Clean Technica: Chinese EV Revolution, Best Electric Cars for Your Money, Solid-State Battery News — Top 13 Cleantech Stories003723

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! It’s the end of another week already, and I’m ready to share some of the top cleantech stories of the past week. The biggest stories of the week center around Chinese EV companies, and that’s probably going to be the… Continue reading Clean Technica: Chinese EV Revolution, Best Electric Cars for Your Money, Solid-State Battery News — Top 13 Cleantech Stories003723

Clean Technica: 53% Of Car Sales in China Are Now Plugins! Full Report003722

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market, with plugins scoring yet another new record, a little more than 1.19 million sales (in a 2.26-million-unit overall market). That’s up 57% year over year (YoY), compared to… Continue reading Clean Technica: 53% Of Car Sales in China Are Now Plugins! Full Report003722

Clean Technica: Chinese Electric Cars Are Leaving The US In The Dust003721

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! With our storied history as automobile leaders of the 1900s, it is easy to assume the US will continue being automotive leaders globally and especially domestically. However, we are rapidly being outmaneuvered, out-innovated, and left in the dust by… Continue reading Clean Technica: Chinese Electric Cars Are Leaving The US In The Dust003721

LinkedIn is killing the standalone live audio feature you probably forgot about

Remember in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic when live audio was suddenly everywhere? The trend was made popular by the briefly viral phenomenon Clubhouse before seemingly every other online platform copied the feature for themselves. Since then, live audio has become mostly a footnote to a weird time when we were all stuck at… Continue reading LinkedIn is killing the standalone live audio feature you probably forgot about

Anthropic will use AWS AI chips after $4 billion Amazon investment

Amazon is doubling its investment in Anthropic. The e-commerce giant will provide Anthropic with an additional $4 billion in funding on top of the $4 billion it committed last year. Although Amazon remains a minority investor, Anthropic has agreed to make Amazon Web Services (AWS) its “primary cloud and training partner.” Before today’s announcement, The… Continue reading Anthropic will use AWS AI chips after $4 billion Amazon investment

Apple Black Friday deals discount the 9th-gen iPad to a record low of $200

The 9th-gen iPad has fallen to $200 for Black Friday. Considering the regular price for this model was $330 at its peak, this is a great discount. This is a tablet Apple first released back in 2021, so it’s getting a bit long in the tooth. The 10th-gen iPad is Apple’s official “budget” tablet, as… Continue reading Apple Black Friday deals discount the 9th-gen iPad to a record low of $200

UK watchdog says Apple’s rules restrict iOS browser competition

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has “provisionally concluded” that Apple’s restrictive mobile browser policies limit innovation. After an independent inquiry group shared its findings on browser competition on iOS and Android, the governing body’s board plans to conduct an in-depth assessment of how Apple and Google constrict third-party browsers on their platforms. However,… Continue reading UK watchdog says Apple’s rules restrict iOS browser competition

GTA III and Vice City are leaving Netflix’s mobile games catalog next month

Two Grand Theft Auto titles that helped Netflix’s games division pick up steam are leaving the service next month. Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City won’t be available through Netflix’s library of mobile games after December 13. The Netflix app lists that as the “last day to play” both games. There’s… Continue reading GTA III and Vice City are leaving Netflix’s mobile games catalog next month

Tesla converts Shell gas station into Supercharger and it looks awesome

Tesla has converted an entire Shell gas station into a Supercharger station for electric vehicles in Spain, and it looks fantastic. One of the favorite arguments of electric vehicle naysayers is that there are not as many charging stations as gas stations – making EVs less convenient. The argument is flawed since most EVs are… Continue reading Tesla converts Shell gas station into Supercharger and it looks awesome

Tesla brings ‘Actually Smart Summon’ to Europe and Middle East where FSD is limited

Tesla announced that ‘Actually Smart Summon,’ its autonomous driving feature that enables moving its vehicles without anyone inside over short distances, is now being launched in Europe and the Middle East. The automaker’s Full Self-Driving suite of features has been limited in those markets due to regulations and Tesla’s focus on making them work in… Continue reading Tesla brings ‘Actually Smart Summon’ to Europe and Middle East where FSD is limited