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WASHINGTON—The Biden administration on Monday delayed proposing detailed rules for new tax incentives for electric vehicles, following strong pushback from European and Asian allies that the subsidy program discriminated against their companies. The Treasury Department said details on the battery-sourcing requirements that electric vehicles must meet to qualify for up to $7,500 in tax credit will be released in March, instead of by the end of this year as earlier planned.  The department said, however, it will release…

General Motors believes installing around 40,000 Level 2 (L2) chargers through its Dealer Community Program can help build its position in the new EV era. However, with L2 chargers taking many hours to charge up an electric vehicle, is this really the experience GM wants for its EV owners? GM sticks to L2 EV chargers for its dealership program GM is going all in on electric vehicles with the strategy of providing an EV for everyone. The automaker’s CEO, Mary Barra, has made it well-known the…

In August, the federal government pumped the brakes its "free COVID test kit by mail" service, one of the most popular programs to come out of the pandemic, over fears that the American public would deplete the national stockpile of tests before the onset of winter. On Thursday, the White House announced that it has restarted the program in cooperation with the US Postal Service, though households will only receive half as many tests as before — four individual rapid antigen COVID-19 tests per household. We live in the…

The Nothing Phone 1 is heading to the US, although not yet to the entire public. Founder Carl Pei tweeted this morning that the US will be part of a “testing program” for Nothing OS 1.5 Beta, the handset maker’s custom Android 13 software. It’s Pei’s second public statement this month teasing a US phone release. Earlier this month, he said his company was “in discussions with some carriers in the US to potentially launch a future product there,” citing US wireless companies’ “unique customizations” for initially skipping…

Apple has launched another strange referral program for Apple Card.In a new webpage on the Apple Card website, Apple announced that it is launching a new referral program for cardholders. The new referral program is pretty straightforward: new cardholders that are referred through the program can grab $75 in Daily Cash.In order to get the $75 in Daily Cash, those who are referred by a current Apple Card account holder will need to apply for and open a new Apple Card by February 28th, 2023. After opening the card, they'll…

Photo: Casimiro PT (Shutterstock)A hacker has breached an FBI program dedicated to critical infrastructure cybersecurity and is now selling access to its data on the dark web. Security blogger Brian Krebs reports that InfraGard, an information-sharing program maintained by the bureau, was compromised earlier this month by a cybercriminal who goes by the moniker “USDoD.” After swiping an internal database that contained contact information for “tens of thousands” of InfraGard members, the hacker proceeded to post its…

As of now, I published the first 3 videos of the course and will publish the fourth tomorrow. I plan to publish two videos per week on YouTube to maximize the impact, but here, I'll only blog one lesson per week to avoid oversaturation. I shot about 4 hours of video content and still haven’t finished the 2nd module out of eight. This course will be very detailed and intensive.I’m working on the course platform right now, making good progress, and hope to publish it soon enough here. It might already be live by the time…

Spotify has announced a new rewards programme for Premium Mini subscribers in India. The new initiative by the Swedish streaming giant will let users access the premium service for just Rs. 2 for a week instead of the original rate of Rs. 25. People using the Premium Mini plan for any ten days within the next 30 days will be eligible to take advantage of the programme. The app will have a new Rewards option at the bottom with three sections – Challenge, Rewards, and Help. With Spotify Premium Mini, users will get the…

How to code a custom LED light show using Raspberry PiPhoto by Thalia Ruiz on UnsplashThe holiday season has officially kicked off, which means plenty of shopping, baking, and of course decorating. Home improvement stores stock dozens and dozens of lights all with different shapes, colors, and special effects. But have you ever wanted to create your own holiday lights with custom colors and motions? A few simple lines of Python make that possible.Image by author. See Results section for full demo.This is my first…

General Motors revealed Wednesday almost 1,000 GM dealers have enrolled in its Dealer Community Charging Program so far. GM says it intends to nearly double the availability of Level 2 (L2) EV charging in the US and Canada, with plans to add up to 40,000 chargers in underserved communities where infrastructure is currently limited. GM launched its community charging program in October 2021, working with its dealers to expand access to charging in the local community, including in “underserved,…