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Tesla Pays Powerwall Owners to Form "Virtual Power Plant" in California

"Tesla has launched a new virtual power plant in partnership with PG&E in California that will pay Powerwalls owners to help stabilize the electric grid and end brownouts in California," reports Electrek. A virtual power plant (VPP) consists of dist.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotJun 27th, 2022

Study explores whether advertising contributes to or leads to declines in happiness

Advertising has long been known to depict a virtual reality of life, leading some people to expect more out of life than is practical. This is driven by idyllic imagery and storytelling, among other techniques such as an emphasis on materialism......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Tesla defends its lead in American-Made Index; Honda and VW models close in

The Tesla Model Y was the top vehicle in the American-Made Index 2024 survey, but Tesla did not take all four top spots as in 2023......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

5 surprises from Tesla"s high-stakes shareholders meeting

Tesla shareholders voted for Elon Musk's $56 billion payout by a surprising margin. And there were other surprises at the meeting: surging Cybertruck production, a robot future and Donald Trump's phone calls......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Toyota partners with Maryland"s Pepco on vehicle-to-grid R&D

Potomac Electric Power Co., located in Maryland, will work with Toyota to figure out how best to reduce costs and emissions through researching vehicle usage and charging habits......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

When Will Apple Release iOS 17.6 for iPhone?

Apple’s finally put an iOS 17.6 update into beta testing which means iPhone owners, particularly those dealing with problems, want to know when it will be released. On the heels of WWDC 2024 and iOS 18’s initial arrival, Apple’s sta.....»»

Category: mobileSource:  gottabemobileRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Power demand peaks in northern India heat wave

Searing heat wave temperatures in northern India pushed power demand to a record high, the government said Tuesday, with residents of the capital New Delhi also struggling with water shortages......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Researchers film energy materials as they form

Shooting a movie in the lab requires special equipment. Especially when the actors are molecules—invisible to the naked eye—reacting with each other......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

"We love Elon": Tesla shareholders bask in CEO"s presence

Tesla fans at the company's shareholder meeting congratulated Musk on the $56 billion pay package they just approved and thanked him for helping humanity......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Research team prepares ESA"s Arctic Weather Satellite for liftoff

With ESA's Arctic Weather Satellite due to launch in a few weeks, the satellite is now at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California being readied for its big day. Once in orbit, this new mission will show how short-term weather forecasts in the A.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Wildfire north of LA rapidly spreads as hot, gusty winds continue

Firefighters are battling a series of wildfires that broke out across California over the weekend amid early summer heat and dry, gusty winds......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Strange metal state discovered in hydrogen-rich compound of lanthanum under pressure

Researchers from Skoltech, Jilin University and Beijing HPSTAR in China, and their German colleagues have synthesized and studied a new type of hydrogen-rich superconductor. Technically referred to as an A15-type lanthanum superhydride, with the form.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Apple details how Apple Podcast transcripts came to be

Apple launched its Podcasts transcription feature in March as part of its massive iOS 17.4 update. Here's why Apple took six years to perfect it, and make it a reality.If you're one of the 15% of Americans who struggle with some form of hearing diffi.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

iOS 17.6 Beta: Should You Install It?

Apple’s finally put iOS 17.6 into beta testing. And while some iPhone users might want to install the software, most iPhone users should avoid it. The company hasn’t confirmed a release date for the upgrade, but iPhone owners should expec.....»»

Category: mobileSource:  gottabemobileRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

ChatGPT was down again – here’s what you need to know about the outage

Nearly two weeks after a major outage hit ChatGPT, OpenAI's service had issues again on June 4, 2024, in the form of a three-hour outage......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsJun 17th, 2024

UAW workers at GM battery plant joint venture in Ohio ratify contract deal

UAW members at Ultium Cells in Lordstown, Ohio, voted 98 percent in favor of ratifying a contract that increases worker wages and improves health and safety measures......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 17th, 2024

Tesla sues ex-supplier Matthews over EV battery trade secrets; supplier calls it bullying

Matthews in a statement on Monday said Tesla's lawsuit is "simply a new tactic in their ongoing efforts to bully Matthews and improperly take Matthews' valuable intellectual property.".....»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 17th, 2024

A new Cybertruck issue reportedly delays deliveries

Tesla’s Cybertruck is reportedly suffering an issue that’s caused the automaker to halt deliveries of the automaker’s newest vehicle until it’s resolved......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 17th, 2024

Searching for a female partner for the world"s "loneliest" plant

"Surely this is the most solitary organism in the world," wrote paleontologist Richard Fortey in his book about the evolution of life......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsJun 16th, 2024

You Asked: Why are bigger TVs so much more expensive?

This week on You Asked: Why are bigger TVs so much more expensive? Contrast enhancer on TVs, yay or nay? Is TV brightness about to hit a power wall?.....»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 16th, 2024

Searching for a female partner for the world’s “loneliest” plant

AI assists in the pursuit for one threatened plant species. Enlarge / Map from drone mission search for the Encephalartos Woodii in the Ngoye Forest in South Africa. (credit: CC BY-NC) “Surely this is the most solita.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 16th, 2024