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VW orders $14 billion worth of battery cells from Northvolt’s gigafactory, takes bigger stake

March 16, 2021
Volkswagen Group confirmed that it placed a new order for $14 billion worth of battery cells from Northvolt’s Swedish gigafactory, and it is taking a bigger stake in the battery manufacturer. Northvolt is a battery startup founded by two former Tesla executives who worked on Tesla’s Gigafactory 1 in Nevada with Panasonic. The Swedish startup received investments from several companies…
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MobileNews

Google Chat will suggest 1:1 conversations based on your Calendar events

March 16, 2021
In addition to different applications being accessible all on one page, Google’s vision for the future of productivity involves having those services be tightly integrated together. The latest example of this will see Google suggestions for 1:1s in Chat based on Calendar. Google will look at your Calendar to recognize 1:1 meetings that involve a single person. The entry does not have to be…
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MobileNews

Google Discover shrinks weather info down to a chip

March 16, 2021
Google’s ever-present Discover feed is testing a minor design tweak that moves the weather from a wide strip down to a chip in the corner. The Google Discover feed is available in quite a variety of places, such as the far-left page of some Android launchers, the new tab…
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EV spotlight (EVS): Volta Trucks

March 16, 2021
It’s a fresh new week, and you know what that means. You get to peruse another article on an up-and-coming EV manufacturer. This week we’re in London, home to Volta Trucks and its zero-emission commercial fleet vehicle. About Volta Trucks Volta Trucks is a startup full-electric vehicle manufacturer and services company. Since being founded in 2019 in London, Volta Trucks has opened…
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DefenseNews

New US Army doctrine coming summer 2022

March 16, 2021
WASHINGTON — The Army is expected to release its new doctrine, one that describes how the service will operate in the future across air, land, sea, space and cyberspace, in summer 2022, Lt. Gen. D. Scott McKean, the director of the Army Futures and Concepts Center under…
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Nikon Z7 II review

March 16, 2021
Introduction Product shots: Dan Bracaglia 89% Overall score Jump to conclusion Late last year, Nikon announced the Z7 II, the second iteration of its (for now) range topping high-resolution full-frame mirrorless camera. As the name implies, this is a refinement rather than a reimagining; and while the updates may not knock your socks off, we really enjoyed the original Z7 and this…
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