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The day has come: The US rejoins the Paris Agreement

January 21, 2021
Newly inaugurated US President Joe Biden wasted no time in rejoining the Paris Agreement to fight climate change. The US will officially once again become part of the 189-country agreement in 30 days. Biden signed executive orders on his first day in office that signal definitive immediate and future action on tackling climate change, protecting the environment, and moving toward green energy…
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Quick Charge Podcast: January 20, 2021

January 21, 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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
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Google targets AI ethics lead Margaret Mitchell after firing Timnit Gebru

January 20, 2021
Google has revoked Ethical AI team leader Margaret “Meg” Mitchell’s employee privileges and is currently investigating her activity, according to a statement provided by a company spokesperson. Should Google fire Mitchell, it will mean the company has effectively chosen to behead its own AI ethics team in under two months. In an interview with VentureBeat last month, former Google AI ethics…
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Nikon is Going to be Fine… Probably

January 20, 2021
If you pay any attention to the photography industry, it’s hard to ignore the news of the financial struggle that Nikon has been dealing with since late last year. What were once rumors are now confirmed: the company isn’t in a good place. But that said, Nikon is going…
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Canon: Camera Sales Will Soon Be 8% of What They Were a Decade Ago

January 20, 2021
Canon is preparing for a time when the digital camera market will only ship 10 million units annually, about 8.2% of the number shipped in 2010. With that in mind, the company is slimming down its production, sales, and product lineups going forward. Toyo Keizai has been publishing some outstanding stories that are delving deep into the digital camera industry, and the latest is based on an…
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