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Dell's XPS 13 Plus Developer Edition is the first laptop certified for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

July 21, 2022
Dell’s XPS 13 Plus Developer Edition is the first laptop to be certified for the Ubuntu 22.04 LTS version of Linux, Canonical announced. That means you can buy one starting in August with Ubuntu pre-installed, while current owners of the XPS 13 Plus model sold with Windows 11 can download and install Ubuntu 22.04 LTS “and receive the same hardware-optimized experience.”  The…
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Tesla surpasses 35 million miles driven on Full Self-Driving Beta, and pace is ramping up

July 21, 2022
Tesla is reporting that its fleet of customers driving with the Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta has now surpassed 35 million miles driven, and the pace is ramping up. FSD Beta enables Tesla vehicles to drive autonomously to a destination entered in the car’s navigation system, but the driver needs to remain vigilant and ready to take control at all times. Since the responsibility lies with the…
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Tesla (TSLA) announces it sold most of its Bitcoin

July 21, 2022
Tesla (TSLA) announced today that it sold most of its Bitcoin, about 75%, during the last quarter. The automaker didn’t elaborate on the reason. Early in 2021, Tesla invested $1.5 billion in Bitcoin. Shortly after, the automaker started accepting the cryptocurrency as…
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EV reckoning comes to Ford as it cuts 8,000 ICE jobs to focus on electrification

July 21, 2022
Innovation forward does not always come without sacrifice. According to a report earlier today, Ford Motor Company is planning to cut as many as 8,000 jobs, pertaining mostly to positions in the American automaker’s internal combustion division. The layoffs are said to help wean Ford off ICE production and use those funds to further invest in EV development. Although Ford Motor Company was one…
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Quick Charge Podcast: July 20, 2022

July 21, 2022
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. Aventon’s award-winning  set a standard for upright cruiser ebikes with new…
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Google Photos Now Shows How Much Space You’re Using

July 21, 2022
There’s a brand new feature in Google Photos that enables users to know how much space each image is taking up in the cloud. It’s located in the “backed up” category of the image’s metadata. The new information metric is found in the info section of each…
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FIFA 23 is officially coming to Google Stadia, complete with cross-platform multiplayer

July 21, 2022
Google Stadia has had trouble picking up big games over the past year, but the platform is getting a boost today. EA has officially confirmed that FIFA 23 is coming to Google Stadia. EA has just detailed what’s coming to the last installment in its FIFA franchise, with FIFA 23 being the “biggest” installment to date. The release of FIFA 23 finally brings cross-platform multiplayer into the…
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