Twitch has begun testing a new feature that could introduce you to great streamers you haven’t seen before. Channel Switcher shows random channels as a carousel at the bottom of the screen. When you click on any of them, you’ll be able to watch a one-minute preview of the streamer’s content, enough to give you… Continue reading Twitch’s latest test lets you preview channels without watching ads
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Recommended Reading: Google’s biggest hardware flop
Chris Welch, The Verge Ah, the Nexus Q. The $300 media player Google never release to consumers fetched poor reviews from nearly every outlet that tested it. The Verge recounts all that went wrong with the device, which was nearly everything aside from an eye-catching design. Kyle Orland, Ars Technica The Switch version of Star… Continue reading Recommended Reading: Google’s biggest hardware flop
GM is ramping up Hummer EV production to address huge order backlog
General Motors has only been producing up to a dozen electric Hummers a day in its Detroit factory, according to The Wall Street Journal, and that’s far from ideal when the automaker has over 70,000 reservations. As The Drive notes, it would take GM 17 years to be able to fulfill all its orders at… Continue reading GM is ramping up Hummer EV production to address huge order backlog
Toyota just started its BEV program, but it wasted all its tax credits on hybrids
Toyota has sold its 200,000th plug-in car in the US, meaning its access to the $7,500 federal tax credit will sunset over the course of the next 15 months. The company joins Tesla and GM in no longer qualifying for credits, with Ford and Nissan also expected to hit the limit later this year. The… Continue reading Toyota just started its BEV program, but it wasted all its tax credits on hybrids
Clean Technica: Tesla Noted As Part Of $700 Million US EV Charging Manufacturing Capacity Boost002087
The Biden–Harris Administration highlighted this week the more than $700 million in EV charging investments from the private sector. A White House fact sheet related how these investments will: increase US domestic capacity to manufacture more than 250,000 new EV chargers each year; add at least 2,000 good-paying jobs; and, make EV charging more affordable,… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Noted As Part Of $700 Million US EV Charging Manufacturing Capacity Boost002087
Cleantechnica: Sweden’s Plugin EV Share Grows In June — Tesla Model Y Overall Bestseller 002086
In June 2022 Sweden’s plugin electric vehicles took 55.1% market share, up from 49.4% YoY. BEVs grew share by over 31% YoY, whilst PHEVs reduced share slightly. Overall auto market volume, at 26,059 units, was 28% down YoY. Sweden’s best selling vehicle (of any powertrain) in May was the Tesla Model Y. June’s combined plugin… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Sweden’s Plugin EV Share Grows In June — Tesla Model Y Overall Bestseller 002086
New York State Buys Robots for Lonely Elders
That’s… a little bit grim. Robo Buddy More than 800 new robot buddies are headed to their new homes as companions for New York’s senior citizens. Smithsonian Magazine reported last week that the bots, called ElliQ, and were designed to assist people 65 and older who live alone. Much like Siri and Alexa, ElliQ can answer… Continue reading New York State Buys Robots for Lonely Elders
Googling “Desk Ornament” Returns Images of Nazi Paraphernalia
“Apologies for this…” Ornamental in Nature Are Nazis hiding their paraphernalia under innocuous search terms, or is Google failing to respond to an algorithmic crisis? Either could be true based on today’s tweetstorm about WWII-era paperweights and décor. The saga stared yesterday, when former Cracked editor and scifi author Jason Pargin asked followers if they,… Continue reading Googling “Desk Ornament” Returns Images of Nazi Paraphernalia
Bitcoin Just Had Its Worst Month in Crypto’s Entire History
Big yikes. Free Fallin’ The blockchain blues continue. Bitcoin lost 38 percent of its value in June alone, making this past month the worst in crypto’s 12 year history, CNBC reports. That’s not all the bad news. Ethereum rang in at an astonishing 47 percent loss, and industry leaders crumbled across the board — major… Continue reading Bitcoin Just Had Its Worst Month in Crypto’s Entire History
Experts Say Travis Barker Colonoscopy Rumor Likely False
Image by Noel Vasquez/Getty Images Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker is reportedly recovering from a bout of pancreatitis brought on by a recent colonoscopy — but doctors say that seems unlikely. Confirmed by TMZ, news of Barker’s reported Tuesday hospitalization comes after the famed drummer and newest Kardashian clan member tweeted “God save me” that afternoon.… Continue reading Experts Say Travis Barker Colonoscopy Rumor Likely False