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Docs, Sheets, & Slides are the latest Google apps to adopt Android 12’s animated splash screen [Updated]

July 14, 2021
Every app open on Android 12 is accompanied by a launch animation to make “startup a more consistent and delightful experience.” One aspect of this is an animated icon on the splash screen, with Drive being the first Google app to support this on Android 12. Update 7/13: Version 1.21.262.04.40 of Docs, Sheets, and Slides is rolling out with launch animations. These three apps share the same…
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Space startup Momentus charged by SEC with misleading investors

July 14, 2021
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday charged embattled space infrastructure startup Momentus Space and its founder, Mikhail Kokorich, with allegedly misleading investors about its propulsion technology and downplaying regulators’ national security concerns…
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Brian Bowman: Apple’s IDFA change has triggered 15% to 20% revenue drops for iOS developers

July 14, 2021
Join executive leaders at the Data, Analytics, & Intelligent Automation Summit, presented by Accenture. Watch now! Apple critics such as Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney have complained about Apple’s alleged anticompetitive behavior with the App Store. But Consumer Acquisition’s Brian Bowman has frequently sounded the alarm on Apple’s decision to favor user privacy over targeted ads by…
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Tesla 4680 battery cell: LG & Samsung reportedly produced samples as they eye big contract

July 14, 2021
LG Energy Solutions and Samsung SDI have both reportedly completed the first sample cells of Tesla’s 4680 battery cell as they eye a big contract from the automaker. Last year, Tesla unveiled its plan to produce its own new tabless battery cell in a bigger format with a new chemistry. The automaker claims to have solved some major issues that were preventing the industry from producing bigger…
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Quick Charge Podcast: July 13, 2021

July 14, 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…
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Audi launches e-tron GT in the US starting at $99,900

July 14, 2021
Audi is officially launching the e-tron GT electric car in the US today with a starting price of $99,900 before incentives. The e-tron GT is Audi’s take on the Porsche Taycan with which it shares a platform. It has similarly impressive performance such as 0-60 mph in 3.1 seconds for the RS e-tron GT and fast-charging up to 270 kW. Audi has tuned things differently than Porsche, but the…
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