Tesla is going to start sponsoring Formula SAE electric racing teams with free battery cells and discounted hardware. The automaker has often hired former students who participated in these competitions. Formula SAE is an organization that puts together student competitions in the field of mobility. Over the last decade, electric vehicles have been popular with… Continue reading Tesla is sponsoring Formula SAE electric racing teams with free battery cells and more
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Elon Musk: Tesla Bot could develop a unique personality and become a companion
Elon Musk says that he is considering Tesla Bot becoming more than just a humanoid robot to perform useful tasks but to have it potentially develop a unique personality and be a companion. He says Tesla Bot could make an “incredible buddy like C3PO or R2D2.” Earlier this year, Musk announced plans for Tesla Bot, a humanoid… Continue reading Elon Musk: Tesla Bot could develop a unique personality and become a companion
Health Experts Slam CDC After It Shortened COVID Isolation Guidelines
Image by Pixabay/Futurism The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its COVID-19 guidelines on Monday, shortening the isolation timeline for those who contract the virus to just five days — and raising the hackles of many health experts in the process. Previously, the CDC stated that people needed to isolate for ten days… Continue reading Health Experts Slam CDC After It Shortened COVID Isolation Guidelines
Create Stellar Images with the Best Photo Printers
In the era of the iPhone, photo printers have perhaps become an afterthought — why print your images when they can all be accessed with the touch of a finger? But here’s the thing: Images buried in between screenshots and photos of the dog just don’t carry the same weight as those hanging on your… Continue reading Create Stellar Images with the Best Photo Printers
The Best Base Layers to Keep You Warm
There’s nothing basic about base layers. The base layer (outdoor industry speak for “undergarment”) is the foundation for your entire outdoor clothing system, and it all starts next to the skin. From the choice in fabrics to the location of the seams, a lot of engineering goes into an outdoor base layer that sets it… Continue reading The Best Base Layers to Keep You Warm
This Was the Year When Finance Jumped the Doge
None of that would matter if it all remained confined to the realm of social media. Except the past few years have witnessed the explosion of zero-commission trading apps that allow easy access to stock markets—and suddenly people can follow through on their love for the meme. US Securities and Exchange Commission chair Gary Gensler… Continue reading This Was the Year When Finance Jumped the Doge
2021 was the year clean energy finally faced its mining problem
This year, the clean energy sector finally started grappling in earnest with one of its biggest challenges: how to get enough minerals to build solar panels, wind turbines, and big batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage. Figuring that out will be critical for escaping fossil-fueled ecological disaster. It’ll also be crucial for policymakers and… Continue reading 2021 was the year clean energy finally faced its mining problem
Watch GoTo’s Patrick Cao explain the economics behind Gojek-Tokopedia merger …
Indonesia’s GoTo, formed from the landmark merger of on-demand app Gojek and e-commerce company Tokopedia this year, expects to benefit from the diversification and economies of scale, which would not have been possible had the companies remained individual players. “It [the merger] has helped to compete with other others in Indonesia, the largest economy in… Continue reading Watch GoTo’s Patrick Cao explain the economics behind Gojek-Tokopedia merger …
How Meituan is redefining food delivery in China with drones
On a congested sidewalk next to a busy mall in Shenzhen, a 20-something woman uses a smartphone app to order a milk tea on Meituan, a major food delivery company. In under ten minutes, the pearl-white drink arrives, not on the back of one of the city’s ubiquitous delivery bikes, but descending from the cloudy… Continue reading How Meituan is redefining food delivery in China with drones
TuSimple completes its first driverless autonomous truck run on public roads
Autonomous trucking startup TuSimple has completed its first autonomous truck run on open public roads without a human in the vehicle, according to the company. TuSimple’s Autonomous Driving System (ADS) navigated 100% of the 80-mile run along surface streets and highways between a railyard in Tuscon, Arizona and a distribution center in Phoenix, which took… Continue reading TuSimple completes its first driverless autonomous truck run on public roads