NASA won’t be ready to send astronauts to the moon by 2024 as planned because, among other reasons, their spacesuits won’t be ready, the agency’s internal watchdog found. NASA had officially planned to send astronauts back to the moon by 2024, but independent experts and its own acting administrator had already doubted that timeline was […]
The company will pursue reimbursement from LG Chem’s LG Energy Solution. General Motors announced a voluntary expansion of the current Chevrolet Bolt EV recall, related to the risk of battery fire, to cover the remaining 2019 and all 2020-2022 model year vehicles, including the all-new Bolt EUV. In other words, all Chevrolet Bolt EV (2017-2022) […]
This year’s Pixel situation is a bit of a weird one with the Pixel 6 technically now officially announced, but with a couple of months between now and the formal launch. Tonight, Google has confirmed that its current flagship, the Pixel 5, will be discontinued alongside the Pixel 4a 5G. The Pixel 4a 5G being […]
Google made it official today, that being the move to shut down the standalone Android Auto for phone screens app experience starting with users of Android 12. Taking its place? Google Assistant’s driving mode, accessible via Google Maps when navigating somewhere. Here’s Google’s statement. For those who use the on phone experience (Android Auto mobile app), they […]
CHICAGO — A Democratic senator said the U.S. Justice Department needs to look into whether the algorithm-powered police technologies it funds contribute to racial bias in law enforcement and lead to wrongful arrests. Sen. Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, was responding to an investigation by The Associated Press published Thursday about the possibility of bias […]
Baidu spun off its semiconductor design business into an independent company back in June, reports Data Centre Dynamics. Kunlun Chip Technology Co. values its business at around $2 billion Kunlun Chip, a wholly owned subsidiary of Chinese high-tech giant Baidu, said this week that it had started volume production of its Kunlun II processor for […]
It looks like big.little CPU design—an architecture that includes both fast, power-hungry cores and slower, more power-efficient cores—is here to stay in the x86_64 world, according to unverified insider information leaked by wccftech and AdoredTV. Intel’s big/little designs enter round two At Intel’s 2021 Architecture day, the company confirmed that its upcoming Alder Lake (12th generation) processors will use a […]
Google’s Pixel phones have been stuck charging at 18W for several years now, and while that’s not too slow, it’s lagging far behind other handsets on the market right now. If this latest rumor is to be believed, Google could be about to up its game with the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. According […]
The technology that currently powers landline telephones is to be switched off in 2025 – but don’t panic, you will still be able to have a handset in the hallway should you wish. The Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) is a modern version of 19th Century technology – it is what brings the connection into […]
Windows 11 brings an exciting UI refresh to the platform, with a centered taskbar, windows with rounded corners, and just an overall minimalist design that make this OS feel like it belongs in 2021. It’s not all good news, however. As it turns out, Microsoft has made it increasingly difficult to choose your own browser, aggressively placing Edge […]
Samsung has confirmed that it will stop showing ads in default apps including Samsung Weather, Samsung Pay, and Samsung Theme. It follows comments made by its mobile chief TM Roh in an internal town hall meeting reported by Yonhap. “Samsung has made a decision to cease the advertisement on proprietary apps including Samsung Weather, Samsung […]
In June, Google redesigned Discover to be “more streamlined” by removing article descriptions and making other visual tweaks. On Android 12, the Google Discover feed to the left of the Pixel Launcher has added more Material You flourishes. On Android 12, Discover features a custom header where the Google logo is left-aligned — instead of […]
