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Google Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a 5G officially discontinued in leadup to the Pixel 6 launch

August 21, 2021
This year’s Pixel situation is a bit of a weird one with the Pixel 6 technically now officially announced, but with a couple of months between now and the formal launch. Tonight, Google has confirmed that its current flagship, the Pixel 5, will be discontinued alongside the Pixel 4a 5G. The Pixel 4a 5G being discontinued makes perfect sense following the Pixel 5a’s debut this week. However…
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YouTube Music widely rolls out Now Playing redesign on iPhone [Update: Back]

August 21, 2021
Back in June, YouTube Music for Android got a redesigned Now Playing UI that did a great deal to help modernize the streaming service, and it’s now finally coming to iPhones. Update 8/20: Google has re-rolled out YouTube Music’s Now Playing redesign on iPhone. End the current tune you’re playing (by closing the mini-player), swipe away YouTube Music in multitasking, and start another song…
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Google Chat PWA rolling out straightforward dark theme

August 21, 2021
The standalone Google Chat PWA and website are getting a straightforward dark theme to match the Android and iOS clients. You can now enable dark mode for Google Chat on the web (chat.google.com) and the Google Chat Progressive Web App (PWA). Dark mode creates a better…
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Tesla more than doubles its non-refundable order fee

August 21, 2021
Tesla has updated its online configurator, and its non-refundable order fee has more than doubled to $250. In 2019, Tesla replaced its deposit system, when placing a new order for its vehicles, with a non-refundable order fee. Instead of paying $1,000 when placing the…
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US large-scale battery storage capacity is up 35% in 2020 – and growing

August 21, 2021
US large-scale battery power capacity grew by 35% in 2020 and has tripled in the last five years, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Large-scale battery storage The EIA notes the difference between battery power capacity and energy capacity: The terms power capacity and energy capacity describe different energy measurements. Energy capacity is the total amount of…
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First Ford Mustang Mach-E GT deliveries begin early

August 21, 2021
We’re now getting word that the first Ford Mustang Mach-e GT deliveries are happening. A Rapid Red GT Performance customer showed off his two-week early score in Iowa today. Are more on the way? According to the macheforums poster 0t60-3.5, the Rapid Red model arrived last…
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Podcast: We discuss Tesla Bot, AI Day, Autopilot probe, and more

August 21, 2021
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including everything that came out of Tesla AI Day, like Tesla Bot, the Autopilot NTSA probe, and more. The show is back live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. As a reminder, we’ll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with an embedded…
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