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Android Auto tweaks its Google Assistant UI yet again

November 5, 2020
Google has been giving its Android Auto platform quite a bit of attention as of late, including some adjustments to the look of Google Assistant. Now, yet another UI tweak is rolling out to some users with Android Auto showing the Assistant UI on the left part of the screen. The previous Assistant UI, which you can see here, put the Google Assistant “listening” indicator at the bottom of the…
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Tesla launches new winter tire and wheel package just in time for Model Y’s first winter

November 5, 2020
Tesla has launched its Model Y winter tire and wheel package just in time for the first snow and regulations in the north. As a California-based company, Tesla has often been criticized for addressing concerns from owners living in colder climates as a second thought. That has often materialized itself through a lack of or last-minute availability of winter tires directly from Tesla. In the…
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Google Messages begins testing scheduled sending options

November 5, 2020
While Google Messages offers a variety of exclusive features like bringing RCS to more Android phones and allowing texting from the web, there are quite a few things it can’t do. One of those is about to change, as it seems it has begun to allow a lucky few to schedule…
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Google Pay (Tez) gets new multi-colored logo in India

November 5, 2020
Back in September, Google Pay (Tez) received a Flutter rewrite that will serve as the service’s global foundation and expansion moving forward. Google is now introducing a new logo for the Pay app in India. Pay branding has long been a Google “G” next to the word “Pay.” The background is different for the Tez version, but otherwise very similar. Users today in India — and possibly…
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EGEB: Wind and solar costs fell by 10% in 2019

November 5, 2020
Wind and solar costs declined by more than 10% in 2019, according to a new WEMO report. A wealthy Florida town votes for a $100 million climate tax. Shell decided to hold a “Great Energy Debate” on Twitter on Monday — and it didn’t quite go as planned. Arcadia Power…
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US approves armed MQ-9B drones purchase by Taiwan

November 5, 2020
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has notified Congress that it approved the sale of $600 million in armed MQ-9B drones and related equipment to Taiwan, the latest in a series of arms transfers for the island. The State Department said Tuesday it had Ok’d Taiwan’s purchase of four “weapons ready” remotely piloted aircraft and related equipment. After the announcement, China vowed…
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