GM has committed to an additional $7 billion in funding for electric car and autonomous vehicle programs and will launch 30 new EVs globally through 2025, CEO Mary Barra announced today. Two-thirds of these new EVs will be available in North America, and 40% (!) of GM’s US model line will be battery electric vehicles by 2025. GM also announced it would be moving its US debut of the Cadillac…
Google Translate talks turkey with new Thanksgiving easter egg
November 20, 2020
Thanksgiving is just a week away in the United States, and to prepare, Google Translate has launched a new easter egg to help you “talk turkey.”
Multiple countries around the world celebrate Thanksgiving each year, with some nations like Canada having already had…
Sonnen launches all-in-one affordable home battery system
November 20, 2020
Sonnen has released sonnenCore, a cost-effective, all-in-one home battery solution. Germany-headquartered sonnen, a subsidiary of Shell, is a global market leader in smart residential energy storage and virtual power plants.
sonnenCore provides customers with access to…
Pixel 4a: Google’s most delightful phone of 2020 now looks the part in ‘Barely Blue’ [Gallery]
November 20, 2020
In this line of work, which is clearly not reflective of the general populace, the phone one uses is more or less pre-determined by what’s newest. My daily driver history since 2016 has been set by Google’s annual hardware cadence. This strategy, or the lack of one, has served me well in that I don’t have to actively choose a phone. That is, until the Pixel 4a and its new Barely Blue…
GM teases new Chevy electric pickup truck prototype
November 20, 2020
GM has teased a new electric pickup truck prototype in the background of a new investor presentation.
We bring you a glimpse of it.
Late last year, after both Tesla and Ford confirmed plans to bring all-electric pickup trucks to market in 2021, GM announced its own…
GM gives first peek at GMC Hummer EV SUV version
November 20, 2020
GM has given everyone a first peek at the SUV version of the GMC Hummer EV, which will complement the previously unveiled pickup truck version.
As we reported earlier today, GM made some EV announcements at Barclay’s Automotive conference, including an acceleration of…
Alphabet Scoop 105: Assistant Driving Mode, new Google Pay, E2EE RCS in Messages, and Stadia’s birthday
November 20, 2020
This week saw Google announce an absolute flood of news from Assistant Driving Mode and end-to-end encryption for RCS in Messages finally happening to a brand new Google Pay. We then talk about everything the Stadia team announced for the streaming service’s one-year anniversary.
Alphabet Scoop is available Google Podcasts, iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, and through our dedicated RSS…
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is preparing for the possibility of defense budget top lines dropping, which would mean some modernization priorities could take a hit to save the most critical future capabilities in development, according to the Army’s G-8 chief, who is in…
Nikon Z6 II sample gallery
November 20, 2020
Nikon unveiled the Z6 II last month, adding some more processing power and a few other modest upgrades to its ‘multimedia’ full-frame mirrorless offering. We got our hands on one and have some preliminary samples to share – take a look.
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Japan Saw Mirrorless Camera Sales Jump 128.9% in October
November 19, 2020
In what is perhaps the best good news for the camera world in 2020, BCN Ranking out of Japan found that October was remarkably strong for mirrorless camera sales, outperforming the previous year’s level for the first time in 14 months.
BCN Ranking aggregates point-of-sale data from consumer electronics retailers across Japan to get its data and found that sales of mirrorless interchangeable…
