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First all-electric Google Street View car is a Jaguar I-Pace with air quality sensors for Dublin

May 26, 2021
For the past few years, Google has equipped its mapping vehicles with air pollution sensors. Google worked with Jaguar Land Rover on the first all-electric Street View car that will be tasked with measuring air quality in Dublin, Ireland. A Jaguar I-Pace is being used for this effort, and it will see a roof mounting for the tall Street View camera, as well as a new rear-window glass for wiring…
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DefenseNews

SECAF nominee walks a tightrope on F-35 procurement plans

May 26, 2021
WASHINGTON — The F-35 joint strike fighter loomed like a ghost over the May 25 confirmation hearing of President Joe Biden’s pick for Air Force secretary, who famously called the program a case of “acquisition malpractice.” If confirmed, Frank Kendall — who…
Cleantech & EV'sNews

Quick Charge Podcast: May 25, 2021

May 26, 2021
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…
MobileNews

Pixel Launcher Discover feed on Android 12 can be themed by Doodles in Material You-like manner

May 26, 2021
At the end of last month, Google redesigned the Discover feed on Android 12. With today’s Doodle celebrating the Savoy Ballroom, some rather Material You-like theming is being applied to Google Discover on the Pixel Launcher. Normally, Discover has either a dark gray or white background to match your system theme. The current Doodle is primarily brown/beige, and that color is applied to the…
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GamingNews

Valve knows that the Nintendo Switch-like PC is inevitable

May 26, 2021
Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. The magic of the Nintendo Switch isn’t games, it’s the formfactor. A dedicated handheld gaming device with an HD display and enough power to run most games is something people were begging for.
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Liftoff casual games report: Game marketers move to Android amid IDFA changes

May 26, 2021
Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. Liftoff‘s casual games report noted that game marketers are moving ad campaigns to Android amid Apple’s IDFA changes. Apple’s push for user privacy over targeted advertising drove a 120% spike in install costs for Android from March 2020 to February 2021. The Palo Alto, California-based Liftoff said the new IDFA that…
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MobileNews

NBC Peacock rolling out support for up to six profiles on Android, iOS, TV

May 26, 2021
About a year after its release last July, NBC is finally adding support for a basic feature on its streaming platform. Today, Peacock is adding support for profiles on Android and iOS among other platforms. An app update available on Android and iOS today brings support for user profiles on Peacock, enabling families to share the same account but split their watchlists, viewing history, and…
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