This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time, we’re covering the biggest stories of the entire year, covering everything from Honda’s e-bike debut, bans on e-bikes at college campuses, bike-based micro-campers, OneWheel recalls, and more. Sponsored by VMAX: If you’re […]
The fallout from robotaxi company Cruise continues, as now General Motors has just filed a lawsuit against San Francisco for $121 million in what it calls unfair taxes and penalties since it acquired Cruise. GM argues that San Francisco charged the company an inflated tax rate because it factored in its Cruise self-driving car division, […]
Farewell 2023, a year of great progress and potential. We’ve seen national tech initiatives launch, new breakthroughs in scientific research, and the unstoppable progress of AI. We’ve also seen Health Secretaries come and go, and the government launch its long-awaited Long Term Workforce Plan. It’s certainly never boring in the evolving world of healthcare. 2023 […]
As 2023 comes to a close, we asked professionals from across the NHS what their priorities, hopes and aims are for health tech and digital healthcare in 2024 and beyond… Rus Clark, digital architect for One Care, the GP federation that represents and supports practices across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICS, said: “This […]
Following the publication of NHS England’s blog post on “how to bake innovation into the NHS” and the key ingredients for success in this area, we looked at some of the practical and strategic ways in which trusts across the country are embracing innovation and developing innovative strategies to meet health system challenges. Placing research […]
Meds tracking live on Samsung Health Samsung Electronics has started rolling out a new Medications tracking feature on the Samsung Health app to help users manage their medications and improve adherence. The feature helps users keep track of their prescription and over-the-counter medications. It also provides users detailed information about their medications, including potential side […]
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Specially-created music could one day be used to treat language development disorders, US researchers have said. The Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas investigated the impact of binaural beats (BB) on language skills. BB is a sound that occurs when two slightly mismatched pure tones are heard and there is growing […]
Although Rivian (RIVN) and Tesla have different products, they are more alike than you may think. Rivian’s CEO RJ Scaringe said its upcoming R2 model will be its version of the Tesla Model 3. It may not look like a Tesla Model 3, but Rivian’s R2 will help shape the EV startup’s future. Like Tesla, […]
Swedish startup Modvion has built the world’s tallest wooden wind turbine tower, and it’s now sending power to 400 homes in Sweden. The 2-megawatt (MW) wooden wind turbine, sited outside Skara, northeast of Gothenburg, was built for the electric utility Varberg Energi, and it’s just started providing power to Sweden’s grid. The world’s tallest wooden wind turbine […]
