Tesla expands Green Traffic Light Chime – cutting down on road rage

Tesla is bringing its Green Light Chime feature, which previously was only for people with the Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta to most of its cars, helping cut down on road rage at traffic lights. When Tesla started to bring traffic light controls to its vehicles equipped with its Full Self-Driving (FSD) Capability package, the automaker… Continue reading Tesla expands Green Traffic Light Chime – cutting down on road rage

5 Secret Ingredients That Will Seriously Improve Your Cooking Game

Far too many home cooks are more obsessed with hardware than they are about software. What good is a $700 knife if your ingredients are sub-par? Half the battle of making your meals taste good has to do with how you flavor everything from skinless chicken breasts to chopped dinosaur kale. I’m willing to bet… Continue reading 5 Secret Ingredients That Will Seriously Improve Your Cooking Game

Sharing Music Rescued My Relationship With My Teenager

It started by accident. At the suggestion of a friend, I sent my 15-year-old the Belle and Sebastian song “If You’re Feeling Sinister.” “Cool song,” she texted back. “I like it.” It was only five words, but it was the most she’d intentionally communicated to me in months. Over the previous few years, my once… Continue reading Sharing Music Rescued My Relationship With My Teenager

Which Amazon Fire Tablet Is Best for You?

Amazon’s Fire tablets are some of the only high-profile, ultra-affordable tablets around. The prices seem too good to be true—and in some ways, they are—but Fire tablets are also completely functional, reasonably capable devices. To help you decide if one of these slates is right for you, we reviewed every model. These are our unfiltered… Continue reading Which Amazon Fire Tablet Is Best for You?

Hacker claims they stole police data on a billion Chinese citizens

A hacker (or group of hackers) claims to have stolen data on a billion Chinese citizens from a Shanghai police database. According to Bloomberg, the hacker is attempting to sell 23 terabytes of data for 10 bitcoin, which is worth just over $198,000 at the time of writing. The data includes names, addresses, birthplaces, national… Continue reading Hacker claims they stole police data on a billion Chinese citizens

Amazon starts making deliveries by e-bike and on foot in London

Amazon has started delivering packages by cargo e-bike and on foot in the UK for the first time as it makes more progress toward its climate goals. The company has opened a micromobility hub in central London. The company says the walkers and e-bikes will make more than a million deliveries a year from the… Continue reading Amazon starts making deliveries by e-bike and on foot in London

Xiaomi 12S Ultra has a Leica camera with a massive 1-inch sensor

Merely six months after its previous flagship launch, today Xiaomi announced a trio of familiar-looking smartphones to mark the beginning of its partnership with Leica. The new 12S Series features MIUI 13 based on Android 12, and it runs on Qualcomm’s allegedly more efficient Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 flagship processor, with the headlining 12S Ultra… Continue reading Xiaomi 12S Ultra has a Leica camera with a massive 1-inch sensor

HBO Max halts original productions across large parts of Europe

HBO Max is halting original productions across much of Europe, Variety has reported. The streaming service confirmed that it will no longer produce originals in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Central Europe, the Netherlands and Turkey, leaving only Spain and France untouched. The news is part of a plan from parent Warner Bros. Discovery to cut… Continue reading HBO Max halts original productions across large parts of Europe

Tesla EVs can now scan the road for potholes and adjust the suspension height

Tesla has introduced a software update that allows its vehicles to scan for potholes, broken pavement and other defects, Electrek has reported. It can then use that to generate “rough road map data,” and trigger the adaptive suspension in supported vehicles to adjust the ride height for more comfort.  Back in 2020, Musk tweeted that… Continue reading Tesla EVs can now scan the road for potholes and adjust the suspension height

India Digest: University of Michigan commits up to $8m to Accel fund; ADB okays $30m loan to Smartchem project Earlier this year, Accel announced the …

The University of Michigan has committed up to $8 million to a venture capital fund managed by Accel that focuses on investment opportunities in India. Separately, Asian Development Bank has approved a $30 million loan to a Smartchem project, according to a filing. The University of Michigan commits up to $8m to Accel India  The… Continue reading India Digest: University of Michigan commits up to $8m to Accel fund; ADB okays $30m loan to Smartchem project Earlier this year, Accel announced the …