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Weird Alibaba: This $5,000 Chinese electric car feels like a scaled up Hot Wheels car

August 20, 2022
At a time when cars seem to be getting bigger and bigger, perhaps we all need to take a step back. I think it’s time to re-evaluate just what cars need to be, how much car is really necessary to move us around. It sounds like China agrees with me, at least judging by the looks of Alibaba’s latest awesome electric car. I’d say that this little wedge on wheels is perfectly poised to become…
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Apple extends iPhone 12 ‘no sound’ speaker service program

August 20, 2022
Apple is adding another year to the eligibility window for an iPhone 12 service recall program it launched last year. The service program applies to iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro devices that experience “no sound issues” due to a faulty component in the receiver module.
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Here’s how the new US tax credits and rebates will work for clean energy home upgrades

August 20, 2022
US President Joe Biden signed the big climate bill – the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) – earlier this week. Electrek spoke with Dan Gayer, JD, CPA, a senior manager in the tax practice at Baker Newman Noyes, about how homeowners can claim tax credits and rebates as they work to achieve energy efficiency and lower their energy bills. Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit Changes to the…
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45 Years Ago: Voyager 2 Begins Its Epic Journey to the Outer Planets and Beyond

August 20, 2022
The ambitious mission took advantage of a rare alignment of the outer planets before continuing its journey into interstellar space. Forty-five years ago, the Voyager 2 spacecraft left Earth to begin an epic journey that continues to this day. The first of a pair of spacecraft, Voyager 2 lifted off on Aug. 20, 1977. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California manages the…
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Android 13 Pixel update starts widely rolling out in the US

August 20, 2022
Google launched and started rolling out the latest version of its mobile operating system on Monday. As of Friday afternoon, many Pixel owners in the US are getting the Android 13 update. Around noon (PT) on Monday, Pixel 6, 6 Pro, and 6a devices enrolled in the Android Beta Program received a 32~MB OTA to go from Beta 4.1 to the stable release of Android 13. Pixel 4-5a phones on the Beta…
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