Lightning

The F-150 Lightning is already the smartest truck Ford has ever built, but the company wants to make it even more functional. Ford’s latest idea for the Lightning frunk could make it the best work (or tailgating) truck, too. Check out Ford’s latest F-150 Lightning frunk idea Ford calls the F-150 Lightning its “smartest, most innovative” truck yet for a reason. The electric truck can do things the gas-powered version could only dream of. For example, store things in a massive 14.1 cubic…

Lightning eMotors, which designs and manufactures electric vehicles for commercial and government fleets, agreed Thursday to have the Loveland-based company placed into receivership, signaling its default on its loans and financing. The company filed its agreement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company’s assets will be sold to pay its debts. The action follows a lawsuit by Cupola Infrastructure Income Fund, which sought to have a receiver appointed. The Greenwood Village company said it loaned…

Photo: Andrew Liszewski / GizmodoThe rumors are true. If you need to replace or switch to a USB-C charging case for your Apple AirPods Pro, you will no longer have to spend $250 on a new pair. Apple is finally selling its new USB-C AirPods Pro USB-C charging cases separately for $99 (first spotted by The Verge).Google’s AI Isn’t a Gimmick, It’s the Future | AI UnlockedApple is no stranger to finding ways to make you spend extra on top of its products. It makes zero sense to go with a different port for your product line…

is slowly but surely getting rid of the Lightning cable as it transitions to having a charging port in more of its devices and accessories. On the same day it announced (which have USB-C ports), Apple that it changed the physical charging jack on the second-generation AirPods Pro. But to get a USB-C case for the earbuds, you'd need to buy a fresh set of AirPods Pro too.That's no longer the situation as Apple has started . The case by itself costs $99, which is much less than the $249 you'd have had to shell out…

Ford will cut production of its all-electric pickup truck in 2024 in an effort to match consumer demand. Ford executives signaled in October during its third-quarter earnings call plans to “adjust” production of its all-electric vehicles and delay about $12 billion in investments due to softening demand for higher-priced premium electric vehicles. The automaker didn’t explicitly refer to the Lightning during the earnings call, instead pointing to other examples such as the reduction in Mustang…

Ford’s F-150 Lightning is the top selling electric truck in the US through November. As production at its Rouge EV plant ramps up, a new video gives us an inside look at how Ford builds its Lightning in the US. Ford has been building trucks for over 100 years. Since introducing the Model TT in 1917, Ford’s trucks have come a long way. And along the way, Ford has learned a thing or two about how to build them. The American automaker is known for innovations like the moving assembly line. The…

Rendering of a GOES-R Series satellite. Credit: Lockheed Martin In a study published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences (AAS) on Dec. 6, Prof. Ming Xue and his team from the University of Oklahoma spearhead research focusing on harnessing the power of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite "R-series" (GOES-R) lightning flash observations to improve thunderstorm forecasting through numerical weather prediction…

Rick Astley has been confirmed for Eden Sessions 2024 on 3rd July 2024 at the world-famous Eden Project Biomes. Special guests for the evening will be Liverpool indie pop heroes The Lightning Seeds. Astley’s story is a remarkable career of two chapters. In 1987, he became an unlikely global phenomenon as his era-defining smash ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ established him as an international chart-topping, BRIT Award-winning global star. This status was heightened by further hits such as ‘Together Forever’ and…

Ford aims to help F-150 Lightning owners save on monthly electricity costs with a new vehicle-to-home (V2H) partnership. The “first-of-its-kind collaboration” will use the Lightning’s powerful battery with smart thermostat tech to unlock new savings. Ford aims to help Lightning owners save with V2H Although the Ford F-150 Lightning can already power your home through Intelligent Backup Power, the program introduces new tech to optimize energy use. Ford is partnering with Resideo…

The Magic Mouse has been around in various iterations for a number of years now, and it's more than you might think. The first Magic Mouse arrived in October of 2009 and has been roundly mocked ever since. But a new model might be on the horizon that will fix a huge issue that some people had with the Magic Mouse that's on sale today. The problem? It won't fix the problem that you're thinking about.The Magic Mouse is of course Apple's first-party pointing device for those who prefer to use a mouser rather than a…