Wes Davis

Former Weekend Editor

A TikTok alternative called Loops is coming for the fediverse

Wes DavisOct 26, 2024

Industry groups are suing the FTC to stop its click to cancel rule

Wes Davis and Richard LawlerOct 23, 2024

Dodge Chargers with semi-solid-state batteries may hit the road in 2026

Wes DavisOct 23, 2024

Tesla is moving on its solar-powered Supercharger ambitions.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has long promised off-the-grid Superchargers powered by the sun. Now, the company has broken ground on “Oasis,” a new, 168-stall Supercharger station in Lost Hills, California, says Tesla’s North American director of charging, Max de Zegher:

Only 1.5 MW grid service, ahead of a future expansion
11 MW of ground mount solar & canopies, on 30 acres of land
10 @Tesla_Megapack with 39 MWh of storage

The site, he says, will open “by mid-2025.”

Max de Zegher on Twitter / X

[Twitter]

Kevin Bacon, Kate McKinnon, and other creatives warn of ‘unjust’ AI threat

Wes DavisOct 22, 2024

Tim Cook says he uses every Apple product every day — how does that work?

Wes DavisOct 22, 2024

Will Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon mobile chip enable an Android UWB future?

The Snapdragon 8 Elite chip comes with ultra wideband baked in, and it won’t require smartphone makers to add extra hardware to take advantage of it, reports Android Authority.

Not every Android phone supports UWB, which is used for precision location features (think AirTags). Perhaps that’ll change with the 8 Elite, given Qualcomm’s chips’ popularity with Android device makers.

Every Snapdragon 8 Elite phone will have UWB, but don't celebrate just yet

[Android Authority]