Tesla has started pushing a new software update to its fleet and it includes interesting new features related to charging using Powerwall, suspension, and more. The automaker has started pushing the software update 2020.32.1 last night. According to the release notes, it includes several interesting updates including interactions with the Powerwall. Tesla called the new
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A £4 million ($5.23 million) project in southwest England has secured funding to help pilot the extraction of lithium for use in technologies such as electric vehicles and batteries. In a statement earlier this week, Cornish Lithium said the new funding would be used to support the construction of “Europe’s first geothermal lithium recovery pilot
The Tencent Holdings Ltd. WeChat and ByteDance Ltd. TikTok app icons are displayed on a smartphone in an arranged photograph taken in Arlington, Virginia, on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images TikTok is planning to sue the Trump administration as soon as Tuesday, according to an NPR report citing a person
Sundar Pichai and Tim Cook Source: Reuters; Apple President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Thursday ordering U.S. firms to stop doing business with popular Chinese apps TikTok, owned by ByteDance, and WeChat, owned by Tencent. This comes after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said earlier in the week that he was calling on American
Tear gas has been fired in Beirut as people protesting against the government’s handling of this week’s explosion tried to reach the parliament building. Riot police took action as about 5,000 people gathered in the central Martyrs’ Square and attempted to break through a barrier. More than 100 were injured and 32 taken to hospital,
The American investment firm Apollo Global Management is weighing a £3bn takeover bid for the AA, Britain’s biggest roadside recovery service. Sky News has learnt that Apollo, co-founded by Leon Black, one of Wall Street’s financiers, has joined a trio of rival bidders in approaching the debt-laden company. Sources said this weekend that Apollo had
By Sally Lockwood, news correspondent There is a crisis behind the coronavirus crisis in the US. As it prepares to lose thousands more lives to COVID-19 in the coming weeks, millions of Americans are facing destitution. The emergency benefits that have been supporting around 30 million Americans since March ended on 31 July. Many received
The UK is demanding that France crack down on migrants crossing the Channel, amid government plans to make the route “unviable”. Sky News filmed on Saturday morning as another dinghy was intercepted by a Border Force patrol vessel, with there having already been record-breaking numbers of migrants arriving in the UK on small boats in
A wastewater treatment plant west of Adelaide, Australia, is using stale beer to generate biogas, which in turn can power up to 1,200 homes. Beer = biogas Water utility SA Water’s Glenelg Wastewater Treatment Plant combines old beer with sewage sludge. That combo creates a biogas, which is naturally produced from the decomposition of organic
The chief executive of a generator manufacturer told CNBC on Friday that he expects drastic changes are coming to power production and his company is making moves to capitalize on the future of electricity. Aaron Jagdfeld, CEO of Generac, in an appearance on “Closing Bell” said new battery technology has opened the door for households
Russia is attempting to discredit Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden ahead of the US election, America’s counterintelligence chief has said. William Evanina, director of the US National Counterintelligence and Security Center, said officials were also concerned about “ongoing and potential activity by China and Iran” in relation to the election. He accused the Kremlin of
August 8th, 2020 by Johnna Crider The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) recently discovered that the value of rooftop solar in Michigan is 24 cents per kWh. This is well above the net metering compensation paid to customers with solar roofs installed. SEIA’s Director of Rate Design, Kevin Lucas, shared this find in a Consumers
The Signal Messenger app is displayed on a smartphone in Hong Kong, China. Roy Liu | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump’s executive order banning American use of WeChat, the most popular app in China, takes effect next month, but some in China are already turning to an American app renowned for its privacy protections. Downloads
August 7th, 2020 by Steve Hanley This may be a lousy time for the airline industry, but it is the perfect time for Australia’s Melbourne Airport to look to the future. The largest behind-the-meter solar farm in Australia is under construction at the airport and is expected to be completed by the end of September.
An approved coronavirus vaccine may only end up being effective 50% of the time, the top US infectious diseases expert has warned. The chances of a COVID-19 vaccine being almost 100% effective are “not great”, Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said on Friday. “We don’t know yet
The national lockdown may have indirectly caused 16,000 excess deaths in two months, according to government analysts. The new report says a reluctance to attend A&E and difficulties accessing medical assistance likely meant that for every three deaths from coronavirus itself, a further two occurred because of the wider impact of the lockdown. The findings