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Google marks Memorial Day with solemn Doodle [Update: 2022]

Google traditionally marks Memorial Day in the US with a flag on its homepage and gray version of the company logo. Update 5/30/22: Tapping the logo this year takes you to the “Memorial Day” Search results page with a row of flowers at the bottom. These long-headed poppies (according to Google Lens) move as if there’s a breeze, and are accompanied by “For all who sacrificed, Thank you.”…
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Hey Google, Nest Hub alarms need some work

Google’s Nest Hub has a huge variety of uses, but one of its best is also one of the simplest – a bedside alarm clock. However, Nest Hub alarms really need some quality-of-life touches. Nest Hub alarms are convenient I’ve been using Google’s Nest Hub, and now the second generation, as my bedside alarm clock for a few years now, and I’ve been extraordinarily happy with it. Like any other…
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Aptera has more than 22,000 reservations for its solar electric car with up to 1,000 miles of range

Aptera announced that it has now received more than 22,000 reservations for its solar-powered electric car, which get to 1,000 miles of range, as it gets closer to production. This is Aptera’s second go. The company was created in 2006 with the aim of bringing to market a super-efficient three-wheeled vehicle. Unfortunately, the project didn’t work out, but the founders recently decided to…
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Here’s just what Google Pixel devices our readers said they’re currently using daily

Last week we asked you just what Google Pixel you are currently using daily. The results are now in, and they make for an interesting read. This time last year we surveyed 9to5Google readers to determine just what Pixel they were using on a day-to-day basis. On that occasion, the Pixel 5 came out on top, but this time around we’re seeing — as you’d expect — a heavy shift toward Google’s…
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