Tag: Mobility

Autonomous Weapons Are Here, but the World Isn’t Ready for Them

This may be remembered as the year when the world learned that lethal autonomous weapons had moved from a futuristic worry to a battlefield reality. It’s also the year when policymakers failed to agree on what to do about it. On Friday, 120 countries participating in the United Nations’ Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons could… Continue reading Autonomous Weapons Are Here, but the World Isn’t Ready for Them

5 Apps That Are Better on the Desktop Than in Your Browser

Many of us use browser tabs to run our most frequented apps: media players, instant messengers, office suites, and more. But while this often means we can take our favorite services anywhere without installing anything, the web version of an app is not necessarily better. Here are five programs that are just as good—or better—in… Continue reading 5 Apps That Are Better on the Desktop Than in Your Browser

Listen to the ‘sound’ of Jupiter’s moon Ganymede thanks to the Juno probe

You’d think moons would be quiet compared to their host planets, but that’s not entirely true — if you know how to listen. The principal investigator for NASA’s Juno mission, Scott Bolton, has produced an audio recording of magnetic field activity around Jupiter’s moon Ganymede as the Juno spacecraft flew past on June 7th, 2021.… Continue reading Listen to the ‘sound’ of Jupiter’s moon Ganymede thanks to the Juno probe

SPAC boom fizzles as investors cash out on big names

Several companies, including Grab Holdings and BuzzFeed, that merged with shell entities to go public have seen their shares tumble, as investors pull the rug out from under the stocks hyped in Wall Street’s frenzied blank-check deals this year. Shares of BuzzFeed, which merged with blank-check firm 890 5th Avenue Partners, have plunged 40% since… Continue reading SPAC boom fizzles as investors cash out on big names

Nio’s new ET5 EV rivals the Model 3 with a claimed 620-mile range

Nio’s soon-to-arrive ET7 is practically tailor-made to challenge Tesla’s Model S, and now the company appears to have a (partial) answer to the Model 3. Electrek says Nio has introduced the ET5, a more affordable “mid-size” electric sedan. It starts at RMB 328,000 (about $51,450), or well under the roughly $70,000 of the ET7, but… Continue reading Nio’s new ET5 EV rivals the Model 3 with a claimed 620-mile range

How Cruise boss Ammann, GM failed to bridge widening divide

Cruise CEO Amman, parent GM failed to bridge divide over vision News Sports Autos Business Michigan Life + Home Entertainment Opinion Obituaries Apparently ousted Cruise LLC CEO Dan Ammann is credited with shrinking parent General Motors Co.’s global footprint, sharpening the automaker’s financial performance and leaving Detroit to take leadership of the carmaker’s autonomous-vehicle maker. But two sources… Continue reading How Cruise boss Ammann, GM failed to bridge widening divide

These Are Our Favorite Robot Vacuums

No Device I’ve tested has advanced as quickly as the humble robot vacuum in the past few years. You can now find robot vacs at every price point with an incredible array of features, including mapping capabilities, self-emptying bins, and even cameras—all to help you keep grit from sticking to your bare feet when you… Continue reading These Are Our Favorite Robot Vacuums

@Nio: 000329

On December 18, 2021, NIO Day 2021 was held in Suzhou. At this NIO Day, NIO unveiled the ET5, a mid-size smart electric sedan. The ET5 features pure and precise exterior design highlighted with organic and human touches, embodying NIO’s supercar DNA and the concept of “Design for AD”. While drawing on the fluid silhouette… Continue reading @Nio: 000329