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Nikola founder Trevor Milton charged with fraud over false claims about electric/hydrogen trucks

July 30, 2021
Trevor Milton, the founder and former CEO of Nikola, a company working on electric and fuel cell trucks, was indicted today by a grand jury on three counts of criminal fraud over false claims he made about the company. Milton became a billionaire after taking Nikola public through a SPAC deal, and the price of the stock shot up as the CEO made several claims about the company’s progress toward…
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Mercedes-Benz to unveil EQE, first AMG electric, and several new EVs at IAA

July 30, 2021
Mercedes-Benz has announced several new electric vehicle premieres at the upcoming IAA mobility show in Munich. IAA Mobility Show is positioning itself as the new major mobility/car show in Europe, and several automakers, bike companies, and more are expected to unveil new electric vehicles at the event. Today, Mercedes-Benz confirmed that it will be amongst those automakers unveiled new…
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Google Contacts gets first big Material You redesign with Dynamic Color, UI tweaks

July 30, 2021
Material You can be seen in various parts of the system on Android 12. The next big step for the company’s new design language is app updates, and that started with Google Camera seeing some tweaks this month. Google Contacts is now the inaugural first-party app to get a sizable Material You redesign. Material You in Google Contacts starts with a pill-shaped search field up top that replaces…
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Android Auto’s latest third-party navigation app is Gaia GPS, designed for ‘backcountry’ exploration

July 30, 2021
Android Auto is getting yet another third-party navigation app in Gaia GPS. What’s the appeal of this one? If you’re a fan of getting off of the beaten path, it might just come in handy. Gaia GPS is a self-proclaimed backpacking app first, but it’s also known for its “backcountry” maps that help 4×4 owners plot out routes that are off the main route. Apparently, Gaia GPS is the first…
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