Best Technology Stuff from Around the World
Tesla wants to compensate 1,743 American customers of $625 for an update that reduced the battery voltage of certain Model S cars. As a result, the cars charged less quickly. The compensation is part of a settlement proposal. As part of the settlement proposal, according to Business Insider, Tesla will pay 526 euros to Americans … Read more
Elon Musk confirms that Tesla will make its Supercharger network available to other manufacturers’ electric cars later this year. Until now, these fast chargers have been exclusively used by owners of Tesla cars. Elon Musk says on Twitter The Supercharger network will open to other electric cars sometime later this year, though he doesn’t say … Read more
Car manufacturer Volkswagen will stop selling cars with combustion engines in Europe by 2035. The company confirmed this on Saturday to the German newspaper Münchner Merkur. “In Europe, we will move out of the combustion engine sector between 2033 and 2035,” Volkswagen sales board member Klaus Zellmer told the daily. “In the United States and … Read more
Microsoft is adding the Nordic countries to Flight Simulator in a free update. This makes Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden much more detailed in Microsoft’s flight simulator. Update 1.17.3.0 is available immediately on PC. While the Scandinavian countries could already be flown in Flight Simulator, the world updates add more detail to specific areas. … Read more
Tesla is ordered by the Oslo brokerage board to pay certain Norwegian Model S customers 136,000 Norwegian krone. Via an update, the range was made smaller and the charging speed was limited. The company claimed to want to protect the battery with this update. It concerns Tesla Model S cars that were sold between 2013 … Read more
Tesla is required to pay NOK 136,000 to certain Norwegian Model S customers from the Oslo Mediation Board. Via an update, the range was made smaller and the charging speed was limited. The company claimed to want to protect the battery with this update. These are Tesla Model S cars sold between 2013 and 2015, … Read more
The Norwegian privacy watchdog plans to fine the discussion platform Disqus in the amount of 2.5 million euros. Disqus would unnecessarily track users in the country, although it does adhere to privacy law in the rest of the EU. The Datatilsynet says the Disqus parent company wants to give Zeta Global a GDPR fine of … Read more
Nacon will release motorcycle racing sim RiMS Racing on August 19. The game will have eight licensed motorcycles from European and Japanese manufacturers and ten tracks. The game is coming to Steam, PlayStation and Xbox consoles, and the Nintendo Switch. Developer Raceward Studio promises on the Steam page a realistic representation of both how a … Read more
Square has bought a majority stake in Tidal from rapper Jay-Z. The payment processor pays an equivalent of 248 million euros for it. With the acquisition, Square CEO Jack Dorsey says that Tidal will soon be able to help musicians earn more money. How many shares Square in Tidal is taking is not clear in the press release . Square talks … Read more
Square has bought a majority stake in Tidal from rapper Jay-Z. The payment processor pays 248 million euros for it. With the acquisition, Square CEO Jack Dorsey says that Tidal will soon be able to better help musicians earn money. It is not clear in the press release how many shares Square is taking in … Read more