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EGEB: Bloomberg: how Biden can act on climate without Congress

November 13, 2020
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Michael Bloomberg details how Joe Biden can address climate change without Congress. The US Federal Reserve’s financial stability report addresses climate change for the very first time. The Philippines will no longer accept proposals to build new coal power plants. Arcadia Power is committed to making clean energy work for the planet and…
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MobileNews

Gmail on the web now lets you pin Google Chat conversations

November 13, 2020
In the integrated Gmail experience available to Workspace customers, classic Hangouts has already been swapped out. Google Chat is in its place, with conversations now able to be pinned for consistent Gmail sidebar access. You can now pin a direct message or a room in…
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Google updates Web Stories for WordPress plugin w/ more text sets, GIFs, and caption support

November 13, 2020
Back in September, Google launched a WordPress plugin for easily creating AMP-based stories through a WYSIWYG editor. Version 1.1 of Web Stories for WordPress is now here as the first major update following the beta period and stable release. The text tab now features several sets that are optimized for “editorial use-cases.” We partnered with the typography experts at iA, known for its…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Flying cars may soon find a place to park in Florida

November 13, 2020
The 1960s animated cartoon series The Jetsons is best remembered for its depiction of a future that just never seems to get any closer (apart from video phones). And nothing about this future is more lamented than the prolonged absence of George Jetson’s flying electric…
MobileNews

Alphabet Scoop 104: Free Stadia Premiere bundles, Google Photos backup changes, more

November 13, 2020
This week, we talk about Google giving away free Stadia Premiere Edition kits to YouTube Premium subscribers. We then swing to the other end of the spectrum and dive into Google Photos no longer offering unlimited High quality backups. Alphabet Scoop is available Google Podcasts, iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, and through our dedicated RSS feed for Pocket Casts and other podcast…
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DefenseNews

Congress clashes with Army over purchasing cargo helicopters

November 13, 2020
WASHINGTON — For the second year in a row, Congress is poised to bolster the CH-47F Chinook Block II program as the Army holds steady on its decision to scale back and only buy the latest variant for special operators. Both the House and Senate appropriators are…
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Quick Charge Podcast: November 12, 2020

November 13, 2020
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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Google Camera 8.1 brings Pixel 5 redesign and Cinematic Pan to past Pixels

November 13, 2020
Coinciding with the launch of the Pixel 5, the Google Camera app got an update to version 8.0, bringing a clean redesign to the app. Today, Google Camera 8.1 has begun rolling out, bringing that same design to older Pixel phones. For the past month, owners of the Pixel 5 have had essentially exclusive access to the latest redesign of the Google Camera app, as version 8.0 of the app only rolled…
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