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EGEB: Trump administration cuts size of Arctic land for oil auction

December 23, 2020
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): The size of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge land to be auctioned for gas and oil exploration is slashed by 30%. Xos partners with DLL to finance electric trucks so companies can more easily stop driving diesel trucks. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates.
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OnePlus will release its first smartwatch ‘early’ next year

December 23, 2020
It’s been a long time coming, but now it’s officially confirmed. OnePlus will release its first smartwatch in 2021, and it won’t be far off. Following an interview last week where OnePlus CEO Pete Lau confirmed that the company was working on a smartwatch, Lau has…
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Samsung has updated these phones to Android 11

December 23, 2020
It usually takes Android OEMs a fair bit to get the latest version of the OS on older devices, but Samsung has been getting better and better at this every year. For Android 11, the official update schedule kicked off in early December and continues to expand. Here’s every device Samsung has updated to Android 11 so far. This article will be continuously updated with new devices as rollouts…
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Congress resurrects MQ-9 Reaper program, adding 16 drones for the Air Force

December 23, 2020
WASHINGTON — Buried inside the massive $2.3 trillion spending package passed by Congress on Monday was a $286 million lifeline for General Atomics that will keep the Air Force buying MQ-9 Reaper drones at least one more year. In its fiscal 2021 budget request, the Air Force eliminated funding to procure the Reaper, instead requesting about $172 million to begin shutting down General…
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Nikon Z 50mm F1.2 S sample gallery

December 23, 2020
Nikon’s new Z 50mm F1.2 S is a fast, versatile prime lens for the full-frame Z-series. Optical construction is complex, with 17 elements arranged in 15 groups, including three aspherical elements and two ‘ED’ extra-low-dispersion elements, and both Nikon’s Nano Crystal Coating and the newer ARNEO coating for flare, ghosting and coma suppression. All of this makes the Z 50mm…
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