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The US Army is going electric – and wants to be net-zero by 2050

February 9, 2022
The US Army unveiled a comprehensive climate strategy including moves to lower emissions and build an electric vehicle fleet in the coming years. The Army states that this will help them confront the growing global threat of climate change and enhance safety for soldiers who are already feeling the effects of our warming globe. The Department of Defense has long acknowledged the danger of…
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Report: Material You-esque dynamic colors will soon be a requirement of Android 12

February 9, 2022
According to a new report, Google may be requiring makers of phones and tablets on Android 12 to include a dynamic color system like used for Material You on Pixel phones. In addition to the broad range of tweaks and redesigns to the familiar UI elements of Material Design, Material You includes a system called Monet that uses your current wallpaper to generate a color palette used throughout…
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President Biden finally acknowledges Tesla as ‘America’s largest EV maker,’ calming Elon Musk fans

February 9, 2022
In new comments about US manufacturing, President Biden finally acknowledged Tesla as “America’s largest electric vehicle manufacturer,” calming Elon Musk fans who have been raising a big stink for months about the administration overlooking Tesla. The tension between the Biden administration and Musk and his fans has been growing for months now. The first major blow seems to have been the…
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Quick Charge Podcast: February 8, 2022

February 9, 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. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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A geomagnetic storm may have effectively destroyed 40 SpaceX Starlink satellites

February 9, 2022
Elon Musk’s satellite internet service Starlink just got dealt an expensive blow — the company’s currently estimating that 40 of the 49 Starlink satellites it launched on February 3rd will be destroyed because of a geomagnetic storm. The storm caused “up to 50 percent higher drag than during previous launches,” keeping the deployed satellites from reaching their proper orbit around the…
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