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Daimler announces $85 billion investment, mostly toward accelerating electrification

December 4, 2020
Daimler, Mercedes-Benz’s parent company, announced a new investment plan worth €70 billion ($85 billion USD) for the years 2021 through 2025. The automaker says that most of the investment will be used “to accelerate the transformation towards electrification and digitization.” After what Daimler’s work council described as “controversial discussions”, they came to an agreement…
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MobileNews

Google Assistant ‘spoken notifications’ start working on all wired headphones

December 4, 2020
Besides voice commands, the key aspect of Google Assistant headphones is having incoming notifications read aloud. Google now looks to have brought this Assistant feature to any pair of wired headphones, regardless of whether they’ve been optimized by the manufacturer. Plugging in USB-C or 3.5mm headphones to an Android device running the latest version of the Google app results in the…
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MobileNews

Google fully shuts down Play Music around the world

December 4, 2020
Google started shutting down its legacy streaming service around the world in October. Google Play Music is now officially dead for all users. Visiting music.google.com or the Android and iOS app today will direct you to a “Google Play Music is no longer available”…
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New clue reveals Aprilia may be preparing to debut an electric scooter

December 4, 2020
A new trademark for the eSR1 shows that Aprilia is likely developing an electric scooter, which would be the first electric vehicle under the brand’s name. It wouldn’t be the first for its parent company, though. Piaggio, which owns the Italian motorcycle manufacturer Aprilia, already debuted the Vespa Elettrica in 2018. Now, it looks like the Vespa Elettrica may be getting an electric…
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Israeli Navy welcomes new generation of German-made warships

December 4, 2020
HAIFA, Israel — Israel’s Navy on Wednesday welcomed the first of four German-made warships that will be at the vanguard of the country’s efforts to protect its coastline and growing natural gas industry. The first missile boat of “Project Magen” docked at…
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Extreme E delivers electric off-road racing cars to its teams — making me jealous

December 4, 2020
Extreme E, an upcoming electric racing series, started delivering its electric off-road car, the Odyssey 21, to its racing teams, and it’s making me jealous. I want an electric off-road car now. The new racing series is from the same people behind Formula E. It aims to be the first off-road electric racing series, and they developed their own car, the Odyssey 21, to make it happen. The Odyssey…
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