DefenseNews

Service Chiefs Confer After Air Force General Calls Army Hypersonic Missile Plan 'Stupid'

April 7, 2021
Gen. Timothy Ray, Air Force Global Strike Command commander, hosts a commander’s call during a visit with 2nd Bomb Wing Airmen at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Oct. 17, 2018. (Staff Sgt. Mozer O. Da Cunha/U.S. Air Force) A U.S. Air Force general’s recent swipe at the Army‘s plans for long-range precision strike missiles in the Pacific led to the services’ top leaders…
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MobileNews

Signal for iOS testing new cryptocurrency payments feature

April 7, 2021
The encrypted communications app Signal is beginning to roll out the ability for some of its users to send money to one another with MobileCoin, according to Wired. Cryptocurrency payments in Signal will be first available only to users in the UK using the iOS and Android…
MobileNews

Google rolling out first Chrome for iOS update since November

April 7, 2021
Unlike other first-party apps, Google’s browser has historically followed a strict, publicized six-week release cycle. After going without updates for the past four months, a new version of Chrome for iPhone and iPad is rolling out now. In February, Google started releasing new app updates on iOS again and the cadence resumed in earnest last month. Chrome, however, has been a bit behind and…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Tesla Powerwall to power new virtual power plant in New York

April 7, 2021
A small new virtual power plant project by Swell Energy has been approved in Queens, New York, and it is going to be powered by Tesla Powerwall. Swell Energy is a long-time Tesla installation partner for the Powerwall, and they already have several virtual power plant (VPP) projects with Tesla Powerwalls ongoing. It was funded Suleman Khan, an early member of Tesla’s energy team who launched…
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MobileNews

Google now supports Rust for underlying Android OS development

April 7, 2021
For the past few years, Google has been encouraging developers to write Android apps with Kotlin. The underlying OS still uses C and C++, though Google today announced Android Open Source Project (AOSP) support for Rust. This is part of Google’s work to address memory…
MobileNews

Gmail for Android gains delightful swipe action animations

April 7, 2021
Besides integrating Chat and Rooms with Gmail, Google recently introduced minor yet delightful animations when swiping away emails in the list view on Android. The Gmail mobile apps have long offered “Mail swipe actions” to quickly archive, delete, mark as read/unread, move to, and snooze messages. It’s a very convenient way to triage your inbox. Each gesture is already distinguished by a…
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