Environmental lead Lisa Jackson has acknowledged in a podcast that Apple buys carbon offsets in order to hit its “100% carbon neutral” claim, but says that this is a relatively small proportion of the company’s total usage.
Interviewed on the Jane Goodall Hopecast, Jackson said that a lot of companies are satisfied with simply buying offsets, but that’s not Apple’s approach …
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EGEB: A Colorado steel mill is now the world’s first to run almost entirely on solar
October 15, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Bighorn Solar is now powering a Colorado steel mill almost entirely with solar.
sonnen and Rocky Mountain Power pioneer a new battery storage and solar program.
Shell’s solar platform Silicon Ranch acquires…
Tesla app update adds widgets, Powerwall features, hints at remote live view from Autopilot cameras
October 15, 2021
Tesla has released a new mobile app update with a few new small features, but it also shows that the automaker has made some progress toward delivering a remote live view from Autopilot cameras on your car.
The new update, v4.2, introduces new bigger widgets to iOS and…
Tesla’s (TSLA) Bitcoin investment is already up by $1 billion
October 15, 2021
Tesla (TSLA) must be feeling pretty good about its move into cryptocurrency holding, as its stake in Bitcoin is already up by $1 billion.
Tesla and Bitcoin
Over the last year, Tesla has been delving deep into the cryptocurrency world. Earlier this year, Tesla invested $1.5 billion in Bitcoin. Shortly after, the automaker started accepting the cryptocurrency as payment on new vehicles.
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Dragon Age 4 is coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, but it will not get versions for PlayStation 4 or Xbox One. This isn’t too shocking, but…
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Roblox-centric developer Melon today announced it was releasing its first original game within the metaverse. It’s called Jump Kingdoms.
In Jump Kingdoms…
US Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland yesterday unveiled the path forward for future offshore wind leases. The Biden-Harris administration’s goal is to deploy 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy by 2030.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will hold up to seven new offshore lease sales for federal waters by 2025. On the West Coast, that’s off California and Oregon. On the…
Sledgehammer Games invades the UK with new Call of Duty studio
October 15, 2021
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Sledgehammer Games has been dramatically expanding during its second decade as one of Activision Blizzard’s major Call of Duty development studios. And…
A new survey conducted by Replicant found that nearly 80% of consumers indicated they would prefer to speak with a virtual agent or machine to avoid long hold times. Moreover, 57% of consumers would speak with conversational AI even if the hold time was only five…
Apple brings some advanced features to iCloud with iOS 15, including iCloud Private Relay, the ability to use more cameras with HomeKit Secure Video, and total control to keep your email private. Let’s look at the latter — here’s how to use Hide My Email with iPhone and iPad in iOS 15.
Apple first started offering a way to hide your email with its Sign in with Apple feature back in 2019.
