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Super73 pulls out of CES amid growing Omicron concerns, delays potential electric motorcycle

December 31, 2021
Electric bicycle manufacturer Super73 has become the latest company to pull out CES 2022. The news calls into question the potential unveiling of an electric motorcycle from the company. Large and small companies alike have been canceling their plans to attend the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show, citing concerns over the rapidly spreading Omicron COVID-19 variant. Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and…
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Can You Spot the Snow Leopards in These Photos?

December 31, 2021
Snow leopards are a threatened species that live in extreme environments and are notoriously difficult to see and photograph. Photographer Ismail Shariff captured a series of photos showing just how difficult it is to spot a snow leopard in the wild. Shariff, a 41-year-old professional wildlife and nature photographer based in India, has been obsessed with photographing the elusive snow…
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Defense Secretary Taking More Authority for Use of DC Guard

December 31, 2021
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin pauses while speaking during a media briefing at the Pentagon on Nov. 17, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Thursday it has streamlined the approval process for urgent use of National Guard…
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Quick Charge Podcast: December 30, 2021

December 31, 2021
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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
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A Swedish company wants to kick-start Italy’s floating offshore wind market with its dual tilted turbines

December 31, 2021
Stockholm-headquartered Hexicon, which develops floating offshore wind farms and designs patented dual turbine floating wind power platforms, has formed a 50-50 joint venture with Bologna-based clean energy developer Avapa Energy to develop offshore floating wind farms for Italy. The new joint venture is called AvenHexicon, and it will identify sites for floating wind farms and initiate permit…
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