GM is transforming its business to meet the future of transportation by introducing a full lineup of new electric vehicles this year. With “EV for everyone,” GM is hoping it can reach the masses and speed up the transition to sustainable transportation. In the company’s latest push toward a cleaner future, the automaker released seven… Continue reading GM pushing 7 new EPA standards that could move US toward mass EV adoption
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Clean Technica: Chevy’s EV Commercials Hope To Capture The NFL’s Appealing Audiences002256
Several media outlets exuberantly reported this week that GM announced it was targeting NFL Sunday football with an “offensive and critical” advertising campaign to promote its new EV lineup. Like many other legacy automakers, GM continues to brand its transition to an all-electric catalog through traditional television. Chevrolet has figured that the best way to… Continue reading Clean Technica: Chevy’s EV Commercials Hope To Capture The NFL’s Appealing Audiences002256
James Webb Targets Mars, Showing Catastrophic Ancient Damage
“We weren’t expecting that.” Mars Scars The James Webb Space Telescope has captured its first images of Mars, providing crisp new observations of a damaged planet. Using the scope’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam), astronomers got a new look at the Hellas Basin, believed to have formed some four billion years ago when an unknown object of gargantuan proportions… Continue reading James Webb Targets Mars, Showing Catastrophic Ancient Damage
Jetpack Pilot Leaps Incredible Gaps Between Platforms, Like Mario
Boing! It’s-a Me! A video of Gravity Industries founder — and jetpack inventor — Richard Browning performing some daring stunts at this year’s International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago went viral over the weekend. Instead of simply zipping back and forth over a desolate mountainside, city river, or lake, Browning mixed it up this time,… Continue reading Jetpack Pilot Leaps Incredible Gaps Between Platforms, Like Mario
US Military Annoyed When Facebook and Twitter Removed Its PSYOP Bots
“‘Guys, you got caught. That’s a problem.’” Inspector Gadget If spy literature has taught us anything, it’s that covert operators sure do love their toys. They also, apparently, really don’t like when you threaten to take their toys away. Case in point: per The Washington Post, the Pentagon is to conduct a “sweeping audit” of the US… Continue reading US Military Annoyed When Facebook and Twitter Removed Its PSYOP Bots
TikTok reportedly gives ‘a bit more leniency’ to popular accounts
As recently as last year, TikTok employed a two-tier moderation system that gave preferential treatment to its most popular users, according to Forbes. The outlet obtained an audio recording of a September 2021 meeting where the company detailed an internal feature called “creator labels” that was reserved for accounts with more than 5 million followers.… Continue reading TikTok reportedly gives ‘a bit more leniency’ to popular accounts
Apple listened to your complaints and is changing iOS 16’s battery percentage icon
Ever since the world got its first look at iOS 16’s reintroduced battery percentage indicator at the start of last month, people have voiced strong opinions about the icon. Many, including Engadget Deputy Editor Cherlynn Low, felt Apple could have done a better job with it. In its current iteration, the icon remains static –… Continue reading Apple listened to your complaints and is changing iOS 16’s battery percentage icon
GM wants to help shape the EPA’s next clean car standard
GM wants to exclusively sell electric vehicles by 2035, and it’s now trying to nudge the US government toward the same goal. The automaker has teamed up with an advocacy group, the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), to develop recommended principles for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) car emissions standards from the 2027 model year onward.… Continue reading GM wants to help shape the EPA’s next clean car standard
Amazon is holding its annual hardware event on September 28th
Amazon will host a hardware event on September 28th at 12PM ET, the company announced today. The invite the retailer sent to Engadget didn’t include many details, promising only that it would share news about “our latest Amazon devices, features, and services.” Incidentally, the event will fall exactly one year to the date of its… Continue reading Amazon is holding its annual hardware event on September 28th
The US Space Force’s new anthem proves it’s just another boring government entity
Three years after becoming the newest branch of the US Armed Forces, the Space Force has an official song. Titled “Semper Supra” (or “Always Above,” if you’re not a fan of Latin), the tune made its debut on Tuesday at the 2022 Air, Space and Cyber Conference in Maryland. Now, before I say anything else… Continue reading The US Space Force’s new anthem proves it’s just another boring government entity