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EGEB: GE finalizes contracts for phase 3 of world’s largest offshore wind farm

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): GE will provide 87 Haliade-X 14 MW for the third and final phase of the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm. Rhode Island gets more than 100 megawatts of solar as it works toward 100% clean electricity by 2030. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers…
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Faraday Future unveils 27-inch backseat screen with video conferencing feature in its electric car

Faraday Future has unveiled a new feature in its FF91 electric vehicle: a 27-inch backseat screen with a video conferencing feature. We haven’t reported a lot about Faraday Future lately, but things are finally starting to move faster for the electric vehicle startup, which struggled for a few years. The company is expected to close on its SPAC deal with Property Solutions Acquisition Corp to…
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DefenseNews

TRANSCOM head gives thumbs up for US Air Force to begin divesting KC-135s

WASHINGTON — The head of U.S. Transportation Command signaled Tuesday he is ready to support Air Force plans to start retiring some KC-135 aerial refueling tankers. Last year, after the Air Force requested the authority to retire 13 KC-135s in fiscal 2021, TRANSCOM commander Gen. Stephen Lyons pushed back, arguing that retiring the legacy tankers without an operational KC-46 would exacerbate…
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MobileNews

Google apps are beginning to adopt ‘Google Sans Text’

At the “What’s new in Material Design” session this morning, Google shared that its apps are starting to use Google Sans Text. We’ve seen it pop-up in some products already, but the company at I/O 2021 better detailed the font. As we learned in 2018, Google Sans is…
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US Army tackles enduring system to counter both drone and cruise missile threats

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is on a path to choose an enduring system that will counter both drone and cruise missile threats by releasing a solicitation to industry for a prototyping effort and by hosting a shoot-off for two teams at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The service released a solicitation for prototypes for its Indirect Fires Protection Capability, or IFPC, in April. …
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