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Once you go electric, you don’t go back: survey shows less than 1% of EV owners want to go back to gas

December 30, 2020
A new survey shows that once you go electric, you don’t go back as less than 1% of EV owners want to go back to gasoline-powered vehicles. The poll was conducted amongst UK electric vehicle (EV) drivers using Zap-Map. 2,000 electric car drivers responded to the survey, which showed that the vast majority won’t be going back to gasoline or diesel-powered vehicles: “The results are strong…
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One UI 3.0 with Android 11 now rolling out for Galaxy Note 10 series

December 30, 2020
The One UI 3.0 update complete with Android 11 has now officially started rolling out for the former flagship Samsung Galaxy Note 10 series. Spotted as rolling out already in Germany by SamMobile, the One UI 3.0 update has arrived right on schedule after the Note 10 series was included in the extended beta phase. It’s a big deal considering just how many Samsung smartphones are out there in…
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Quick Charge Podcast: December 29, 2020

December 30, 2020
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…
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Tesla Model S/X refresh back in the spotlight as hacker finds updated interior with selfie camera in code

December 30, 2020
The possibility of an upcoming Tesla Model S/X refresh is back in the spotlight as a hacker finds a reference to an updated interior with a selfie camera in a software update. Rumors of a possible Model S and Model X design refresh have been increasing lately — especially since Tesla announced that the Model S Plaid is going to require several important changes. Last month, we also reported…
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Graphcore raises $222 million to scale up AI chip production

December 30, 2020
Graphcore, a Bristol, U.K.-based startup developing chips and systems to accelerate AI workloads, today announced it has raised $222 million in a series E funding round led by the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board. The investment, which values the company at $2.77 billion post-money and brings its total raised to date to $710 million, will be used to support continued global expansion and…
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