Tesla announced an early Christmas present for all those pre-dawn road trippers: free vehicle charging at certain Supercharger locations if you get there before 10AM (or after 7PM if you’re more of a night rider). The announcement comes right before peak holiday travel season, when an estimated 100 million Americans will be on the road… Continue reading Tesla rewarding timely holiday travelers with free supercharging
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After Build Back Better, here’s how the US can still clean up its power grid
The future of America’s electricity grid hangs in the balance as Democrats try to salvage their giant environmental and social spending bill. After West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin imperiled Democrats’ Build Back Better bill — which would have transformed the grid and helped stave off catastrophic climate change — environmental advocates are figuring out a… Continue reading After Build Back Better, here’s how the US can still clean up its power grid
The Matrix Resurrections is more interested in being self-aware than being good
The Matrix Resurrections warned me its existence was a bad idea, and I kept watching anyway. I really have nobody but myself to blame. The Matrix Resurrections is, to its credit, a fairly weird film — but one that’s often more concerned with being self-aware than being good or enjoyable. Directed by Lana Wachowski instead… Continue reading The Matrix Resurrections is more interested in being self-aware than being good
Nikola agrees to pay $125 million to settle allegations it defrauded investors
Hydrogen trucking startup Nikola Corp. agreed to pay $125 million to settle charges that it defrauded investors by misleading them about its products and technical achievements, the US Securities and Exchange Commission announced Tuesday. The SEC accused Nikola of violating US securities law with numerous misleading statements made in 2020 about the company’s products and… Continue reading Nikola agrees to pay $125 million to settle allegations it defrauded investors
How Logitech bet big on work from home
Logitech is one of those ubiquitous companies — it’s been around since 1981, selling all kinds of important things that connect to computers of all shapes and sizes: mice, keyboards, cases, cameras, you name it. When Bracken Darrell took over in 2013, he restructured the company around growth, started making acquisitions like Blue microphones, and… Continue reading How Logitech bet big on work from home
It’s time for car companies to shut up about electric vehicles and just ship them
Ford CEO Jim Farley calls it a “watershed moment.” GM’s Mary Barra says it’s an “inflection point.” Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess says it’s a “crucial moment for our company.” And Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota, describes it as “a diversified and uncharted era.” The auto industry is going electric. We know because they’ve been… Continue reading It’s time for car companies to shut up about electric vehicles and just ship them
The year in audio
We’re nearly there. 2022. These are times of deep uncertainty, so I’m glad I can offer you something you can depend on: a Hot Pod issue. I do what I can. Today, we have a light news roundup and some bullet points on trends to remember about the year. Both Aria and I published columns… Continue reading The year in audio
GeoGuessr made figuring out where on Earth you are the hottest new esport
The camera-mounted Google truck that drove through South Africa’s Kruger National Park is equipped with a distinct, camo-green paint job and a pair of white racks resting on its rooftop. The car can’t be found anywhere else on Earth; so, if you pan down and see its blurry edges on Street View, you know that… Continue reading GeoGuessr made figuring out where on Earth you are the hottest new esport
EV startup Canoo loses chief technology officer and two co-founders
EV startup Canoo is losing three top executives, including its chief technology officer Peter Savagian, as part of an apparent shakeup of its leadership team. Savagian, the former chief engineer of General Motors EV1 electric car, will leave Canoo by the end of the year, according to the last line of a press release published… Continue reading EV startup Canoo loses chief technology officer and two co-founders
The QuietOn 3 earbuds use ANC to help you sleep
I’ve always been a light sleeper, and that has not improved over the last few years. So I thought I was the perfect person to try out the latest version of the QuietOn active noise-canceling earbuds. The QuietOn 3 earbuds, which cost $239, are the third iteration of these devices. They are smaller than the… Continue reading The QuietOn 3 earbuds use ANC to help you sleep