Month: March 2022
Volvo has an EV torture test for its wireless car charging trials
Audio player loading… Volvo is laser-focused on electric vehicles, to the point that its website lists electric models before any of its gas-powered cars. The automaker currently sells a couple of electric models, but has plans to expand rapidly, and will eventually convert its entire catalog to electric power. Along…
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Volvo is testing wireless EV charging tech in Sweden
Volvo will put a wireless EV charging system through its paces as part of a program to test alternative charging options. A small fleet of electric Volvo XC40 Recharge cars will be used as taxis in Gothenburg, Sweden in a three-year pilot. The cars are equipped with a wireless charging…
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Hackers demanding million-dollar prize for leaked Nvidia GPU mining bypass
Audio player loading… The hackers behind the Nvidia cyberattack have slapped a $1million price tag on an alleged cryptomining limiter tool. Among the terabyte of sensitive data stolen from the computing giant by LAPSUS$ was information that could help some Ethereum miners double their productivity. Ethereum, the world’s second-biggest blockchain…
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Five years on, Breath of the Wild’s open world is still unmatched
When Breath of the Wild was released five years ago today, its rapturous reception didn’t just happen because of how it represented a long-overdue revamp of the Legend of Zelda series’ stale formula. That certainly helped. But what really made it resonate was its revolutionary approach to open-world game design.…
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Amazon CEO pledges cybersecurity and logistics support for Ukraine
Audio player loading… Amazon is the next in a long line of tech and cybersecurity companies providing assistance and help to the Ukrainian citizens and government as they combat the Russian invasion. The company’s Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy took to Twitter to say Amazon will offer its logistics infrastructure…
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The best GPS running watches you can buy
Because I'm the editor of Engadget by day and a volunteer coach in my free time, I often get asked which GPS watch to buy. (People also ask what I'm wearing and the answer is: All of them. I am testing all of them.) For my part, the best running…
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