Tesla's German Gigafactory Is Up and Running

Now, after just a few years, its operation is up and running. Tesla on Tuesday has begun deliveries of the first vehicles to roll off the line at itsfactory in Germany. Musk tweeted his thanks to Germany on Tuesday afternoon: Danke Deutschland!! Tesla said further orders from the German Gigafactory would begin arriving in April,according to a Reuters report. The plant should also bring some relief to Tesla’s bottom line....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 88 words · Preston Oliver

Tesla's Model Y Under Investigation Over Detached Steering Wheels

The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched an investigation into 2023Tesla Model Yvehicles. The agency announced on Wednesday that it’sconducting a preliminary probefollowing two reports that the steering wheel detached while driving. The investigation will cover roughly 120,000 of the crossover SUVs. No recalls have been issued at this time. According to the NHTSA, “both incidents occurred at low vehicle mileage.” An NHTSA webpageabout the Tesla Model Y shows a steering-relatedcomplaintfrom Feb....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 91 words · Heather Gonzales

Tesla's Prices Increase Yet Again

The company didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 10 words · Leslie Burton

Test for COVID using your phone camera? A university lab is trying it out

Still, the system is promising, and the team behind it is continuing to improve it.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 15 words · Karen Simmons

Test Your 'Lord of the Rings' Knowledge With This Wordle Clone

It involves any word at all that appears in a Lord of the Rings book. When it was bought, it had millions of daily users, according to The New York Times. The game features a new five-letter word every day that you get six guesses to get right. Gray boxes mean the letter isn’t in the word at all. If you’ve already done your daily Wordle puzzle, you couldtry out these word puzzles next....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 87 words · Christopher Riddle

Test your RAM with Windows Memory Diagnostic tool

Pick the option that best suits your needs. Watch the memory diagnostic tool for errors. For other tips on diagnosing memory errors, check out Ed Rhee’sHow to test your RAM in Windows. Thanks toTech-Recipesfor reminding everyone of this free tool.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 40 words · Richard Sexton DDS

Tetris Forever Brings 15 Tetris Games to Nintendo Switch, Xbox, PlayStation and PC

In addition to the classics, there’s also a new Tetris variant coming with Tetris Forever. Tetris Forever won’t just have Tetris games. According to Digital Eclipse, the two will talk about Tetris history and their parts in it. The NES variant of the game is best known as theversion used in competitive Tetris play. It’s a last-player-standing event where 99 players play Tetris at once and keep going until only one remains....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 72 words · Patricia Clark

Texas abortion law prompts Match Group CEO to create fund for employees in state

Plaintiffs can receive $10,000 and get their legal fees recovered if they win. Match Group owns a stable of popular dating apps, including Match, OkCupid and Tinder.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 27 words · Matthew Meza

Texas Bitcoin Miners Power Down as Grid Struggles With Summer Heat

Mining for cryptocurrency is energy-intensive. ERCOT expects Texas crypto mining companies to require6 gigawatts of power by mid-2023. That’s enough energy to power the entire city of Houston. It sent another power conservation appeal to businesses on Wednesday to avoid outages in the state.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 44 words · Nicholas Walton

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signs social media 'censorship' bill into law

The law targets companies with at least 50 million monthly users in the US, includingFacebook,Twitterand Google’sYouTube. “This is wrong and we will not allow it in Texas.” The social networks have denied those charges. The Florida bill, signed by Republican Gov. Facebook and Twitter declined to comment, while Google didn’t respond to a request for comment.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 56 words · Joshua Nichols

Texas prepares to enact law that lets people sue Facebook, Twitter

The bill has passed the state’s legislature. Greg Abbott is expected to sign it, according to USA Today. Twitter declined to comment, while Facebook and YouTube didn’t respond to requests for comment.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 32 words · Brian Howell

Texas Sues Google for Allegedly Collecting, Using Biometric Data Without Explicit Consent

The math adds up quickly: Google could potentially face a penalty in the billions. Google didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 23 words · Jason Brooks

Texting From Android to iPhone? Google's New Update Might Make It Quirkier

Google has decided to match Apple’s energy with its Messages app. This is similar to how the iPhone handles emoji reactions on text messages between iPhone and Android users. These suggestions can be turned off should they feel too intrusive. Google is also expanding availability for the voice message transcription feature introduced on the Pixel 7. Google will partner with United Airlines to bring free RCS texting to flights over in-flight Wi-Fi....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 90 words · Katie Wolf