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Apple releases second iOS 14.6 and iPadOS 14.6 RC to developers

The second Release Candidate version of iOS 14.6 is now available to developers. This comes just four days after the company made the first Release Candidate available of the forthcoming update to developers and public beta users. As a reminder, Apple has moved away from the previously-used golden master naming for near-final beta releases. Instead, going forward, the company will use the term…
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Samsung says it will stick to Tizen on TVs instead of Android TV, despite Wear OS adoption

Google and Samsung announced a major collaboration that brought the “best of Tizen” to a revamped Wear OS. While Samsung is saying goodbye to Tizen in its wearables as a whole, the company isn’t ready to move away from the platform in its TVs. Tizen has been Samsung’s platform of choice for TVs for quite some time now, and clearly, it hasn’t been a failed effort, as Samsung’s TV…
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EGEB: Wisconsin 150 MW solar farm approved despite pushback

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Wisconsin approves Alliant Energy’s Onion River solar farm, which will be one of the state’s largest. Southwest Florida launches a 74.5-megawatt community solar farm. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s…
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Fisker says it’s going to make an electric popemobile – pope or nope?

We now have the answer to the question: “Who on earth is going to buy the new Fisker electric car?” The answer: Pope Francis. Is it pope or dope? Henrik Fisker is a controversial figure in the electric vehicle community. While he is undeniably a prolific designer, he has had a contentious body of work when it comes to electric vehicles. He was hired by Tesla to design what would become the…
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