A regulatory change is opening Germany's energy markets to 23GWh of home batteries. The co-CEO of VPP platform Flexa discusses what it could mean for the market.
The Federal Communications Commission’s proposed crackdown on foreign-made drones is starting to look a lot bigger than a fight over DJI. A major US drone light-show operator is warning that the agency’s proposed definition of “military-grade” unmanned aircraft could sweep up the specialized drones…
The EPA finalized a proposed policy on Monday to eliminate limits on power plant pollution, saddling Americans with trillions of dollars in long-term health and environmental costs and thousands of deaths per year, in the latest step of Trump’s assault on America. Update: This article has been…
On today’s long-awaited and often delayed episode of Quick Charge, we talk up the reveal of a revolutionary, world-beating, and record-setting new sporty EV, as well as the “new” Tesla Roadster that’s going to hover around a parking lot (allegedly) in October. more…
The electric Highlander was set to go on sale soon as the current gas-powered SUV is phased out, but Toyota’s delay is creating a bigger headache. more…
Californians could soon find it easier and cheaper to install rooftop solar, home batteries, and energy-saving heat pumps and heat-pump water heaters. Late last month, the state Legislature passed two first-in-the-nation bills that would streamline permitting and inspections for these clean energy…
With the Ford F-150 Lightning no longer available, the Chevy Silverado EV is now the most affordable full-size electric pickup you can get your hands on. more…
Leading our Monday Green Deals this week is the launch deals on Anker’s new HomeKit-ready and solar-charging Wall Light Cam S4, with the 2-pack bundle down at $400, for example. Right behind that, we have Anker’s extended SOLIX Hurricane-Ready power station sale with continuing Labor Day pricing…
A police drone operator in the UK is facing disciplinary proceedings after a DJI Matrice 30T struck an overhead cable and then seriously injured a child on the ground. more…
Europe’s push to build more of its own drone capabilities just picked up another sizable industrial commitment. Teledyne Energetics UK, part of Teledyne Technologies, has secured a $15.4 million contract with a Europe-based defense technology manufacturer to supply specialist energetics for…
Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI has built what may be the biggest battery in the U.S. at its controversial Memphis AI computing hub. The exact size of the battery is unclear. Canary Media counted 720 Tesla Megapack battery containers visible on the grounds of the Colossus 2 data center in satellite imagery…
Here’s a recent roundup of tech news from around the web. The OpenPaper L is a new 13.3 inch digital picture frame with an 1600 x 1200px E Ink Spectra 6 color display, WiFi 6 and Bluetooth, and 6 months of battery life from four AA batteries. Its hardware and software are both open source. […] The…
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. Humanoids Summit Seoul: 22–23 September 2026, SEOUL…
See more from Canary Media’s “Chart of the Week” column . Batteries are taking center stage in the energy world. Battery deployment, both to power electric vehicles and to store electricity for the grid, has skyrocketed in recent years. Last year, more than 1.5 terawatt-hours of batteries were…
As drone operations become increasingly remote, it’s not always possible for every decision-maker to be watching a live video feed the moment something important happens. AirData is aiming to solve that problem with a major upgrade to its live streaming platform, introducing cloud recording and a…
Industrial drones have become far more than flying cameras. Today, they’re carrying sophisticated sensors capable of mapping underground utilities, detecting methane leaks, measuring underwater terrain, and even identifying mineral deposits. But getting those specialized payloads, and the technical…
Amlogic has unveiled the A123X quad-core and C305X2 dual-core Arm Cortex-A320 SoCs for industrial and battery-powered Edge AI and IoT applications such as robots, dashcams, IP cameras, video conferencing equipment, and so on. The Arm Cortex-A320 low-power Armv9 CPU core was introduced in February…
Dexterous manipulation remains one of the biggest barriers keeping robots from successfully tackling a wide range of everyday tasks. A sense of touch could be the key, but a lack of quality data has held back progress. This is now starting to change as academic labs and startups race to build new…