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Google Photos renaming ‘Archive’ to ‘Hidden’ as Android shows on-device file location

August 13, 2022
In a small tweak, Google Photos is renaming the “Archive” ability that lets you hide images and videos from the main feed to be much more obvious.  Upon updating Google Photos for iOS to version 6.1 today, we were greeted by an “Archive is now called Hidden” prompt: Hidden photos will still show up in albums and search results. You can find the Hidden folder in the Library…
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Google built the Pixel Buds Pro firmware with its Pigweed development kit

August 13, 2022
We’ve now learned that the Pixel Buds Pro mark the first known major use of Google’s open source Pigweed development kit. Back in 2020, Google unveiled Pigweed, an open source collection of libraries or “modules” meant to make it easier to develop for embedded devices. In layman’s terms, Pigweed is something of a starter kit for creating a new gadget. At the time, Pigweed was…
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CATL announces giant new 100 GWh battery plant in Hungary

August 12, 2022
CATL, the world’s largest battery manufacturer, has announced a plan to build a giant new battery plant in Hungary to supply automakers like Mercedes-Benz and BMW. Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited, abbreviated as CATL, sort of came out of nowhere. It was founded only a decade ago and has quickly become the world’s largest battery cell manufacturer by supplying key companies in…
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Podcast: Tesla Semi, FSD smear campaign, EV tax credit, EQS review and more

August 12, 2022
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discussed Tesla Semi finally coming, a FSD Beta smear campaign, the EV tax credit reform passing the Senate, and more. The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. As a reminder, we’ll have an accompanying post, like this one, on…
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