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Rivian reinvented the e-bike!

2025-10-24 Science & Technology
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Subscribe to IEEE Spectrum here (sponsored): https://spectrum.ieee.org/fridaycheckout Join a community of over 500k engineers and tech enthusiasts who trust IEEE Spectrum’s unbiased, independent, and award-winning reporting. https://www.youtube.com/@ieeespectrum ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ►►► This video ◄◄◄ This week Rivian introduced the Also TM-B which is an e-bike with pedal by wire systems, Samsung launches the Galaxy XR as a competitor to the Vision Pro, and the iPhone Air and Galaxy S25 Edge are showing nobody wants thin phones. Episode 273 This video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/tfc-rivian-reinvented-the-ebike ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ►►► Release monitor ◄◄◄ If a line starts with "*" it's an affilate link. I earn a commission if you buy through it. *Anker Prime Charger: https://geni.us/jOeZB6 *Anker Prime Power Bank: https://geni.us/eMzP Casio G-Shock DWN-5600-1: https://www.casio.com/de/watches/gshock/product.DWN-5600-1/ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ►►► TechAltar links ◄◄◄ https://patreon.com/techaltar Social media: https://mas.to/@techaltar https://threads.net/@techaltar https://bsky.app/profile/techaltar.bsky.social https://instagram.com/TechAltar https://discord.gg/npKQebe ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ►►► Attributions & Time stamps◄◄◄ Writing & Research: Tristan Rayner Music by Edemski: https://soundcloud.com/edemski Stock assets: Getty Images 0:00 Intro 0:19 Rivian e-bike 2:37 Samsung Galaxy XR 4:31 iPhone Air disappoints 5:32 Release Monitor 6:20 The Brief

Top Comments (10)

@axa993 2025-10-24

An expensive phone offering nothing actually compelling other than the novelty factor fails to find its market - a true shocker.

343 18 replies
@lifeisfuneh 2025-10-24

Because those "thin phones" are actually NOT thin ... making silly hump on it doesn't make the phone thin.

259 6 replies
@HeoZeo 2025-10-24

Never expected an IEEE Spectrum segment from you.

220 4 replies
@alidasougi5256 2025-10-24

This channel became my main source of tech news recently... thanks

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@jan-Juta 2025-10-24

Pedal by Wire, AKA, if your battery dies good luck pushing your paperweight.

124 5 replies
@shivanoom 2025-10-24

You're like an open source mkbhd. Thank you for the legit content!

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@polloman15 2025-10-24

The phone that nobody asked for flopped, ohh no **surprised pikachu face**

83 1 replies
@DrSporea 2025-10-24

Great to see IEEE supporting this.

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@ArnaldoGomes 2025-10-24

Subscription to IEEE Spectrum as an ad? This is why I keep coming back every Friday! Cheers!

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@TheFridayCheckout 2025-10-24

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