Month: August 2024
Hyundai is planning to build its wild N Vision 74 concept EV
A couple of years ago Hyundai introduced a wild EV supercar concept called the N Vision 74 designed by the legendary Giorgetto Giugiario. Now, it looks like that vehicle will go into production in some form, according to several slides in the company’s investor day presentation.
In a slideshow released with the presentation, Hyundai showed off its full EV lineup including 21 models to be released by 2030. Along with the affordable Casper, mass-market Hyundai and luxury Genesis brands, it revealed a “Hyundai N (vision 74”) high-performance EV that also carries the “Genesis Magma” branding.
Hyundai
The next slide states that the “N Inherits Motorsports Heritage,” adding that it’s a “high-performance EV delivering consistent driving pleasure and experience.” The luxury Genesis brand will soon include “high-end EVs” as well, with both the N and Genesis models building on the current Ioniq EV lineup.
Late last year, Motor1 reported that Hundai would build the N Vision 74 in very limited numbers, with 70 road and 30 racing models for just a 100 in total, though Hyundai refuted the rumor.
The original N Vision 74 concept promised a 62.4-kWh battery pack along with an 85kWh hydrogen-powered fuel-cell stack with a 10-pound fuel tank, for a range around 373 miles. It featured two rear electric motors outputting 670 horsepower and 664 pound-feet of torque. Hyundai appears to have dropped the hydrogen part of the concept that, as the Hundai N (vision 74) is described only as a high-performance EV.
If you’re think N-model looks like a DeLorean, you’re onto something as Giugiario designed that legendary ’80s supercar as well. Other notables from the Italian designer include the Lotus Esprit, Maserati Quattroporte and Nikon’s F3 SLR camera. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/transportation/evs/hyundai-is-planning-to-build-its-wild-n-vision-74-concept-ev-130032327.html?src=rss
A couple of years ago Hyundai introduced a wild EV supercar concept called the N Vision 74 designed by the legendary Giorgetto Giugiario. Now, it looks like that vehicle will go into production in some form, according to several slides in the company’s investor day presentation.
In a slideshow released with the presentation, Hyundai showed off its full EV lineup including 21 models to be released by 2030. Along with the affordable Casper, mass-market Hyundai and luxury Genesis brands, it revealed a “Hyundai N (vision 74”) high-performance EV that also carries the “Genesis Magma” branding.
The next slide states that the “N Inherits Motorsports Heritage,” adding that it’s a “high-performance EV delivering consistent driving pleasure and experience.” The luxury Genesis brand will soon include “high-end EVs” as well, with both the N and Genesis models building on the current Ioniq EV lineup.
Late last year, Motor1 reported that Hundai would build the N Vision 74 in very limited numbers, with 70 road and 30 racing models for just a 100 in total, though Hyundai refuted the rumor.
The original N Vision 74 concept promised a 62.4-kWh battery pack along with an 85kWh hydrogen-powered fuel-cell stack with a 10-pound fuel tank, for a range around 373 miles. It featured two rear electric motors outputting 670 horsepower and 664 pound-feet of torque. Hyundai appears to have dropped the hydrogen part of the concept that, as the Hundai N (vision 74) is described only as a high-performance EV.
If you’re think N-model looks like a DeLorean, you’re onto something as Giugiario designed that legendary ’80s supercar as well. Other notables from the Italian designer include the Lotus Esprit, Maserati Quattroporte and Nikon’s F3 SLR camera.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/transportation/evs/hyundai-is-planning-to-build-its-wild-n-vision-74-concept-ev-130032327.html?src=rss
Meta Strikes Geothermal Energy Deal To Power US Data Centers
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Facebook owner Meta struck a deal to buy geothermal power from Sage Geosystems to supply its U.S. data centers, it said on Monday, as it races to build out the infrastructure to support its massive investments in energy-hungry artificial intelligence. The first phase of the 150-megawatt project should be operational by 2027 and “significantly” expand the use of geothermal power in the United States, the social media company said. The location has yet to be determined, but the companies said it will be east of the Rocky Mountains. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. […]
Sage, which is based in Houston, is a four-year-old startup developing next-generation technology that it says can be deployed in more locations than traditional geothermal, which requires naturally occurring underground reservoirs of hot water and accounts for 0.4% of U.S. power generation. The company is backed by oil and gas firms Chesapeake Energy and Nabors Industries and venture capital firms Virya and Helium-3 Ventures. The project for Meta would be Sage’s largest to date by far. The company said it first validated the technology in the field just two years ago. A Meta spokesperson told Reuters the company expected the Sage Geosystems energy to feed the power grid, rather than directly supplying any specific data center.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Facebook owner Meta struck a deal to buy geothermal power from Sage Geosystems to supply its U.S. data centers, it said on Monday, as it races to build out the infrastructure to support its massive investments in energy-hungry artificial intelligence. The first phase of the 150-megawatt project should be operational by 2027 and “significantly” expand the use of geothermal power in the United States, the social media company said. The location has yet to be determined, but the companies said it will be east of the Rocky Mountains. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. […]
Sage, which is based in Houston, is a four-year-old startup developing next-generation technology that it says can be deployed in more locations than traditional geothermal, which requires naturally occurring underground reservoirs of hot water and accounts for 0.4% of U.S. power generation. The company is backed by oil and gas firms Chesapeake Energy and Nabors Industries and venture capital firms Virya and Helium-3 Ventures. The project for Meta would be Sage’s largest to date by far. The company said it first validated the technology in the field just two years ago. A Meta spokesperson told Reuters the company expected the Sage Geosystems energy to feed the power grid, rather than directly supplying any specific data center.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Limited-time deals across LED lamps, light strips, smart sensors, cameras and more.
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Your Wear OS watch will soon get a weather upgrade from the Pixel Watch 3
The improved tile we saw making its debut with the Pixel Watch 3 is now arriving on other smartwatches.
Alongside the new Pixel Watch 3 launched earlier this month, Google also pushed out a revamped Weather Tile for watch faces that fit in more meteorological information – and the tile is apparently now making its way to older Wear OS devices too.
This comes from 9to5Google and Android Authority, and it seems plenty of users are spotting the refreshed tile showing up on their wrists. The tile should show up on smartwatches running at least Wear OS 3 (launched in August 2021).
It’s not clear if it’s related to an update to the Google Weather app on Android, or if it’s been enabled by a switch flicked at Google’s end, but either way, you should see it soon on your own wearable – if it hasn’t shown up already.
The most significant change here is the addition of a mini-hourly forecast underneath the main information for temperature and current conditions. This forecast shows the next three or four hours, depending on the size of the watch face.
Take the weather with you
Google’s latest weather app for the Pixel 9 (Image credit: Future)
As before, a tap on the Weather Tile still takes you to the full Weather app on your wrist, where you can check out more details – including a sunrise and sunset schedule, and the chance of precipitation in your area.
Another change ushered in with Google’s newest smartwatch – see our Google Pixel Watch 3 hands-on for more – is a more comprehensive Exercise Tile linked to the Fitbit app, but as yet we haven’t seen this rolling out on any other Wear OS devices.
It seems someone at Google is very interested in the weather right now: the main Google Weather app for Android has been updated for the Pixel 9 phones, though it hasn’t officially been made available for other handsets yet.
The new and improved app comes with a selection of enhanced widgets, as well as notifications about imminent changes in the weather, and a weather map that’s reminiscent of the old Dark Sky app.
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AnandTech Shuts Down After 27-Year Run
AnandTech, a pioneering technology news website, is shutting down after 27 years on August 30, 2024. Founded in 1997 by Anand Lal Shimpi, the site earned a reputation for its in-depth hardware reviews and technical analysis.
In a final post on the site, AnandTech Editor-in-Chief Ryan Smith cited changing market dynamics for written tech journalism as the primary reason for closure. The site’s 21,500 articles will remain accessible indefinitely, hosted by publisher Future PLC. AnandTech’s forums will continue operating under Future’s management.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
AnandTech, a pioneering technology news website, is shutting down after 27 years on August 30, 2024. Founded in 1997 by Anand Lal Shimpi, the site earned a reputation for its in-depth hardware reviews and technical analysis.
In a final post on the site, AnandTech Editor-in-Chief Ryan Smith cited changing market dynamics for written tech journalism as the primary reason for closure. The site’s 21,500 articles will remain accessible indefinitely, hosted by publisher Future PLC. AnandTech’s forums will continue operating under Future’s management.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Russia could target critical infrastructure including internet and GPS, NATO warns
Backup plans are urgently needed to safeguard undersea cables, experts say.
Intelligence officials believe that underwater internet cables could be a target of Russian attacks that aim to disrupt European and North American infrastructure.
NATO’s Intelligence Chief David Cattler has warned that Russia is ‘actively mapping’ critical infrastructure on the seabed and on land, and pose a ‘significant risk’ to the framework.
The fiber optic cables supply 95% of international data, and handle an estimated $10 trillion in daily financial transactions, outlining the enormous impact any damage could have.
No backup plan
Analysts believe that Russia has been developing this as part of a gray-zone strategy which would aim to cause chaos whilst falling below the threshold for open warfare. Experts believe Russia may have already carried out small scale attacks on telecoms and GPS networks in retaliation for western support to Ukraine.
Since Russia does not rely heavily on undersea cables, but rather land-based internet connections, the intelligence is particularly concerning. NATO countries have responded by increasing patrols and surveillance in vulnerable areas.
NATO has also established a team to coordinate efforts to safeguard undersea networks, which automatically alerts to any attempted interference, but experts warn that a more robust plan is urgently needed.
“When you look at the evidence of their activities now, the places they are doing surveys, overlaid with this critical undersea infrastructure … you can see that they are at least signaling that they have the intent and the capability to take action in this domain if they choose,” Cattler adds.
Earlier this year, NATO proposed an initiative which would reroute internet traffic from compromised cables to satellite systems, mitigating the damage an attack would cause, but this is far from complete. NATO has allocated €400,000 to the project, with additional support from research institutions bringing the total to $2.5 million.
Via Tom’s Hardware
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