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Volvo completes California electric truck pilot with key findings to help the heavy-duty EV rollout

August 25, 2022
After a successful three-year project, Volvo Trucks is wrapping up its LIGHTS program. The pilot program ran from 2019 to 2022, studying class 8 Volvo VNR electric trucks traveling in California’s South Coast Air Basin, one of the United States’ largest cargo gateways. Volvo’s “Low Impact Green Heavy Transport Solutions” or LIGHTS is a project that was started to determine what is needed…
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Quick Charge Podcast: August 24, 2022

August 25, 2022
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…
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Snap Reaches $35M Settlement in Privacy Lawsuit Over Lenses

August 25, 2022
Snap has agreed on a settlement of $35 million in an Illinois class action lawsuit over its use of facial recognition. The state alleged that Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, had fallen foul of the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by collecting and storing biometric data of users who used it lenses and filters — without their consent. As reported by Engadget, residents of Illinois…
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NASA Scientists Help Probe Dark Energy by Testing Gravity

August 25, 2022
Could one of the biggest puzzles in astrophysics be solved by reworking Albert Einstein’s theory of gravity? A new study co-authored by NASA scientists says not yet. The universe is expanding at an accelerating rate, and scientists don’t know why. This phenomenon…
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EA Sports reveals cover for new NHL 23

August 25, 2022
Interested in learning what’s next for the gaming industry? Join gaming executives to discuss emerging parts of the industry this October at GamesBeat Summit Next. Register today. NHL 23, the popular hockey franchise from Electronic Arts, has revealed the latest…
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Google Play Store not showing all your ‘Recently updated’ Android apps

August 25, 2022
Google recently addressed an issue where version numbers disappeared from the Play Store, and a similar problem in that vein has now appeared involving the “Recently updated” list. Since yesterday (August 23), Google Play has not consistently shown all the Android apps that you have “Recently updated,” which is the default view/filter for the “Manage” tab in “Manage apps &amp…
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YouTube Music rolling out big ‘Library’ tab redesign on Android

August 25, 2022
YouTube Music is significantly redesigning its Library tab on Android with a focus on making it faster to start playing content.  Previously, the Library tab started with a “Recent activity” carousel that shows albums, songs, artists, and playlists with large previews that only allow two full items to appear. This is followed by links to pages for Downloads, Playlists, Albums, Songs…
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