ZOLA Electric, a Tesla-backed company providing energy to remote African villages through solar and batteries, has announced the deployment of a new microgrid system that is powering 1,000 homes, schools, and businesses in two villages in Rwanda. We reported on ZOLA Electric back in 2015 when it was still called Off Grid Electric. At the… Continue reading Tesla-backed startup launches microgrid powering 2 African villages
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Ten-year hunt leads to 50,000 stolen Bitcoin stored in a popcorn tin and underground safe
Nick Barclay / The Verge The Department of Justice announced it’s seized around 50,676 Bitcoin that a 32-year-old from Georgia fraudulently obtained from The Silk Road — a site on the dark web once called “the Amazon of drugs” — in 2012. After seemingly tipping authorities off to his large cache of Bitcoin a few… Continue reading Ten-year hunt leads to 50,000 stolen Bitcoin stored in a popcorn tin and underground safe
Realizing Its Mistake, Twitter Pleads With Fired Employees to Come Back
Elon Musk seems to have no idea what he’s doing. Please Come Back Twitter’s operations have been plunged into absolute chaos ever since Elon Musk took over the company. Last week, Musk laid off around half of the embattled social media company’s staff, which was more or less expected. In a much more surprising twist,… Continue reading Realizing Its Mistake, Twitter Pleads With Fired Employees to Come Back
Furious Elon Musk Pledges to Ban Anyone Who Changes Their Display Name to “Elon Musk”
And another thing: he’s not mad. Don’t put in the newspaper that he got mad. Not Owned When it comes to people making fun of him, “free speech absolutist” and new Twitter owner Elon Musk seems decidedly pro-censorship. Just over a week after taking the reins of the social network and declaring that “comedy is… Continue reading Furious Elon Musk Pledges to Ban Anyone Who Changes Their Display Name to “Elon Musk”
Elon Musk Has Put Twitter’s Free Speech in Danger
Before becoming Twitter’s CEO, owner, and “Chief Twit,” Elon Musk had often lobbed criticism at the platform for its approach to content moderation, even going so far as to target the company’s former policy chief Vijaya Gadde. But while Musk has expressed his concern about “liberal bias” on the platform, many activists, journalists, and advocates… Continue reading Elon Musk Has Put Twitter’s Free Speech in Danger
Teflon Nonstick Pans Are Bad. Consider These Alternatives
As my pro-level-home-cook friend Shannon says, “I can’t imagine doing serious stuff in ceramic.” It was time to break some eggs. On and off for several months, I cooked with the $50 Oxo Ceramic Professional Non-Stick 8-Inch Frypan, folding it into my daily kitchen testing and home cooking. (I also had a larger 10-inch version… Continue reading Teflon Nonstick Pans Are Bad. Consider These Alternatives
The best projectors you can buy in 2022, plus how to choose one
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. Projectors have come a long way from the… Continue reading The best projectors you can buy in 2022, plus how to choose one
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Rivian impressed car reviewers (and us) with its R1T pickup, and its R1S electric SUV is no different. The slightly smaller vehicle continues the automotive startup’s trend of building no-compromise electric vehicles meant for outdoor adventure. Living the life of an extreme camper, kayaker or cyclist doesn’t come cheap: The R1S has a bank-busting price… Continue reading Untitled
Airbnb will improve transparency around pricing
Booking a stay through Airbnb can be a chore for a few reasons. Chief among those is the fact it’s not always easy to tell at a glance how much you’ll pay for your vacation rental, since the cleaning fee or security deposit may not appear until after you click on a listing. However, Airbnb… Continue reading Airbnb will improve transparency around pricing
Starlink is adding a 1TB data cap for usage during peak hours
Starlink raised its prices this spring, and now it’s increasing the costs for its most demanding users. As The Verge reports, the SpaceX-run satellite internet provider is instituting a 1TB “Priority Access” monthly cap for data use between 7AM and 11PM beginning in December. Cross that limit and you’ll spend the rest of the month… Continue reading Starlink is adding a 1TB data cap for usage during peak hours