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Renewables will be the leading source of US electricity by 2030

February 9, 2021
By 2030, renewables will collectively surpass natural gas to be the predominant source of electricity generation in the US, according to the US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Annual Energy Outlook 2021. But that’s not enough. The EIA also projects that the share of renewables in the US electricity generation mix will double from 21% in 2020 to 42% in 2050. This is due to…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Quick Charge Podcast: February 8, 2021

February 9, 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

NBA 2K21 pushes Take-Two to $860.9 million in Q4 2020 revenue, down 7.5%

February 9, 2021
Take-Two Interactive reported today that revenue for its third fiscal quarter (fourth calendar quarter ended December 31) beat Wall Street’s expectations, with revenue coming in at $860.9 million on a GAAP basis, down 7.5% from a year ago. The company credited sales of NBA 2K21 and other existing titles for the results. Take-Two’s stock price is trading at $204.47 a share, down 4% in…
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GamingNews

Electronic Arts acquires Glu Mobile for $2.4 billion

February 9, 2021
Electronic Arts is getting into the Kim Kardashian business. At least, that is the case if its deal to grab mobile gaming behemoth Glu Mobile goes through. EA announced its plans today to acquire Glu in a deal worth $2.4 billion. The companies expect the acquisition to close…
DefenseNews

Tiny Drones Are the Biggest Threat in the Middle East Since IEDs, Top General Says

February 9, 2021
Soldiers from 5th Armored Brigade, First Army Division West, developed a course of instruction to counter the threat of commercial, off-the-shelf unmanned aerial surveillance vehicles at McGregor Range Complex, N.M., June 28, 2019. (U.S. Army/ Staff Sgt. Timothy Gray) State and nonstate actors have figured out another cheap way to target U.S. troops, a four-star general warned this week. Small…
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MobileNews

iPhone: How to set Spotify as your default music app with the iOS 14.5 beta [Video]

February 9, 2021
The first iOS 14.5 beta brings a number of new features, but there’s also a nice surprise hidden in the release for Spotify users. Follow along for how to make Spotify the iPhone default when using Siri. We’ll also cover how to install the free public iOS 14.5 beta. The most notable new feature that arrives with the first developer and public beta of iOS 14.5 is support for Apple Watch to…
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