Tesla’s top battery supplier says Elon doesn’t know how to make battery cells

Tesla’s top battery cell supplier, CATL, is throwing some cold water on Tesla’s battery plans and the CEO even said that Elon Musk “doesn’t know how to make battery cells.” Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) had an incredible rise and became the world’s largest producer of battery cells for electric vehicles in the last few… Continue reading Tesla’s top battery supplier says Elon doesn’t know how to make battery cells

Toyota shows off its latest big idea for cold hydrogen vehicles

/ Toyota showed off a self-pressurizer that reuses boil-off hydrogen gas to make vehicles even more efficient potentially. By Umar Shakir, a news writer fond of the electric vehicle lifestyle and things that plug in via USB-C. He spent over 15 years in IT support before joining The Verge. Share this story The liquid hydrogen-powered… Continue reading Toyota shows off its latest big idea for cold hydrogen vehicles

Donald Trump’s pick for energy secretary says ‘there is no climate crisis’

/ President-elect Donald Trump tapped a fossil fuel and nuclear energy enthusiast to lead the Department of Energy. The US Department of Energy headquarters building on February 9th, 2024, in Washington, DC. Photo by J. David Ake / Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Energy is fossil fuel executive Chris… Continue reading Donald Trump’s pick for energy secretary says ‘there is no climate crisis’

Trump Reportedly Planning to Let Self-Driving Cars Loose

Now that Trump is in the White House, Musk could fast-track the Cybercab. Green Light President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration is expected to attempt to widen the rules governing self-driving cars — news that has sent Tesla’s stock soaring by almost more than five percent on Monday. Loosening regulations surrounding the rules of driverless vehicles… Continue reading Trump Reportedly Planning to Let Self-Driving Cars Loose

Robot Dog Spotted Guarding Mar-a-Lago

“DO NOT PET.” Pet Sounds The US Secret Service has deployed a Boston Dynamics Spot robot dog to patrol president-elect Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida. While the quadruped isn’t armed, as the BBC reports, its legs are emblazoned with an ominous message to passersby: “DO NOT PET.” The robot’s deployment shouldn’t come… Continue reading Robot Dog Spotted Guarding Mar-a-Lago

Sam Altman Points Out That Elon Musk’s “Anti-Woke” Grok AI Seems to Actually Support Kamala Harris

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman had a very simple question for xAI CEO Elon Musk’s foul-mouthed Grok chatbot: who would make for a “better overall president for the United States?” The chatbot, which Musk has long positioned as the “anti-woke” alternative to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, had an equally simple answer: Kamala Harris. Grok listed a number of… Continue reading Sam Altman Points Out That Elon Musk’s “Anti-Woke” Grok AI Seems to Actually Support Kamala Harris

HyperX QuadCast 2 S Review: Your Favorite Streamer’s Next USB Mic

Back in 2020, the HyperX QuadCast S was the USB microphone every Twitch streamer seemingly had on their streams. Now, the QuadCast 2 S is here to try to one-up its predecessor. And what does it bring to the table? A lot more LEDs, for starters. The original QuadCast only lit up in red, while… Continue reading HyperX QuadCast 2 S Review: Your Favorite Streamer’s Next USB Mic

Neural DSP Nano Cortex Review: The Perfect Portable Amp Modeler

The Neural DSP Quad Cortex is undeniably one of the finest guitar amp modelers in the world. For a certain kind of gigging musician who wants to minimize bulk and doesn’t require much in the way of effects, it can pretty convincingly re-create any number of amps, and has plenty of options for bread and… Continue reading Neural DSP Nano Cortex Review: The Perfect Portable Amp Modeler

El Capitan ranked the most powerful supercomputer in the world

When Cray Computing, a supercomputer manufacturer acquired by HP in 2019, announced that it would build El Capitan it expected the computer to reach a peak performance of 1.5 exaflops. Today, the 64th edition of the TOP500 — a long-running ranking of the world’s non-distributed supercomputers — was published, and El Capitan not only exceeded… Continue reading El Capitan ranked the most powerful supercomputer in the world