Razor, the company that helped kick off the scooter craze over two decades ago, is expanding its lineup of vehicles for adults with the EcoSmart Cargo, a pretty rad-looking electric scooter that borrows a lot from the world of e-bikes. The scooter features a number of stylish design touches, including an olive green body and… Continue reading The Razor EcoSmart Cargo is an electric scooter that looks suspiciously like an e-bike
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Uber Eats and Nuro sign a 10-year deal to do robot food delivery in California and Texas
Uber Eats customers in California and Texas may soon have their takeout delivered by a driverless delivery pod after the company signed a 10-year deal with autonomous driving startup Nuro. Today’s announcement is the culmination of over four years of start-and-stop negotiations between the two companies. Uber wanted to use Nuro’s vehicles to make deliveries… Continue reading Uber Eats and Nuro sign a 10-year deal to do robot food delivery in California and Texas
Jeep vows four electric SUVs by 2025, including all-new Recon and Wagoneer S
Jeep will introduce four new all-electric SUVs in North America and Europe by the end of 2025 as part of a broader strategy to have EVs comprise 50 percent of sales in the US and 100 percent in Europe by 2030. Jeep, which is owned by Stellantis, showed the first images of two fully electric… Continue reading Jeep vows four electric SUVs by 2025, including all-new Recon and Wagoneer S
Apple might have fixed the notch by putting it on an island
Before there were commercials and whole branding exercises hailing the notch on the Apple iPhone there was a long row of iPhones Xs devices in the lobby of the Steve Jobs theater. The iPhone Xs was part of the second generation of notched iPhones so it was all kind of about the notch—but it was… Continue reading Apple might have fixed the notch by putting it on an island
The iPhone 14 won’t have a SIM tray
The new iPhone 14 lineup will ship without physical SIM trays — at least in the US. They’ll be able to use two eSIMs at once (and store more than that), but is the lack of a physical tray a big deal? And is it user-hostile and stupid? First, a refresher on eSIMs: they’re SIM… Continue reading The iPhone 14 won’t have a SIM tray
This is Snap’s turnaround plan
After getting “punched in the face hard” by a cratering stock price and brutal layoffs, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel told employees this week how the company plans to still grow its revenue and user base next year. In an internal memo sent to employees on September 6th and obtained by The Verge, Spiegel said the… Continue reading This is Snap’s turnaround plan
The iPhone 14 and 14 Plus are official
Apple has announced the iPhone 14 and 14 Plus, preserving much of the iPhone 13’s design — including a notch for the phone’s selfie camera and Face ID sensors. That’s in line with rumors that indicated only the 14 Pro models would lose the notch. Either way, the 14 looks an awful lot like the… Continue reading The iPhone 14 and 14 Plus are official
Conservative podcasters are ditching the industry’s largest event
I hope you all had a chill Labor Day à la Miss Flo. I spent more of it on Twitter than I would have liked because of the spit , a gift from the messy drama gods. I don’t care what Chris Pine’s PR says — we saw what we saw. Speaking of drama, the… Continue reading Conservative podcasters are ditching the industry’s largest event
Tesla Model Y earns five-star rating from European safety agency
Tesla extended its five-star rating streak in Europe with the Model Y, the company announced. The electric crossover SUV earned top marks during safety tests conducted by the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP), receiving the highest overall score among any vehicle tested under the agency’s more stringent test protocol. The testing measures four… Continue reading Tesla Model Y earns five-star rating from European safety agency
Google Maps can now tune its eco-friendly navigation for gas, diesel, and electrified vehicles
Google is expanding Maps’ eco-friendly routing mode, rolling the feature out in dozens of European countries and making it even more powerful by letting you pick what type of fuel your car runs on. The feature, originally launched in the US and Canada last year, will highlight routes that use less energy if they have… Continue reading Google Maps can now tune its eco-friendly navigation for gas, diesel, and electrified vehicles