It’s not just passenger cars and big rigs receiving the EV treatment — the vehicles in the middle are getting some TLC, too. Lightning eMotors is doubling its production capacity just weeks after partnering with GM to electrify medium-duty vehicles like delivery trucks, school buses and shuttles. The company’s Colorado factory will make up to…
Nintendo is about to buy its second close ally in as many years. Eurogamer reports Nintendo is acquiring SRD, one of its longest-serving game development partners. SRD has worked with Nintendo since the NES era, and more recently helped with Switch hits like Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Animal Crossing: New Horizons….
is “laser-focused on delivering vehicles and generating revenue,” according to CEO Mark Russell. To help it reach those goals, the embattled company is preparing to ramp up production of the battery-electric Tre semi-truck. Russell said Nikola expects to start “series production of the Tre BEV on March 21.” The company plans to deliver up to…
Dodgebrawl brawler will be free-to-play on all platforms, starting with the launch of its sixth season later this year. Game developer Velan Studios will also be publishing Knockout City in-house, instead of through its original publisher, Electronic Arts. According to an published today on the game’s website, this will give Velan the ability to grow…
Social audio app Clubhouse is a text chat function to its voice rooms, it announced Thursday. Similar to what you see in Discord or a Zoom call, users who don’t want to speak can write out their opinions in the room’s chat channel. While it may seem counterintuitive for an audio-only app to also feature…
reportedly told employees its stores and authorized third-party repair shops will soon be able to resolve Face ID hardware issues without having to replace an iPhone entirely. Technicians may have access to a TrueDepth camera part that includes the Face ID and front-facing camera modules. They’ll be able to swap it into an iPhone, according…
Elon Musk isn’t about to catch a hoped-for break from the SEC any time soon. Sources for The Wall Street Journal claim the SEC is investigating whether Musk and his brother Kimbal violated insider trading regulations with recent share sales. Officials are concerned Elon might have told Kimbal he planned to ask Twitter followers about…
Tumblr may have introduced ads to user blogs several years ago, but it’s now happy to take them away for a price. The social media site has launched an ad-free option that removes the marketing from microblogs for $5 per month, or $40 per year. You’ll have to set up the feature on your computer…
Facebook’s security team is taking new steps to protect the accounts of users in Ukraine. The company is enabling its “lock profile” tool for people in the country, and building up a “Special Operations Center” to “closely monitor” what’s happening in Ukraine. The “lock profile” tool is meant to give users “one-click” access to additional…
It seems has moved swiftly to of The Alex Jones Show that were recently added to the service. Watchdog reported on Wednesday that episodes of the eponymous far-right conspiracy theorist’s podcast had emerged on Spotify on a daily basis since Sunday, though they’ve since vanished. Spotify banned Jones and his InfoWars outlet over violations of…