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Another major EU country to offer $3,000 e-bike credit to trade in your old gas car

Cash-for-clunker style programs that offer an incentive to swap an old gas-powered car for a new electric bicycle are gaining steam across Europe. The latest country to hop on the electric bike rebate bandwagon is France. A new proposal would see French citizens offered €2,500 (USD $2,991) toward the purchase of a new electric bicycle. That would go a long way toward the purchase of an…
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Google app beta tests redesigned Discover header on Android 12

The latest beta version of the Google app includes a redesign of the homescreen Discover feed on Android 12 that revamps the header and removes the search bar. Last night, version 12.14 of the Google Search app began rolling out through the Play Store to those who enrolled…
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Sony’s Xperia 1 and 5 Mark III introduce variable optical zoom and 4K 120Hz OLED

Sony has just announced the Xperia 1 Mark III, its flagship smartphone with camera technologies borrowed from its Alpha line of cameras, as well as display, cinema and audio capabilities built from the know-how of the broad divisions within Sony Electronics. The ‘zoom’ allows the Xperia 1 and 5 Mark III smartphones to optically achieve both 70 and 105mm equivalent focal lengths with…
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Google I/O 2021 homepage gets a countdown and Breakout easter egg

One week ago, Google announced its developer conference with an elaborate “punchcard” puzzle to reveal the dates and free, virtual nature. The Google I/O 2021 homepage has now been updated with a countdown and game to pass the time. Google I/O 2021 will kick off in 33 days, 22 hours, 43 minutes, and 13 seconds… Similar to past years, Google stylized the I/O 2021 countdown with digits first…
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GM is about to announce a second massive battery cell gigafactory in US with LG

GM is about to announce a new massive battery cell gigafactory in the US in partnership with LG Energy Solutions, according to industry sources. One of the most important things for an automaker, in order to produce a large number of electric vehicles, is to secure battery cell supply. Automakers have different approaches ranging from simply having supply contracts with battery manufacturers to…
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