lens to Leica L mount camera systems
June 12, 2021
Zhong Yi Optics has announced it’s released its Mitakon Speedmaster 50mm f/0.95 III lens for Leica L mount camera systems, making it the first-ever F0.95 L mount lens. The L mount version of the lens joins the previously-released Canon RF, Leica M, Nikon Z and Sony E mount…
Podcast: Tesla Model S Plaid launch, Anonymous goes after Elon, Jerome Guillen leaves, and more
June 12, 2021
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including the launch of the new Tesla Model S Plaid, Anonymous going after Elon Musk, and Tesla’s Jerome Guillen leaving.
Thank you to Volkswagen’s new ID.4 for sponsoring today’s show!
The show is back live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. As…
