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California’s PG&E accelerates energy transition via AI adoption

February 18, 2021
California’s Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) will use global energy storage tech company Fluence’s AI-powered Trading Platform to optimize its battery energy storage system at Moss Landing. PG&E and AI In October, as Electrek reported, Fluence acquired San Francisco-based Advanced Microgrid Solutions, a provider of AI-powered software for utility-scale storage and generation…
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Google Meet adding emoji reactions, low bandwidth improvements

February 18, 2021
As distance learning continues, Google Meet is rolling out a handful of new features, including emoji reactions to help students better express themselves and more moderation controls for teachers. Google says its “first priority” in Meet is to “make sure meetings…
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Tesla launches Model Y in South Korea

February 18, 2021
Tesla is launching the Model Y in South Korea, which is becoming an increasingly important market for the electric automaker. The California-based automaker has had its ups and downs in South Korea. Tesla buyers didn’t have access to the very generous electric vehicle…
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Google Classroom for Android getting offline mode as usage nearly quadrupled in last year

February 18, 2021
As more and more students use Google Classroom, the portal is adding an offline mode on Android for those with limited internet connectivity. There are also a number of other improvements to the mobile apps and management experience. Google notes how more teachers are using Classroom as a learning “hub,” and in turn, “schools are treating it as their learning management system.”…
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Google winding down standalone Crisis Map website given Search, Maps integration

February 18, 2021
Google launched Crisis Map eight years ago as a way to visualize emergency and weather-related data.  In an email to users, the company announced today that its shutting down the standalone website next month.  Available at google.org/crisismap, the tool provides a “collection of national and regional-scale layers related to weather, hazards, and emergency preparedness and response, mostly…
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US Air Force’s top acquisitions exec joins Pallas Advisors

February 18, 2021
WASHINGTON ― Former U.S. Air Force acquisitions chief Will Roper has joined strategic advisory firm Pallas Advisors, the company announced Tuesday. A champion of emerging technologies, Roper led efforts to bring commercial technologies into the military through the…
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Blackmagic Design’s new Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro is a Super 35 camera with tilting screen, built-in ND filters and more

February 18, 2021
Blackmagic Design has announced the latest camera in its Pocket Cinema Camera lineup, the Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro (BMPCC6KP), an EF-mount Super 35mm cinema camera with a tilting touchscreen LCD display, built-in ND filter and more. The announcement, which you can view in its entirety below (the BMPCC6KP announcement starts about 80 minutes in), shows off a familiar form factor with a number of…
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