WASHINGTON — Northrop Grumman has paused its political donations to members of Congress, the first defense prime to do so as a wave of corporate entities react after the Jan. 6 riot on Capitol Hill.
“We are pausing political action committee giving and evaluating the way forward,” Northrop spokesman Tim Paynter told Defense News Monday evening.
On Monday morning, a series of American…
Sony released multiple videos showing off their Sony VISION-S electric car concept, which they first unveiled in a surprise move one year ago at CES.
The videos provide new insights on the design and engineering of the car, comments from partners Sony is working with, and…
Honor's Band 6 wearable is coming to the US for around $35
January 12, 2021
Honor, currently in the process of extricating itself from Huawei, will start selling its Honor Band 6 fitness tracker in the US. The barebones wearable, which launched in China back in November, will arrive on these shores at an as-yet unspecified date in the very near…
Apple releases iOS 12.5.1 for older iPhones with bug fix for COVID-19 exposure notifications
January 12, 2021
Apple has released iOS 12.5.1 for older iPhones and iPads today, roughly one month after the release of iOS 12.5. The update includes bug fixes for the COVID-19 exposure notification feature.
Apple rolled out iOS 12.5 to older iPhones and iPads last month, bringing support for COVID-19 exposure notifications. This was a major change as it expands contact tracing to iPhones that don’t support…
PopSockets is embracing the iPhone 12’s new MagSafe functionality with a handful of new accessories. Leading the way today is the PopGrip for MagSafe, which is a grip that attaches magnetically to MagSafe-compatible cases for iPhone 12.
For those unfamiliar, iPhone…
Widgetsmith for iOS updated with new health and fitness widgets for your iPhone’s home screen
January 12, 2021
Widgetsmith continues to add new ways to customize your iOS 14 home screen. A new update to the app today brings a new collection of health-focused widgets designed to help you start 2021 off right, as well as a new photo widget that displays the weather as well.
First…
Videos: Apple promotes iPhone and Apple Pay privacy in new ads
January 12, 2021
Apple has shared a pair of new privacy advertisements on one of its YouTube channels today. The new privacy ads focus on Face ID and Apple Pay, while Apple has also shared a new video highlighting the iPhone’s sustainability initiatives.
The three new videos were shared exclusively on Apple’s UK YouTube channel and come in at under 15 seconds. The focus of each video:
Face ID data is…
4 electric car brand alternatives that aren’t Tesla
January 12, 2021
If you’re reading this article, you know Tesla. You may even be reading this from inside your Model 3 as it’s docked at a Supercharger. As we desperately scramble away from the ceaseless test of will that was 2020, we look toward to the new year with newfound hope and…
Tesla expands Gigafactory Shanghai again, looks to add design director ahead of new $25,000 electric car
January 12, 2021
Tesla is again expanding Gigafactory Shanghai with new buildings coming up on the eastern side. The automaker is also looking to add a design director to its Chinese team ahead of the new planned $25,000 electric car.
Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai
Gigafactory Shanghai was a…
Eugene, Oregon-based Arcimoto has agreed to purchase a new, larger factory space to produce its three-wheeled electric vehicles.
The 185,000-square-foot (17,000-square-meter) factory represents a five-fold increase in manufacturing space compared to the company’s current factory.
The electric vehicle startup declared last year that it expected to reach a production capacity of 50,000 vehicles…
