WASHINGTON, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — NASA will host a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 27, to discuss the architecture for its Mars Sample Return campaign. NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) recently held a systems requirement review as part of the Mars Sample Return campaign’s conceptual design phase — a… Continue reading NASA, ESA to Discuss Mars Sample Return Mission
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Lyft Rentals shuts down as the ride-sharing company lays off about 60 people
Lyft launched its rental car service in December 2019, more than a year after Uber shut down a similar program that provided rental cars and access to bike rides and public transportation. Lyft Rentals stood out for its low starting rate of $35 a day and lack of mileage limit that also allowed renters as… Continue reading Lyft Rentals shuts down as the ride-sharing company lays off about 60 people
Schumacher Electric’s new 50-amp Level 2 charger
Schumacher Electric, a manufacturer of power conversion products, has introduced its new EV Series Level 2 Charger in the US. The new model can deliver up to 50 amps, and is available in hardwired or “plug and go” versions. It will retail for $699. The Schumacher Level 2 EV Charger is configurable to a full… Continue reading Schumacher Electric’s new 50-amp Level 2 charger
@Toyota: Toyota is conducting a noncompliance safety recall involving certain Tacoma vehicles
PLANO, Texas (July 21, 2022) – Toyota is conducting a noncompliance safety recall involving certain 2022-2023 model year Tacoma vehicles in the U.S. Approximately 75,400 vehicles are involved in this recall. The upper child seat anchors of the involved vehicles may not have been welded sufficiently and may not meet minimum strength requirements. Vehicles with upper… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota is conducting a noncompliance safety recall involving certain Tacoma vehicles
@Toyota: Toyota is conducting a safety recall involving certain 2022 model year RAV4 vehicles
PLANO, Texas (July 21, 2022) – Toyota is conducting a noncompliance safety recall involving certain 2022 model year RAV4, RAV4 HEV and RAV4 PRIME (PHEV) vehicles in the U.S. Approximately 3,500 vehicles are involved in this recall. The Occupant Classification System (OCS) sensor in the front passenger seat may not operate as designed and can… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota is conducting a safety recall involving certain 2022 model year RAV4 vehicles
@Toyota: Lessons Learned: The Million-Mile Tundra’s Influence on the Tundra of Today
When Victor Sheppard’s 2007 Toyota Tundra reached its 1 millionth mile, almost every component of the truck was still fully functioning except for the sun visor detent on the driver’s side and the odometer, which at the 999,999-mile mark had reached its six-digit limit. For Toyota Chief Engineer Mike Sweers, who has overseen the Tundra,… Continue reading @Toyota: Lessons Learned: The Million-Mile Tundra’s Influence on the Tundra of Today
Hacker Mounts Submachine Gun on Robodog, Shoots Live Ammo
Scary. Blunderbuss Bot Alarming video went viral this week of a robot dog blasting off round after round with submachine gun. The minute-and-a-half clip has already accumulated more than five million views on Twitter, and it’s not hard to see why it’s morbidly fascinating. It shows a silver, four-legged dog robot prancing around some outdoor… Continue reading Hacker Mounts Submachine Gun on Robodog, Shoots Live Ammo
NFT Guy Accidentally Spends $150K on Stupid Joke He Tried to Make
“I deserve all of the jokes and criticism.” Ha Ha On Wednesday, a prominent NFT collector who goes by the pseudonym “Franklin” took to Twitter to admit that he’d made a truly horrible mistake. In a puzzling and poorly executed attempt to parody the practice of purchasing expensive Ethereum Name Service (ENS) addresses — by, oddly,… Continue reading NFT Guy Accidentally Spends $150K on Stupid Joke He Tried to Make
Best Car Stereo Microphones for 2022
If you spend a lot of time in traffic, a good car stereo microphone can vastly improve the quality of your phone calls while keeping you safe on the road. Holding your phone to talk while you drive can be dangerous (and illegal). Most car stereos today have Bluetooth, but the microphones are usually not… Continue reading Best Car Stereo Microphones for 2022
Tesla Sells Off Most of Its Bitcoin, at a Huge Loss
Sell! Sell! In February of 2021, Tesla announced that it was planning to sell cars using Bitcoin, while also buying up an appreciable $1.5 billion worth of the cryptocurrency. While the move initially looked balmy, with the investment spiking in value by an impressive $1 billion by October, this year’s crypto crash brought the assets crashing down… Continue reading Tesla Sells Off Most of Its Bitcoin, at a Huge Loss