The tried-and-true copy/paste combo is a staple of productivity but that can grind to a halt when you need to quickly grab text from the real world or existing screenshots and pictures. Read along for how to convert iPhone images to text available right on your clipboard.
Whether you want to quickly convert images to text from Twitter, the web, or your own screenshots or want to grab data from…
Formula E season 7 starts Friday with a Saudi doubleheader
February 25, 2021
After last season was significantly rearranged in the middle of a global pandemic, Formula E, the top electric racing series, is back this weekend in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. The season’s first race weekend will consist of two races, one on Friday and another on…
EGEB: Xos Trucks to be publicly listed on Nasdaq
February 25, 2021
Xos Trucks to become publicly traded on Nasdaq through merger with NextGen Acquisition Corporation.
EV charging industry association ChargeUp Europe gains its 12th member, ABL + reev.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your…
Tesla cofounder JB Straubel will recycle Nissan Leaf batteries at Redwood Materials
February 25, 2021
Tesla cofounder JB Straubel announced that his new startup, Redwood Materials, is going to recycle Nissan Leaf battery packs.
Redwood Materials is a Nevada-based company that is developing new processes to recycle materials with a focus on electric car batteries.
It was founded by JB Straubel, an early founding member of Tesla and the company’s longtime chief technology officer, until he left…
US-built electric motorcycle and ATV company Volcon announces international expansion
February 25, 2021
Volcon ePowersports is barely a few months old, but that hasn’t stopped the new e-mobility startup company from sealing its first partnership south of the equator and beginning international sales.
In an announcement made earlier this morning, the Texas based startup…
Fisker, Henrik Fisker’s latest electric vehicle startup, wants to build an electric vehicle with Foxconn, a massive Chinese company better known for being an Apple supplier.
After the original Fisker Automotive went bankrupt, the assets of the defunct EV startup were…
YouTube Music for Android now lets you repeat songs while Casting
February 25, 2021
The criticism of YouTube Music, especially from Google Play Music users, is that it bizarrely lacks basic features. One of those is the ability to repeat songs while Casting, though that has finally just been added to YouTube Music on Android.
For the past few weeks, there has been some hints that Google was working on this minor capability. The Now Playing screen would previously hide shuffle…
Jetpack Compose enters beta, making Android UI development easier
February 25, 2021
Jetpack Compose, Google and Jetbrain’s up-and-coming Kotlin-based UI toolkit for Android, is entering beta testing stage, meaning it’s now suitable for production-ready apps.
Some could point to Jetpack Compose as an Android-native alternative to Google’s other UI…
With Jetpack Compose entering beta today, the Android team is encouraging developers to learn about and “get ready to adopt” the modern toolkit for building native UI. To do so, Google is launching a monthlong Android Dev Challenge that includes Jetpack Compose-themed…
A free version of Google Chat is officially set to arrive in the first half of 2021. As we spotted earlier this month, Google is starting the Hangouts migration with a “preview of the new Chat” for free, personal accounts.
Chat has long just been a Workspace-only app, though those paying customers can invite anyone with a Gmail address to specific conversations. The company has spent the…
