Google’s advertising controls today range from seeing why something was served to turning off personalization entirely. Moving forward, the company will let you limit ads that are sensitive in nature, with YouTube being the first to get this option.
The Google Ad Settings page will soon feature a new section at the very bottom that lets you “choose to see fewer ads from these categories on…
Frankfurt Auto Show, world’s largest, transforms into more inclusive 2021 IAA Mobility show in Munich
December 11, 2020
In a sign of the times and our changing world, the IAA (International Motor Show Germany), which was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will return in 2021 as IAA Mobility with a new and broader focus on all forms of mobility. It will also be moving from its…
Google Docs adding more Word features as Gmail gets streamlined Office attachment editing
December 11, 2020
Google is rolling out new features across Docs and other Workspace apps to increase interoperability with Word and the Microsoft Office suite. It comes as some teams might choose to use both sets of tools, while others still work with partners that don’t use cloud…
Tesla approved to keep clearing trees at Gigafactory Berlin, court says enough effort to capture snakes
December 11, 2020
Tesla has received approval to resume clearing trees at Gigafactory Berlin after they were asked to stop over the potential of disturbing snakes and lizards at the site.
The court believes that Tesla has done enough to help the creatures, which entailed capturing and moving them.
Earlier this week, we reported on Tesla being ordered by the court to stop its tree clearing at Gigafactory…
Over a year ago Google rolled out a completely redesigned Play Store for Android TV, and now the company is giving it a couple of tweaks. Rolling out now, the Play Store for Android TV and, by extension, Google TV, is getting a slight redesign. Here’s what’s new.
The…
EGEB: $226B New York State pension fund sets 2040 net zero target
December 11, 2020
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
New York State’s retirement fund is the first US public pension fund to set a net zero goal by that date.
NRG Energy has announced North America’s first Sustainability-Linked Bond (SLB).
Rhode Island’s largest single…
YouTube TV sending free Chromecast with Google TV to subscribers
December 11, 2020
After a similar promotion for new customers in October, YouTube TV is giving a free Chromecast with Google TV to existing ones this holiday season.
The “[Special thanks] Enjoy a Chromecast with Google TV, on us” email was sent out to current subscribers this afternoon:
We wanted to say thanks and offer you, a longtime friend of YouTube TV, a new Chromecast with Google TV — on us.
Click…
Google joins enterprise-focused Modern Computing Alliance and reiterates push for PWAs
December 11, 2020
Announced today, the Modern Computing Alliance brings together Google and other big enterprise players to “address the biggest IT challenges facing companies today with integration from silicon to cloud.”
To drive ‘silicon-to-cloud’ innovation for the benefit of…
Tesla is rumored to have a deal with Steel Dynamics to supply the steel for the Cybertruck electric pickup truck from a new $1.7 billion factory in Texas – not too far from Tesla’s own Texas factory.
When Tesla unveiled the Cybertruck last year, one of the most…
Bollinger has unveiled an updated design for its electric SUV and pickup trucks with new “production-intent” versions.
The startup is a New York-founded (now Michigan-based) EV company that has been developing a very simple yet versatile electric truck platform.
They first unveiled an all-electric Jeep-like truck, the Bollinger B1, and later a pickup version, the Bollinger B2.
Both…
