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EGEB: China leads the world in wind – and coal

March 13, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): China built more new wind farms in 2020 than the world combined in 2019 – and a lot of coal plants. Supermarket chain Aldi announces its new clean energy and sustainability goals. 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…
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Google accuses Microsoft of ‘naked corporate opportunism’ that could break the web

March 13, 2021
Microsoft famously started running the Scroogled attack ad campaign almost a decade ago, and has recently been targeting Google again in front of governments in the realm of the news media. Ahead of congressional testimony today from Redmond’s president, Google published a scathing rebuttal that goes after Microsoft’s “naked corporate opportunism.” For the past year, Google (and…
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Spotify brings ‘Group Session’ multi-user controls to Android Automotive on Polestar 2

March 13, 2021
Launched last year, Spotify “Group Sessions” enable users of the service to come together and control the same playlist from their own devices. Now, Spotify Group Sessions are expanding to Android Auto… at least the in-car version running on Polestar 2. The Spotify app installed on Android Auto on the Polestar 2 EV is now offering the ability to use Group Sessions directly from the car.
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Google Discover gets auto-advancing slideshow ad format

March 13, 2021
Alongside web articles, YouTube videos, and Web Stories, advertising frequently appears in the Google feed available to the left of most Android homescreens. Google Discover is now getting a new ads slideshow format that automatically moves you to the next image. This…
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YouTube begins rolling out redesigned app for Apple TV users

March 13, 2021
Google has started to roll out a major redesign to the YouTube application on Apple TV with tvOS. This update brings the latest YouTube interface that Google uses on other platforms to Apple’s streaming box, nearly a year after it first came to Google TV. Google first…
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Nissan Leaf battery packs are ending up in robots helping to build electric cars

March 13, 2021
Nissan is now using old Leaf battery packs in some of the robots that are helping to build the Leaf electric cars in the first place. This is kind of cool! For those who want electric cars to be a solution to reduce emissions from the transportation sector, the end-of-life of a battery pack is really important. Companies are looking at several different solutions, from recycling to second-use.
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