General Motors issues third recall for Chevrolet Bolt EVs, citing rare battery defects Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Aria Alamalhodaei - August 20, 20210 General Motors is recalling even more Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles due to possible battery cell defects that could increase the risk of fire. This latest recall, announced by the automaker on Friday, marks the third time GM has issued the consumer notice for the Bolt. The second recall, which was issued
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NHTSA urges some Chevy Bolt owners to park their car away from home, citing fire risk Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Aria Alamalhodaei - July 14, 20210 Chevrolet Bolts are back in the news — this time for another consumer alert issued by the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration, less than a year after the agency issued a recall for a similar issue. NHTSA is recommending owners of Model Year 2017-2019 park their Bolts away from homes
Twitter is shutting down Fleets on August 3, citing low usage Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Ingrid Lunden - July 14, 20210 Stories that disappear after a period of time are where the action is on social platforms like Snapchat, Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook. But when it comes to Twitter, it looks the product itself is going to be going away in a matter of days. Twitter has confirmed that Fleets —
IFA Berlin 2021 is canceled, citing ‘uncertainties’ around vaccine rollouts Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Brian Heater - May 19, 20210 After IFA became one of an extremely small number of in-person trade shows in 2020, the gfu Consumer & Home Electronics GmbH is pulling the plug on this year’s event. Initially planned for September 3-7 at the Messe in Berlin, the large-scale consumer electronics trade show is going on hiatus. Among
Europe charges Apple with antitrust breach, citing Spotify App Store complaint Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Natasha Lomas - April 30, 20210 The European Commission has announced that it’s issued formal antitrust charges against Apple, saying today that its preliminary view is Apple’s app store rules distort competition in the market for music streaming services by raising the costs of competing music streaming app developers. The Commission begun investigating competition concerns related to iOS
Spotify to ‘pause’ running political ads, citing lack of proper review Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Brian Heater - December 27, 20190 Ever since the run up to the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election (and, arguably, well before that), political ads have become a major sticking point on social media sites looking to crack down on misinformation. Facebook has grappled with the issue to the satisfaction of virtually no one, while Twitter has