Charging has emerged as the primary way people keep their EV batteries full of juice while on the go, but some companies have an alternative in mind that they think could be even quicker than the fastest chargers today: battery swapping. Today, a San Francisco–based startup called Ample demonstrated its new battery-swap system, which it […]
The Download: unlocking Chinese social accounts, and AI voice analysis
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Inside Tencent’s weirdly secretive customer service center —Zeyi Yang When I recently visited China, for the first time since the pandemic, I traveled to Shenzhen in a bid to unlock my 15-year old […]
Inside Tencent’s weirdly secretive customer service center
China Report is MIT Technology Review’s newsletter about technology developments in China. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Tuesday. It’s been a while. I just got back from several weeks in China. It was my first visit since the pandemic, and I noticed some changes: half the cars running on the streets of Shanghai […]
The US worried about vaccine tourists. Now it’s encouraging them.
Like many vaccine tourists, “Alex” doesn’t want you to know his real name. The British expat arrived on a red-eye flight from his home in Nairobi, Kenya, at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on Friday, May 21, with the intention of staying just a few days—more than enough time, he hoped, to get […]
Startup Phantom Space wants to be the Henry Ford of rockets
Jim Cantrell calls himself “one of the intellectual fathers of the small-launch business.” It’s hard to disagree. When Elon Musk founded SpaceX in 2002, Cantrell became its first vice president of business development. His expertise was critical to the development of the company’s first rocket, the Falcon 1. Cantrell later founded Strategic Space Development (StratSpace), […]
iOS 14.6 Users Are Complaining of Battery Drain and Heating Issue
Yesterday Apple released iOS 14.6. Now iPhone users are complaining about significant battery drain issues across all devices running iOS 14.6. Battery drain is a common issue after an update. However, in this case, some users are reporting a severe battery problem. Continue reading → Powered by WPeMatico
iOS 15 Could Feature Redesigned Lock Screen, New Food Tracking Functionality
Apple is just days away from announced iOS 15 at its WWDC 2021 event. And even though we’re so close to its announcement, we’ve heard very few things about the updates coming to the operating system. Apple’s managed to keep things under the blanket with iOS 15, unlike its hardware announcements, where we see the […]
Real Life Images of Beats Studio Buds Leaked Ahead of Official Announcement
A real-life image of Apple’s upcoming Beats Studio Buds has been leaked before the official announcement of the earphones. Continue reading → Powered by WPeMatico
The Best Vinyl Accessories to Jazz Up Your Analog Audio
From record cleaners to slip mats, these extras are for budding enthusiasts and die-hard collectors alike. Powered by WPeMatico
Collective data rights can stop big tech from obliterating privacy
Every person engaged with the networked world constantly creates rivers of data. We do this in ways we are aware of, and ways that we aren’t. Corporations are eager to take advantage. Take, for instance, NumberEight, a startup, that, according to Wired, “helps apps infer user activity based on data from a smartphone’s sensors: whether […]