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Google Play Store requiring Android apps to detail data use in new ‘safety section’ next year

May 7, 2021
With every major OS release, Android has continued to iterate on privacy and security features. Google announced today that the Play Store is adding a “safety section” that all Android applications must fill out to “help people understand the data an app collects or shares.” Developers agree that people should have transparency and control over their data. And they want simple ways to…
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EGEB: Opportunities for solar workers will skyrocket – in numbers

May 7, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): The US solar industry employed 231,474 workers in 2020. By 2035, we’ll need 900,000 solar workers. 2020 saw the largest annual decrease in US energy production on record. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s…
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Google brings Gboard to Wear OS for first major app launch in years, more teased for 2021

May 7, 2021
Gboard today is available on Android, iOS, Google/Android TV, and is now coming to Wear OS. The company touts this as bringing “faster and easier messaging” to your wearable. Wear OS currently uses an app/service called “Google Keyboard.” Gboard brings a new UI that features better spacing for keys to make everything less visually overwhelming. Meanwhile, the top row features shortcuts…
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Coal is losing the price war to wind and solar faster than anticipated

May 7, 2021
The costs of most existing coal-fired power plants in the US are now more expensive than the total costs of wind and solar as a result of their plunging costs, according to a new study. Coal versus wind and solar US think tank Energy Innovation reports: Today, local wind and solar could replace 80% of the US coal fleet at immediate savings to customers. This research provides an update to…
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