We all have those thoughts, the ones that come to us in the small hours of the night. Who am I? Why are we here? What if my cellphone ran on vacuum tubes instead? Randall Munroe has the answer to, well, only one of those questions, but also the answers to a whole bunch of… Continue reading Hitting the Books: What if ‘Up’ but pigeons?
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I had a nightmare about Apple’s iPhone 14 Dynamic Island (so I contacted Apple)
Lovely. Unless it tumbles into the wrong hands. Apple Admit it, you were surprised. If you’re of an Apple-leaning persuasion, that is. Apple’s designers and engineers looked at the most ungainly, ugly part of the iPhone screen and turned it into a swan swooping toward you with glorious, effortless elegance. Also: iPhone 14 Pro makes… Continue reading I had a nightmare about Apple’s iPhone 14 Dynamic Island (so I contacted Apple)
Clean Technica: I Love Tesla’s New(ish) Blind Spot Camera Feature — Can We Get One More?002253
I probably saw news of the new Tesla blind spot camera feature when it was introduced in December 2021 and then forgot about it, or maybe it was somehow in my social media and Google News blind spot (haha) and I never noticed it at all. Well, recently, while going through my settings for something… Continue reading Clean Technica: I Love Tesla’s New(ish) Blind Spot Camera Feature — Can We Get One More?002253
Cleantechnica: Tesla Showrooms In China Are Undergoing Internal Review 002251
Tesla delivered a near record number of China-made cars in August — 76,965 in total. The Tesla brand continues to hold great allure for consumers in the country, which accounted for the largest number of global vehicle sales in 2021 — 26 million units. Since opening its first store in central Beijing in 2013, the… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Tesla Showrooms In China Are Undergoing Internal Review 002251
Cleantechnica: What Happens When You Park A Tesla For Three Months?002250
My wife and I have a summer place in a camping community in Connecticut. When we owned a Nissan LEAF, it sat parked in our carport in Florida for three months. During that time, it lost about 2 percent of its battery charge. But the LEAF was not a “computer on wheels” the way a… Continue reading Cleantechnica: What Happens When You Park A Tesla For Three Months?002250
Clean Technica: Ampol AmpCharge to Sponsor TOCEVA Racing Team — Only EV In Perth-to-Sydney Marathon002249
As part of Ampol’s national rollout of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, an AmpCharge site was commissioned at Ampol Foodary, Belmont, in Perth, Western Australia, in August. At the same time, Ampol AmpCharge announced that it would be the main sponsor for the TOCEVA Racing team as it takes part in the Perth-to-Sydney re-enactment. “The new… Continue reading Clean Technica: Ampol AmpCharge to Sponsor TOCEVA Racing Team — Only EV In Perth-to-Sydney Marathon002249
Apollo update transforms the iPhone 14 Pro’s Dynamic Island into a home for ‘Pixel Pals’
The iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max may have only arrived yesterday but developers are already dreaming up fun and interesting use cases for Apple’s new Dynamic Island interface. Take Apollo creator Christian Selig, for instance. On Friday, he updated his Reddit client to implement support for “Pixel Pals.” The feature adds a Tamagotchi-like critter… Continue reading Apollo update transforms the iPhone 14 Pro’s Dynamic Island into a home for ‘Pixel Pals’
Tesla’s Texas Gigafactory made its 10,000th Model Y SUV
Tesla has crossed another significant manufacturing milestone. As caught by Electrek, the automaker shared on Saturday that its Texas Gigafactory recently produced its ten thousandth Model Y SUV. The achievement could be good news for those hoping to buy a Cybertruck next year. Tesla plans to build the pickup truck primarily in Texas. The automaker… Continue reading Tesla’s Texas Gigafactory made its 10,000th Model Y SUV
Fan-made mod turns ‘Half-Life 2’ into a fully playable VR game
If Half-Life: Alyx left you with an itch to revisit its seminal 2004 predecessor, now you can do so in virtual reality. On Friday, a group of fans known as the Source VR Mod Team released Half-Life 2: VR Mod. As long as you own the original, you can download and play the mod free… Continue reading Fan-made mod turns ‘Half-Life 2’ into a fully playable VR game
Adobe buys Figma, Uber gets hacked, and Google shrinks Area 120
Hello, friends! Welcome back to Week in Review, the newsletter where we quickly sum up the most read TechCrunch stories from the last sevenish days. The goal? Even if you’ve had a busy week, a quick skim of WiR should keep you in the (tech) loop. Want it in your inbox every Saturday? Sign up… Continue reading Adobe buys Figma, Uber gets hacked, and Google shrinks Area 120