Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III responds to a question during his Senate Armed Forces Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C. Jan. 19, 2021. (DoD/EJ Hersom)
Members of Congress voted to grant Lloyd Austin a waiver to lead the Pentagon despite being out of uniform for less than the seven years required by law, setting the stage for him to be confirmed as defense secretary as early as Thursday…
Leica Ad is an Evocative Reminder of Photography’s Importance
January 22, 2021
Commercials don’t have to be powerful and emotional works of art, but they are often much more successful if they are. Leica’s latest 1-minute ad is just that: an evocative reminder of photography’s value to society.
The commercial reminds viewers that this world we…
9 best Bitcoin and cryptocurrency apps for your iPhone
January 22, 2021
Bitcoin isn’t a new phenomenon (it was actually released in its most primitive form way back in 2009), but it might be a new phenomenon for you! Thankfully, while the Bitcoin waters may be confusing and difficult to wade through, there are lots of great Bitcoin apps for…
Apple debuts new interactive Valentine’s Day gift guide featuring iPhone 12, HomePod mini, and more
January 22, 2021
Apple has updated Apple.com with an all new gift guide for Valentine’s Day shoppers. The gift guide is interactive and lets you shop for specific types of people like “lovers of photography” or “lovers of music.”
The page includes some fresh new product imagery and surfaces some cool accessories you might have otherwise not easily found on the store. It also includes shoutouts to…
2021 Porsche Taycan 4S gets 10% more EPA range. We tell you why
January 22, 2021
The EPA has the updated range estimates for the 2021 Porsche Taycan 4S, its midrange model now that the standard model Taycan has been announced. Surprisingly, the range jumped from 203 miles in 2020 to 227 miles of range this year, a gain of over 10%. What exactly…
Good news, Biden: 66% of US voters want green energy
January 22, 2021
Sixty-six percent of registered US voters say developing sources of clean energy should be a high or very high priority for the president and Congress. That’s according to a study released last week by Yale University and George Mason University’s climate change…
Quick Charge Podcast: January 21, 2021
January 22, 2021
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.
New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announces $100 million donation for the best carbon capture technology
January 22, 2021
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that he will donate $100 million as a prize for the best carbon capture technology.
Carbon Capture
Carbon capture, which is also called “carbon capture and storage” (CCS), is what people call processes that involve capturing carbon dioxide…
For the past year, the Australian government has been readying legislation that forces tech companies to pay local publishers for content that appears in Search and News. If the new law passes, Google today said it would have to pull Search from Australia.
Australia’s…
Army resumes testing for its family of medium tactical vehicles
January 22, 2021
WASHINGTON — The Army has resumed product verification testing for the latest variant of its Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV), Wolfgang Petermann, project manager of transportation systems in the Program Executive Office Combat Support & Combat Service Support, told Defense News.
The A2 variant ran into problems during PVT testing and the Army program office stopped the effort…
