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Google rolling out the final Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL update

December 9, 2020
The Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL officially reached end of life status in October after three years of updates. Google promised one last release, but it did not come yesterday alongside the Pixel Feature Drop. The final Pixel 2 update is now rolling out. Similar to the first Pixel phone, the Pixel 2 skipped a November update, but is now getting the previous month’s patches, along with those introduced…
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EGEB: Ireland is converting old phone boxes into EV chargers

December 9, 2020
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Irish telecoms company Eir and EasyGo will replace 180 phone boxes with EV rapid charge points. Denmark and Norway team up to build the world’s largest green hydrogen ferry. Norway’s plugin vehicle market share jumped from 60% to 80% in just one year, to November 2020. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar…
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Gmail and other Google Workspace apps will stop supporting Internet Explorer 11 in 2021

December 9, 2020
While Microsoft is clearly focused on iterating the Chromium version of Edge, the company’s previous browser is still available. Google announced today that Workspace apps will cease support for Internet Explorer 11 in March. This comes as Microsoft Teams dropped support for IE11 on November 30, while other Microsoft 365 apps will follow on August 17, 2021.  In light of that, Google Workspace…
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GM reveals working Hummer EV pickup prototype to show the doubters

December 9, 2020
After GM unveiled the GMC Hummer EV pickup truck, much was made that GM didn’t have a working prototype at the time. Now, a few months later, GM is revealing a working prototype of the electric pickup truck — showing the doubters. In October, GM officially launched its GMC Hummer EV, an all-electric “supertruck” with up to 350 miles of range and a starting price of $80,000. The vehicle…
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