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Here’s what the future of battery recycling is going to look like for EV owners

Big-battery manufacturing is ramping up to power EVs, but what will we do with the batteries when they’re dead? There’s a lot of money going into battery recycling companies, but equally important is how those companies actually procure the batteries in order to recycle them. Electrek spoke with Leo Raudys, the CEO of Call2Recycle, about how the Atlanta-based company closes the loop between…
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Cosmic Milestone: NASA Confirms 5,000 Exoplanets

. Cosmic Milestone: NASA Confirms 5,000 Exoplanets The count of confirmed exoplanets just ticked past the 5,000 mark, representing a 30-year journey of discovery led by NASA space telescopes. Not so long ago, we lived in a universe…
GamingNews

Nintendo Switch gets folders 1,844 days after release

GamesBeat Summit 2022 returns with its largest event for leaders in gaming on April 26-28th. Reserve your spot here! Psychics feared this day would come. Nintendo has aligned its arcane arts to bring us the forbidden update: The Nintendo Switch now has folders. If your…
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Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro pick up official certification for Verizon’s faster C-Band 5G

According to Verizon, Google’s Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro are picking up official support for the carrier’s C-Band 5G this week with a new update rolling out now. Verizon representative George Koroneos tweeted today to confirm that both Google’s Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro have been cleared to use C-Band 5G on Verizon Wireless. The phones have both supported the new 5G signal on a hardware level…
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MobileNews

Android 12L with March Feature Drop rolling out to Pixel 6 and 6 Pro, OTAs now live

After a two-week delay, Pixel 6 and 6 Pro owners today are starting to see the Android 12L update with the March Feature Drop roll out.  The Pixel 6’s Android 12L update brings a slew of UI and functional tweaks – detailed here – as well as several patches. In total, 76 issues have been addressed on Google’s latest phones. Meanwhile, a handful of features announced with the March…
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MobileNews

Google Home app getting centralized Privacy settings 

In addition to rolling out a redesigned device grid, the Google Home app is getting new centralized Privacy settings to “help you learn about and manage your household activity data.”  Tapping the Settings gear icon (after Routines) at the top of the app takes you to…
MobileNews

Here’s how 5G could be impacting your iPhone’s battery life

Apple has gradually brought 5G to almost its entire product lineup, starting with the iPhone 12 and expanding most recently to the iPhone SE, iPad Air, and iPad mini. While we’ve long known that 5G can have an impact on your device’s battery life, a new test from The Wall Street Journal puts the situation into perspective… How 5G can affect your iPhone’s battery life The test, which The…
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