Working with another brand means there will be some corporate arm twisting, says Callum. The challenge is to keep any similarities hidden where possible: “To be fair to the design teams, they’ll be told to use a lot of similar components, like the touchscreens. But, for example, you should never use the same switches on… Continue reading Volvo EX90: The Biggest Problem for the New EV Flagship is Polestar
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Scientists Reexamine Why Zebra Stripes Mysteriously Repel Flies
For the current study, Tombak, then a PhD candidate at Princeton, and her team wanted to test stripe width to see if narrower ones might be even more repulsive to flies—a potential evolutionary advantage that would explain the difference between zebra species. They also restricted their experiment to close-range encounters to rule out the theory… Continue reading Scientists Reexamine Why Zebra Stripes Mysteriously Repel Flies
NASA’s Orion photographed the Earth and Moon from a quarter-million miles away
The Orion spacecraft’s record-setting distance from Earth made for stunning photography, apparently. NASA has shared a photo taken by the Artemis I vehicle on Monday showing both Earth and the Moon in the background. Much like some Apollo photography or Voyager 1’s “Pale Blue Dot,” the picture puts humanity’s home in perspective — our world… Continue reading NASA’s Orion photographed the Earth and Moon from a quarter-million miles away
Apple Music Replay gets a much-needed redesign for 2022
Apple Music users can now access a recap of what they’ve listened to on the service this year thanks to Apple Music Replay. Apple has redesigned the feature to make it a much sleeker experience, albeit one that perhaps isn’t quite on par with Spotify Wrapped just yet. For one thing, you’ll only be able… Continue reading Apple Music Replay gets a much-needed redesign for 2022
Twitter has stopped enforcing its COVID-19 misinformation policy
Twitter’s long-running effort to fight COVID-19 misinformation is at an end, at least for now. As Twitter users and CNN noticed, the social media firm has quietly updated its transparency site to reveal that it stopped enforcing its COVID misinformation policy on November 23rd. It’s not clear if the company will restore any accounts banned… Continue reading Twitter has stopped enforcing its COVID-19 misinformation policy
Amazon’s Create With Alexa generates unique animated children’s stories on Echo Show
Tools like DALL-E 2, Stable Diffusion and Midjourney, which generate images based on a few lines of text, briefly set social media ablaze this year. But Amazon’s entry into the AI art world is a bit different. Create with Alexa lets children guide the creation of animated stories using a few kid-friendly prompts. Since Create… Continue reading Amazon’s Create With Alexa generates unique animated children’s stories on Echo Show
Logitech popular Litra Glow streaming light is back on sale at an all-time low price
All products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team, independent of our parent company. Some of our stories include affiliate links. If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. All prices are correct at the time of publishing. Logitech’s Litra Glow has been a big success… Continue reading Logitech popular Litra Glow streaming light is back on sale at an all-time low price
World’s first test run of a hydrogen jet engine a success
/ Rolls-Royce and easyJet partnered up to test whether hydrogen-powered planes can one day clean up aviation’s pollution. A Rolls-Royce AE 2100-A regional aircraft engine converted to perform a hydrogen test at Boscombe Down in the UK.Image: Rolls-Royce Rolls-Royce and European airline easyJet announced that they’ve successfully tested a hydrogen jet engine — technology the… Continue reading World’s first test run of a hydrogen jet engine a success
Lordstown Motors begins shipping its Foxconn-made EV pickup trucks
Lordstown Motors has starting shipping its all-electric Endurance pickup trucks manufactured by Foxconn, a milestone that seemed impossible earlier this year. Lordstown Motors, which has experienced investigations, executive upheaval and a shortage of capital, said Tuesday that its full-sized EV truck received full homologation with certification from both the EPA and CARB that clears the… Continue reading Lordstown Motors begins shipping its Foxconn-made EV pickup trucks
If EVs can work in rental car fleets, they can work anywhere
I rented a Tesla during the holiday crush. AMA Tim De Chant 9 hours When I went to book a rental car for Thanksgiving a few months ago, all that Hertz had left at O’Hare International Airport were Teslas. Usually, I end up with something like a Nissan Altima — not an amazing car, but… Continue reading If EVs can work in rental car fleets, they can work anywhere