Hear us out. Solar Wrap While Tesla CEO Elon Musk has promised for years to add a solar roof to the Cybertruck, the company has yet to actually offer such an option. In 2019, the year the brutalist pickup was first announced, Musk claimed that solar cells covering the truck’s bed could add 15 miles… Continue reading New Cybertruck Wrap Adds Solar Panels All Over It
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TikTok Is Already Back Online
Less than 24 hours after going dark, TikTok says it has come back online after President-elect Donald Trump gave the company’s service providers—presumably Apple, Google, and Oracle—reassurance that his administration wouldn’t enforce a law banning the app in the first place. “In agreement with our service providers, TikTok is in the process of restoring service,”… Continue reading TikTok Is Already Back Online
TikTok says it’s restoring service in the US
It hasn’t even been a full day since ByteDance shut down TikTok in the US, and now it says it’s coming back. In a statement posted on X Sunday afternoon, TikTok wrote, “In agreement with our service providers, TikTok is in the process of restoring service.” The statement also thanked Trump, who will be sworn… Continue reading TikTok says it’s restoring service in the US
Samsung Galaxy S25 Unpacked 2025 event: What to expect on Wednesday
Samsung’s first big launch of 2025 is almost here. Galaxy Unpacked will take place on January 22 at 1PM ET in San Jose, CA, where Samsung’s “Next Big Thing” (to borrow a 14-year-old marketing slogan) will be revealed. What exactly will be on tap? Well, apart from a few sure bets and some likely leaks,… Continue reading Samsung Galaxy S25 Unpacked 2025 event: What to expect on Wednesday
Tesla Driver Called 9-11 After Running Down Motorcyclist While Browsing Phone on Full Self-Driving Mode
“I’m not sure how it happened, but I am freaking out.” Full Self-Distraction A Tesla driver ran down a motorcyclist outside Seattle last year, pinning him under the car, where the 28-year-old victim was later pronounced dead at the scene. Extracted data from the crash, obtained by NPR through a public records request, paint a… Continue reading Tesla Driver Called 9-11 After Running Down Motorcyclist While Browsing Phone on Full Self-Driving Mode
TikTok is no longer available in the US
The switch has flipped on the US TikTok ban. TikTok’s app stoped working and was removed from the App Store and Google Play on Saturday night, just hours before the January 19 ban was expected to take effect. People who have previously installed the app are instead greeted with a pop-up. “Sorry, TikTok isn’t available… Continue reading TikTok is no longer available in the US
Clean Technica: Musk & Right Wing Trumpsters Are Already At Odds003807
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! The Economist says that petty spats among billionaire Elon Musk, other tech tycoons, and the MAGA crowd may be “a sign of a much deeper rift” within the right wing incoming US executive office. The policy team of once-and-future… Continue reading Clean Technica: Musk & Right Wing Trumpsters Are Already At Odds003807
Clean Technica: Electric Truck News — Feds Say No To Tesla, California Rolls Back Electric Truck Rules003806
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! The diesel engine has been a boon to humanity. Unfortunately, it also fills the air with climate killing pollution that creates health risks for those it benefits. An electric truck doesn’t leave oxides of nitrogen, fine particulates, or carbon… Continue reading Clean Technica: Electric Truck News — Feds Say No To Tesla, California Rolls Back Electric Truck Rules003806
Clean Technica: 7 Tesla Good News Stories You May Have Missed003805
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! A handful of Tesla stories have come up in recent weeks that I almost covered, that seemed worth covering, but in the end that just didn’t stimulate enough for a full story. After running across several more stories, I… Continue reading Clean Technica: 7 Tesla Good News Stories You May Have Missed003805
Clean Technica: Why the Car Industry Will Not Pay €15 Billion in Penalties in 2025003804
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! The debate on one of the EU’s most important climate regulations is being distorted by bogus claims about high fines. Analysis has been circulating in the European Parliament estimating that car manufacturers would pay €15 billion in fines for… Continue reading Clean Technica: Why the Car Industry Will Not Pay €15 Billion in Penalties in 2025003804