Tesla gets approval for ride-hailing business in California

While Tesla is a popular car for ride-hailing drivers employed by the likes of Uber and more, the company could soon cut out the middleman. The California Public Utilities Commission has approved the company’s bid for a transportation charter-party carrier permit, Bloomberg reports. The permit opens the way for Tesla to operate a ride-hailing service … Read more

Video game workers in North America now have an industry-wide union

Video game workers in North America now have an industry-wide union

There’s now an industry-wide union for video game workers in the US and Canada. The United Videogame Workers-CWA (UVW-CWA) has a mission to bring together “artists, writers, designers, QA testers, programmers, freelancers and beyond to build worker power irrespective of studio and current job status.” The union makes its official debut at the “Video Game … Read more

BYD unveils new tech for twice as fast EV charging

BYD has introduced new technology for charging electric vehicles at vastly quicker speeds. Founder Wang Chuanfu said this “super e-platform” tech offers a peak charging speed of 1,000 kilowatts, twice that of the 500 kw charging currently offered by Tesla’s superchargers. That would mean a car can travel 249 miles (400 kilometers) from a five-minute … Read more

Microsoft’s Xbox Adaptive Joystick is now available

Microsoft just announced that its Xbox Adaptive Joystick is now available for purchase directly from the company. This news comes during the annual Ability Summit. The Adaptive Joystick is designed for people with limited mobility, so it has four customizable button inputs on the front and two more mappable bumper and trigger-style buttons. It also … Read more

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