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European Commission and BEPA partner to bring more battery production to Europe

The European Commission (EC) and the Batteries European Partnership Association (BEPA) have announced a memorandum of understanding to research and develop battery technologies for production in Europe. The co-programmed partnership is being called BATT4EU, and it’s aimed at bringing value and competitiveness to the EU’s battery chain. The European Commission exists as the executive…
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DefenseNews

Two reasons Britain could slow its purchase of the F-35

LONDON — The high costs of supporting F-35s and a failure to quickly integrate the MBDA Meteor missile to the aircraft could slow British plans to buy more of the jets, defence secretary Ben Wallace warned June 23. Wallace told Britain’s Parliamentary defence select…
MobileNews

Android 12 ‘Internet’ panel in Beta 2.1 doesn’t let you disconnect from Wi-Fi

Beta 2.1 of Android 12 rolled out this morning with a handful of much-needed bug fixes. However, there’s a slight regression to Android 12’s new Internet panel with users unable to quickly disconnect from Wi-Fi. When you tap “Internet” in Quick Settings on Android 12, a panel that lists your current network, Wi-Fi nearby, and mobile data appears. The latter has a toggle, while an “X”…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Quick Charge Podcast: June 23, 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…
GamingNews

EA’s $1.4B Playdemic purchase strengthens its mobile strategy

Where does your enterprise stand on the AI adoption curve? Take our AI survey to find out. Electronic Arts has acquired Golf Clash creator Playdemic from WarnerMedia for $1.4 billion in cash as EA shores up its sports game portfolio. That’s a lot of money for a development studio with just one game, but a free-to-play Golf Clash has been a big moneymaker, with 80 million downloads over the…
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DefenseNews

Time Is Running Out for the Army to Save the Chinook Program

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook departs from Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 27, 2009. (Francisco V. Govea II/U.S. Air Force) Clear, concise decision-making. That’s what American citizens — and U.S. allies — expect from our government leaders. Unfortunately, that isn’t what we’re getting, specifically regarding defense programs and the future of global military…
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