Month: July 2021
PUBG’s new Taego map is now available on test servers PUBG Taego map
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds which is the name of the PC and the console version of the game just got a new map. This new map is called Taego and it is another 8x8km map. This is the third map in the game this size after Erangel and Miramar which were the…
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Airtel Black launched: Here are its benefits and plans Airtel
Airtel has announced the launch of a new service called Airtel Black – a bundled service comprising services like Fiber, DTH and mobile connectivity. To recall, India’s leading telecom service provider already had a service called One Airtel. However, the company says under Airtel Black the company wants to simplify…
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Electric vehicles are the future for everyone — except disabled people
In a Super Bowl commercial that aired earlier this year, GM declared that its electric vehicles were designed for everyone. The ad closed with the image of a one-armed surfer to emphasize its point. But sometime later, that surfer was replaced by an able-bodied counterpart, with no explanation for the…
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GM is investing in a California lithium extraction project
General Motors is investing in domestically sourced lithium. The company said Friday it became the first investor in an Australian company’s project to extract the mineral, a critical component of electric vehicle batteries, from the Salton Sea Geothermal Field near Los Angeles. The automaker will have first rights on lithium…
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Why I’ve started binge-watching King of the Hill instead of The Simpsons Hank Hill from King of the Hill
At its height, animated sitcom King of the Hill was one of Fox’s most popular shows in the US. In the UK, where I’m watching it, there’s almost no audience at all for the series, as far as I know. When Disney Plus launched its adult-oriented Star channel in the…
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General Motors strikes a deal to source lithium in the US for its electric car batteries
General Motors has struck a deal with a mining company to source lithium, a key ingredient in electric-car batteries, from geothermal deposits in the US. The automaker is making a “multi-million dollar” investment in Australia’s Controlled Thermal Resources (CTR) to bolster the mining firm’s efforts to extract lithium from California’s…
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