The Rise of Brand-New Secondhand EVs
The global chip shortage has triggered a surge in demand for prized, pricey used electric vehicles. It’s only just beginning.
Read MoreThe global chip shortage has triggered a surge in demand for prized, pricey used electric vehicles. It’s only just beginning.
Read MoreIllustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images Thursday morning, Elon Musk offered to buy Twitter to save free speech. “I invested in Twitter as I believe in its potential to be the platform for free speech around the globe, and I believe free speech is a societal imperative for a functioning democracy,” wrote
Read MoreThe Apple Watch has proved itself as a stellar running and cycling smartwatch, but is it an equally good companion for those who prefer the water? While Apple includes swimming workout modes on the device, can you swim with the Apple Watch? Is it a good idea? We take a deeper look below. QUICK ANSWER
Read MoreReaching your daily activity goals on your Fitbit is a great feeling, especially if your step and calorie goals are set particularly high. But what happens if you forget to wear your Fitbit while out and about? Is there a way to manually log your steps on the Fitbit app? Well, it’s complicated. We will
Read MoreIt’s the last three weeks of a 22-month cloud architecture project. You defined and designed a configuration that defines many cloud computing resources: databases, artificial intelligence engines, application development platforms, devops toolchains, cloudops tools, as well as security and governance. Today you discovered that a few of the databases won’t store information in ways the
Read MoreWith Preview 3 of Microsoft’s planned .NET 7 software development platform, the company has updated capabilities in areas such as Native AOT (ahead of time) compilation, code generation, GC regions, and startup times. Available from dotnet.microsoft.com, Microsoft .NET 7 Preview 3 was released April 13. Native AOT, which promises full native pre-compilation in .NET desktop
Read MoreNote the date and tell your offspring about it someday: April 15th is the day Nvidia GPUs were in stock, finally. The company has launched a “restocked and reloaded” marketing campaign to let people know about it too. Not only are a lot of cards in stock right now, but some of them are even
Read MoreManish Singh / TechCrunch: Rapido, whose bike taxi service is available in about 100 Indian cities, raises a $180M Series D led by Swiggy, at a $800M valuation — Swiggy has led a $180 million financing round into bike taxi startup Rapido as the Indian food delivery giant looks to broaden its fleet network across
Read More[Daumemo] likes experimenting with DIY electronics, and like many people, eventually ran across an AVR microcontroller with a Unified Program and Debug Interface (UPDI). One option is of course to purchase an UPDI programmer, but an even better solution was to make a DIY USB version from nice, cheap parts. Programming an Attiny404 over the
Read MoreWhat you need to know Google has rolled out a new app to help people switch to Android from iPhones. The new Switch to Android app doesn’t yet appear in App Store search. The app helps people disable iMessage and move content from one device to the other. Google wants to make it easy for
Read MoreJoanna Ossinger / Bloomberg: Fasset, which lets users in emerging markets to buy and sell digital assets easily and conveniently, raises a $22M Series A led by Liberty City and Fatima Gobi — Fasset, a digital-asset gateway, is planning a major expansion in some areas of the Islamic world, as it seeks to boost the
Read MoreOnePlus 9 Pro Credit: Eric Zeman / Android Authority Smartphone manufacturers have been teaming up with camera-related companies for over a decade now, dating back to Carl Zeiss and Nokia. This trend has continued unabated in recent years as mobile brands try to stand out in a crowded space.
Read MoreWhat you need to know Apple Arcade has added two App Store Greats to the collection today. Fans of snooker, pool, and construction are all in for a treat with the arrival of two new games. Apple Arcade games don’t have ads or in-app purchases. Two very different games are this week’s Apple Arcade additions.
Read MoreWhat you need to know “It’s the Small Things, Charlie Brown” is now streaming on Apple TV+. The new Peanuts special tells a story about environmentalism to celebrate Earth Day. The gang returns to teach us all about how small things can have big impacts. “It’s the Small Things, Charlie Brown” is now streaming on
Read More(Photo: Wouter De Praetere/Unsplash)Intel has announced a plan to achieve net-zero carbon emissions across its global operations by 2040. In a statement Wednesday, the company reaffirmed its intent to reduce its environmental impact and develop a more sustainable operations strategy. This means changes across all parts of the business, including its supply chain, products, and
Read MoreCredit: Jimmy Westenberg / Android Authority The Google Camera app adds a bunch of cool features to Pixel phones. It’s also been ported over to other devices unofficially and has modified versions that keep circulating around carrying features you only get on Google’s phones. So we wanted to know how important the app is for
Read MoreWhat you need to know “Roar” is now streaming on Apple TV+. The series is told over eight episodes with each one focused on a different story. Nicole Kidman is set to make her Apple TV+ debut. “Roar” is now streaming on Apple TV+. The series, which stars Nicole Kidman, Cynthia Erivo, Issa Rae, Alison
Read MoreWhat you need to know Opera has brought its Crypto Browser to the App Store. The new browser is available for iPhone and iPad. Opera Crypto Browser is designed specifically for Web3. Opera’s Web3 browser also has a built-in crypto wallet. Opera has announced that its Web3-focused Crypto Browser is now available for iPhone and
Read MoreMass storage has come a long way since the introduction of the personal computer. [Tech Time Traveller] has an interesting video about the dawn of PC hard drives focusing on a company called MiniScribe. After a promising start, they lost an IBM contract and fell on hard times. We’d heard of MiniScribe, but a lot
Read MoreWhatsApp has detailed its new communities feature coming to the app. The company has also announced a bunch of other features, including the ability to share larger files, emoji reactions, and more. WhatsApp has officially acknowledged several upcoming features. The company wrote a blog post detailing all the new options coming to the chat app,
Read MoreCristina Criddle / Financial Times: Sources: TikTok is under investigation by US government agencies for CSAM and how a specific privacy feature is being exploited by predators — Short-video app with young user base accused of being ‘perfect place for predators’ by Homeland Security — TikTok is under investigation …
Read MoreIf you’ve ever welded, you know that some welders blow a shield gas over the work for different reasons. For example, you often use a gas to displace oxygen from the area and avoid oxidation. You can also solder using a nitrogen shield. This allows higher temperatures and a reduction of flux required in the
Read MoreKolawole Samuel Adebayo / VentureBeat: Las Vegas-based MedTrainer, which provides cloud-based compliance software for the healthcare industry, raises a $43M Series B led by Vista Equity Partners — MedTrainer, the Las Vegas, Nevada-based provider of credentialing, training and compliance management software solutions …
Read MoreFinSMEs: GridX, which offers rate analytics and billing software to utilities and energy tech companies, raises a $40M Series C led by Energy Impact Partners — GridX, a Milpitas, CA-based enterprise rate platform provider to modern utilities and energy technology companies, closed a $40m Series C funding.
Read MoreEmily Olsen / MobiHealthNews: Iris Telehealth, which offers virtual mental health care, raises a $40M Series B led by Concord Health Partners and Columbia Pacific Advisors — Iris works with providers like health systems and community health centers to offer telepsychiatry services and triage their patients to the right level of care.
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