Tesla owner Pat Larson has invented his own automatic charger. A Raspberry Pi computer serves as the brains of the operation. The charger uses a camera and a smart light bulb to position its long arm that connects to the car’s charging port. Earlier this month, YouTuber Pat Larson flaunted his “Tesla Automatic Charger” in […]
A Friday morning outage is quickly turning into a full day outage, with some Optus customers left without mobile or fixed connectivity. “Optus is aware of an outage that may be impacting Optus services. We are aiming to restore these services as a priority,” the telco tweeted at 11:04am AEST on Friday “We thank customers […]
Marc UrbanoCar and Driver Porsche is recalling the Taycan electric four-door because of a software issue that can lead to a loss of power. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation received complaints about the issue, and Porsche has released a software update. The recall affects the 2020 and 2021 Taycan, […]
Image: Getty Images It’s not a good time to be Twitter in India. Over the past few days, three criminal cases have been filed against Twitter head Manish Maheshwari by police departments in the BJP-led state of Uttar Pradesh that could be a foreshadowing of things to come for free speech on social media in the […]
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ORDBEND, Calif. — In America’s fruit and nut basket, water is now the most precious crop of all. It explains why, amid a historic drought parching much of the American West, a grower of premium sushi rice has concluded that it makes better business sense to sell the water he would have used to grow […]
Image: Opera For the past three years I’ve been using a Google Pixel Slate as my primary home computer and ZDNet writing platform. While I dabble in using Android apps, most of my time is spent in the default Chrome browser. For users who want to try out other web browsers, possibly different ones for […]
Motion Controls Robotics (MCRI) is hosting a monthly, summer webcast series in 2021. MCRI provides automation solutions for customers by designing and building turn-key end of line applications, fulfillment solutions, and general material handling automation. MCRI Webcast Series – Robotics Roundtable Webinar by | Motion Controls Robotics Motion Controls Robotics (MCRI) is hosting a monthly, […]
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court cleared the way on Tuesday for a pipeline to transport natural gas from Pennsylvania to New Jersey, ruling that PennEast Pipeline Company, the project’s developer, may exercise the federal government’s power of eminent domain to condemn land owned by New Jersey. The vote was 5 to 4. Chief Justice John […]
Please stop, Comcast. Screenshot by ZDNet Sometimes I feel alone. more Technically Incorrect When it comes to how I use my gadgets, that is. I find a way they work for me and, despite the scorn of others, I persevere. This isn’t good enough for some tech companies. They want me to do things differently […]