Canoo sends its EV pickup truck to the US Army for testing

Canoo, the beleaguered EV startup-turned-SPAC, has delivered its first “Light Tactical Vehicle” to the U.S. Army for a demonstration project aimed at showing how its modular electric platform can support mission-specific configurations for less money. Canoo has landed orders for its customizable platforms with a variety of customers, ranging from NASA to Walmart. The U.S. Army,… Continue reading Canoo sends its EV pickup truck to the US Army for testing

Tesla Semi Delivery Event news hub: Livestream and updates

Tesla is holding its “Tesla Semi Delivery Event” today at 5 p.m. PT (8 p.m. ET) to deliver the first electric truck to customers. The company is also expected to have a presentation about the production version of the truck. Here’s our news hub for the event, where you can watch the livestream and get… Continue reading Tesla Semi Delivery Event news hub: Livestream and updates

Tesla (TSLA) gives $3,750 discount for Model 3/Y in the US this month

Tesla (TSLA) is giving a $3,750 discount, which it is calling a “price adjustment,” for every Model 3 and Model Y vehicle delivered in the US in December. The move appears to be to encourage people to take delivery right now rather than wait for the tax credit to take effect in 2023. Yesterday, we… Continue reading Tesla (TSLA) gives $3,750 discount for Model 3/Y in the US this month

Tesla chief designer talks Cybertruck and teases upcoming new EV

Tesla chief designer Franz von Holzhausen gave a rare interview where he discussed the Cybertruck design and teased an upcoming new Tesla model. At Tesla, it’s fairly rare for executives not named “Musk” to be authorized to talk to the media. Franz von Holzhausen, who has been chief designer at Tesla for over a decade, is a… Continue reading Tesla chief designer talks Cybertruck and teases upcoming new EV

Defective LED Streetlights Are Turning the Night Purple

It’s kinda cool, though. Mood Lights As cities around the world ditch old school sodium-vapor streetlights, they’re quickly replacing them with modern LEDs. They’re supposed to be cheaper and longer-lasting than their predecessors, but at least one of those claims isn’t exactly panning out as intended. A new story from Insider details how many of… Continue reading Defective LED Streetlights Are Turning the Night Purple

Elon Musk Reportedly Slashed the Team That Fights Child Sexual Abuse on Twitter

Last week, Twitter CEO Elon Musk took to his recently purchased social media platform to declare that “removing child exploitation” from Twitter was the restructuring site’s “priority #1.” That’s a great goal to have — but unfortunately, Musk’s actions reportedly aren’t aligning with his words. Bloomberg reports that Twitter’s formerly 20 person team responsible for… Continue reading Elon Musk Reportedly Slashed the Team That Fights Child Sexual Abuse on Twitter

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ first trailer is full of Maximal action

/ Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ first teaser trailer introduces the Maximals Optimus Primal, Cheetor, and Airazor, and they all look absolutely stunning. After years of Paramount’s live-action Transformers movies feeling like they were coasting on their good looks, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ first teaser trailer is here to remind everyone that Beast Wars… Continue reading Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ first trailer is full of Maximal action

‘Amnesia: The Bunker’ is a new survival horror sandbox from Frictional Games

Frictional Games thinks it has a way to shake up the Amnesia horror formula — throw out most of the predictability. The studio has unveiled Amnesia: The Bunker, a “semi-open” survival horror title that takes place during the First World War. You play a French soldier (an amnesiac, of course) who has little more than… Continue reading ‘Amnesia: The Bunker’ is a new survival horror sandbox from Frictional Games

Nintendo vows to fix Pokémon Scarlet and Violet after a rough launch

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet launched with plenty of glitches, to put it mildly, but the developers are at least trying to make amends. Alongside an update, Nintendo said it was aware of performance problems and was taking player feedback “seriously” as it planned fixes. The patch both introduces Season 1 of Ranked Battles and addresses… Continue reading Nintendo vows to fix Pokémon Scarlet and Violet after a rough launch

LinkedIn’s Focused Inbox sifts through spammy DMs so you don’t have to

I don’t know about your LinkedIn experience, but each time I visit the website I find my inbox flooded with messages. Most aren’t even worth reading, but a few inevitably promise new career opportunities and the chance to work with interesting people. LinkedIn wants to make it easier to find those messages quickly. Starting today,… Continue reading LinkedIn’s Focused Inbox sifts through spammy DMs so you don’t have to