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AI controlled a US military aircraft for the first time

December 19, 2020
As much as the US military relies on drones to bolster its aerial arsenal, it has still relied on human operators to guide its aircraft — until now. Air Force Assistant Secretary Dr. Will Roper has revealed to Popular Mechanics that AI controlled a US military aircraft (and really, military system) for the first time, serving as the “co-pilot” aboard a U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane during a…
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The ENVO SnowKart is a tank-tread electric go-kart for winter adventures

December 19, 2020
If you’ve been on the hunt for your own little snow-going electric tank mobile (haven’t we all?), then the ENVO SnowKart may be right up your alley. The last time we checked out British Columbia, Canada-based ENVO, it was to ogle over their conversion kit that turns a mountain bike into an electric snowmobile. Now I’m left with a desire to go even deeper down the rabbit snowhole with an…
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EGEB: FIA says Formula One will be net zero by 2030

December 19, 2020
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): FIA says Formula One will be carbon neutral in 2021 and net zero by 2030. A zero-carbon emission hydrogen fuel cell developer wins the 2020 NASA iTech Initiative Cycle II award. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links…
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Samsung’s popular Galaxy S20 FE starts getting its Android 11 update

December 19, 2020
The more affordable but still excellent Galaxy S20 FE is one of our favorite Samsung phones of the year, which had us a bit disappointed that it was left out of Samsung’s initial Android 11 rollout. Now, Samsung is starting to roll Android 11 and One UI 3.0 to the Galaxy S20 FE. As reported by SamMobile, some users are getting Android 11 on the Galaxy S20 FE as of today. The update carries…
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World’s largest offshore wind farm to use giant 14MW turbines

December 19, 2020
Equinor’s and SSE’s Dogger Bank is the world’s largest offshore wind farm. It’s being built in three phases — A, B, and C — off England’s northeast coast. And phase C will see GE’s 14MW Haliade-X turbines, upgraded from 13MW (previously the most powerful offshore wind turbine in operation), deployed for the first time. GE Renewable Energy is supplying 190 Haliade-X 13MW offshore…
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