Amazon is relaxing its policy around employees using weed, according to a new blog post, and will no longer enforce marijuana drug tests for any employee who isn’t also regulated by the Department of Transportation, like a delivery driver. In the past, Amazon used positive tests as a reason to disqualify applicants during the hiring… Continue reading Amazon will stop testing most employees for weed
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Elon Musk blames ‘supply chain price pressure’ for Tesla’s increasing prices
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has blamed supply chain price pressure for incremental price increases the company has made to its Model 3 and Model Y vehicles over the past several months. “Prices increasing due to major supply chain price pressure industry-wide,” the CEO tweeted in response to a complaint about the changes. “Raw materials especially.”… Continue reading Elon Musk blames ‘supply chain price pressure’ for Tesla’s increasing prices
BMW’s i4 sedan is the electric 4 Series you’ve been waiting for
Months after revealing its first new electric vehicle in nearly a decade, the iX SUV, BMW is ready to pull back the curtain on its next EV. The i4 electric sedan is the automaker’s electrified 4 Series, with up to 300 miles of range and starting at $55,400 for the low-spec model. The i4 is… Continue reading BMW’s i4 sedan is the electric 4 Series you’ve been waiting for
BMW’s iX electric SUV with 300 miles of range will start at $82,300
When BMW first revealed its flagship iX electric SUV in November, we speculated that it would cost $70,000 or more, based on its luxury styling and upgraded battery. Well, we were right — sort of. The German automaker has just announced that when it goes on sale early next year, the new EV’s suggested price… Continue reading BMW’s iX electric SUV with 300 miles of range will start at $82,300
Instacart’s reported plan to automate its workforce seems a lot like bluster
Instacart has big plans to automate parts of its grocery delivery business, reports Bloomberg, but the company’s schemes look as much like bluster as ambition. Bloomberg details a plan for the gig-work grocery-delivery network to build “automated fulfillment centers around the US, where hundreds of robots would fetch boxes of cereal and cans of soup… Continue reading Instacart’s reported plan to automate its workforce seems a lot like bluster
AMD confirms it’s powering the gaming rig inside Tesla’s Model S and Model X
Remember when Elon Musk claimed you’d be able to play The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 on a 10 teraflop gaming rig he’s stuffing into the new Tesla Model S and X? AMD is officially providing the guts — during its Computex 2021 keynote, the chipmaker just revealed that the new Tesla infotainment system consists… Continue reading AMD confirms it’s powering the gaming rig inside Tesla’s Model S and Model X
Climate change responsible for about a third of heat deaths, study says
Heat is a killer — and climate change is driving up its body count. On average, about 37 percent of heat deaths can be tied back to human-caused climate change, according to a new study in Nature Climate Change. The study looked at data from 732 places in 43 countries over a period of about… Continue reading Climate change responsible for about a third of heat deaths, study says
ZTE Axon 30 Ultra review: the right stuff for the right price
The ZTE Axon 30 Ultra is a high-end device that checks all the right hardware boxes. Snapdragon 888 processor? Check. Fast refresh rate screen? Check. A metric ton of rear-facing cameras? Check, check, check, and check. It’s also priced well, starting at $749 while many of its competitors start around the $1,000 mark. The Axon… Continue reading ZTE Axon 30 Ultra review: the right stuff for the right price
Teslas made in Texas will likely have to leave the state before Texans can buy them
Tesla is building a factory in Texas to make some of its cars, but when it’s up and running, the cars made there may have to go on a roundabout journey to get to Texan buyers (via The Drive). Because of state laws banning car companies from selling directly to consumers, Tesla could end up… Continue reading Teslas made in Texas will likely have to leave the state before Texans can buy them
Google reportedly made it difficult for smartphone users to find privacy settings
Unredacted documents in Arizona’s lawsuit against Google show that company executives and engineers were aware that the search giant had made it hard for smartphone users to keep location information private, Insider reported. The documents suggest that Google collected location data even after users had turned off location sharing, and made privacy settings difficult for… Continue reading Google reportedly made it difficult for smartphone users to find privacy settings