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Tesla Gigafactory Texas plans revealed, showing massive buildings with interesting shape

September 17, 2020
Tesla’s construction plans for Gigafactory Texas have been revealed — showing massive buildings with an interesting shape. After Tesla finally confirmed a site next to Austin for its next Gigafactory in July, the automaker started moving quickly to build the factory. A contractor quickly took over the site and started ground preparation to clear a massive space to start construction at the…
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The US Army shouts out an anti-Semitic user on Twitch

September 17, 2020
Today, the Army has found itself in a new pot of hot water after a member of the Army National Guard, Axel “ZexsOG” Torres, shouted out an anti-Semitic username live, as first reported by Motherboard. “Yo, six million wasn’t enough, thank you so much for the follow…
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Microsoft Outlook can now be set as default mail app on iOS 14

September 17, 2020
Apple has released iOS 14 today, and Microsoft is one of the first to support the new default mail app option in Apple’s latest update. Apple is introducing the ability to switch default apps for both mail and the browser, and Outlook has been updated today to include the…
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Ubisoft announces Splinter Cell and Assassin’s Creed for Oculus VR

September 17, 2020
Splinter Cell is coming back! Although it’s not in the way you probably expected. Elizabeth Loverso, the vice president of product development at Ubisoft’s Red Storm Entertainment, joined today’s Facebook Connect event to reveal that the publisher is bringing two major franchises to VR: Splinter Cell and Assassin’s Creed. They will be exclusive to Oculus platforms. For Splinter Cell, this…
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Apple releases iOS 14, iPadOS 14, tvOS 14, and watchOS 7

September 17, 2020
Although Apple’s 2020 WWDC was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, its latest operating system launches aren’t being pushed back: As promised at yesterday’s Time Flies media event, the company has just released final versions of iOS 14 and related operating systems for…
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Florida utilities want to gut solar. Here’s why

September 16, 2020
Net metering allows residential and commercial customers who generate their own electricity from solar power to sell the electricity they aren’t using back into the grid. That saves money on electric bills. But electric companies perceive that they make less money as a…
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Mercedes-Benz unveils eActros LongHaul electric truck and concept fuel cell truck

September 16, 2020
Daimler has announced new plans to electrify its truck lineup, and as part of it, they unveiled the Mercedes-Benz eActros LongHaul, a new long-range electric truck, and concept fuel cell truck. Daimler Trucks, the commercial truck division of the German automaker, today unveiled its “technology strategy for the electrification of its vehicles.” The company already had made some progress with…
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GM unveils its lineup of Ultium electric drive units

September 16, 2020
GM has unveiled today its lineup of Ultium electric drive units that will power its next-generation electric vehicles — starting with the Cadillac Lyriq. Earlier this year, GM unveiled its new electric strategy based on its new Ultium modular battery platform that will…
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Google app for iOS can now read articles aloud with a tap

September 16, 2020
An update to the Google app for iOS is making its way to users to deliver a handy new feature. The Google app for iOS can now read articles out loud. Announced in a tweet today, Google revealed that iOS users can now have the Google app read articles out loud on iOS, even creating a queue of web pages to be read in the style of a podcast. In the Google app for iOS, a new “speaker” icon will…
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