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Shell buys Ubitricity, UK’s largest EV charging network

January 26, 2021
Royal Dutch Shell said today that it is acquiring 100% of Ubitricity, the UK’s largest public electric vehicle charging network. The amount of the acquisition is undisclosed, and the deal is expected to close later in 2021. But Shell’s true road map to net zero by 2050 won’t become more clear until next month’s strategy update. Ubitricity, founded in Germany, is a leading provider of…
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Google ‘My Activity’ page gets rare web dark theme on mobile and desktop

January 26, 2021
While prolific among first-party Android and iOS apps, night modes on Google websites are few and far between. The Google My Activity page is now the latest to feature a dark theme. Google granularly records how you interact with its apps and services. Launched in 2016, “My Activity” lets you “see and delete your activity using the controls on this page.” The activity you keep helps…
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Pergear Unveils 10mm f/8 Pancake Lens for Multiple Mirrorless Mounts

January 25, 2021
Pergear has announced a 10mm f/8 APS-C manual focus, wide-angle pancake lens for micro four-thirds, Nikon Z, Sony E, and Fuji X mounts that features an extremely compact “body cap” design. Described as a “tiny fisheye pancake lens” designed for APS-C and micro four thirds, the tiny $79 lens is constructed of five elements in four groups (which includes three extra-low dispersion elements…
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Turning Off Your Camera on a Zoom Call Helps Save the Planet

January 25, 2021
If you often find yourself in Zoom meetings in which others on the call don’t need to see your face, you now have a great excuse for leaving your camera off: it can help save the environment. A new study conducted by researchers at Purdue, Yale, and MIT has found that one hour of videoconferencing emits up to 1 kilogram of carbon dioxide, uses up to 12 liters (3.2 gallons) of water, and requires…
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