DefenseNews

Trump didn’t influence program details on Air Force One, JEDI, says acquisition head

January 20, 2021
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump did not ultimately change the course of either the Pentagon’s Air Force One replacement or JEDI cloud computing programs, the Pentagon’s outgoing acquisition chief said Tuesday. Ellen Lord, who will exit office at noon on Wednesday as the Trump administration comes to a close, told a group of reporters that despite reported pressures and public…
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MobileNews

Google Messages may stop working on ‘uncertified’ Android devices in March

January 20, 2021
With unique features like RCS messaging and a handy web client, Google Messages has become an essential SMS/MMS app for Android. It seems that later this year, Google intends for its Messages app to stop working on uncertified Android devices. About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play Store. When we…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Quick Charge Podcast: January 19, 2021

January 20, 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…
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Facebook improves its AI that generates photo descriptions on iOS for visually impaired users

January 20, 2021
Facebook today announced a major update to its Automatic Alt Text (AAT) system, which automatically generates photo descriptions for people with visual impairments. Based on AI, the system can now recognize 10 times more objects and scenes in photos shared on Facebook and also Instagram, providing detailed descriptions for screen readers like Apple’s VoiceOver. According to Facebook, the…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Americans’ electricity bills jumped nearly 10% from 2019 to 2020

January 20, 2021
Since COVID-19 officially arrived in the US, average electrical usage increased 9.3% from April through August 2020 compared to 2019, a reflection of people using more electricity while they stayed home, combined with wildfires in the West and heat waves across the US.  Electricity bills jumped in 2020 Electricity demand rose by 22% from March 10 to April 10 as people stayed home. This was…
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