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Spotify brings ‘Group Session’ multi-user controls to Android Automotive on Polestar 2

March 13, 2021
Launched last year, Spotify “Group Sessions” enable users of the service to come together and control the same playlist from their own devices. Now, Spotify Group Sessions are expanding to Android Auto… at least the in-car version running on Polestar 2. The Spotify app installed on Android Auto on the Polestar 2 EV is now offering the ability to use Group Sessions directly from the car.
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Google Discover gets auto-advancing slideshow ad format

March 13, 2021
Alongside web articles, YouTube videos, and Web Stories, advertising frequently appears in the Google feed available to the left of most Android homescreens. Google Discover is now getting a new ads slideshow format that automatically moves you to the next image. This…
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YouTube begins rolling out redesigned app for Apple TV users

March 13, 2021
Google has started to roll out a major redesign to the YouTube application on Apple TV with tvOS. This update brings the latest YouTube interface that Google uses on other platforms to Apple’s streaming box, nearly a year after it first came to Google TV. Google first…
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Nissan Leaf battery packs are ending up in robots helping to build electric cars

March 13, 2021
Nissan is now using old Leaf battery packs in some of the robots that are helping to build the Leaf electric cars in the first place. This is kind of cool! For those who want electric cars to be a solution to reduce emissions from the transportation sector, the end-of-life of a battery pack is really important. Companies are looking at several different solutions, from recycling to second-use.
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First look at 2022 Volvo C40 Recharge EV: Will you miss the X?

March 13, 2021
We got a limited look at the Volvo C40 Recharge today at the Volvo Cars Manhattan showroom. That’s where the single US C40 currently is residing before its trip to Boston this weekend. Here are our first thoughts. Volvo C40 vs. XC40 As a background, the C40 is a 3-inch-shorter version of the already-announced and on-the-road XC40. Those inches are all chopped off above the door-window line…
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First look at the low-cost SONDORS Metacycle electric motorcycle’s removable battery

March 13, 2021
When the 80 mph (130 km/h) SONDORS Metacycle was first unveiled in January of this year, it shocked the industry with its low price of just $5,000 but also left many unanswered questions. The battery was a key unaddressed topic. We knew that it would be a 4 kWh pack and was removable for charging off the bike. But at the time, that’s about all we knew. In a follow-up interview with Storm…
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