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Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides will count toward storage caps, new auto-delete policies announced

November 12, 2020
In addition to Photos ending unlimited free backup, Google is making a change to how Docs, Sheets, Slides, and other similar files are stored. The company also announced new auto-delete polices for inactive and full accounts. Starting June 1, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drawings, Forms, and Jamboard files will count toward “your free 15 GB of allotted storage or any additional storage provided…
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Tesla hires head of Mercedes-Benz factory, German union gets weirdly mad about it

November 12, 2020
Tesla hires the former head of a Mercedes-Benz factory near Berlin just after having fired the head of its Gigafactory Berlin project. The local union behind the Daimler factory is getting weirdly mad about it. René Reif was the head of the Mercedes-Benz factory in Marienfelde near Berlin until October of last year. Now IG Metall, a powerful union in the auto industry in Germany, reports that…
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Android 11’s work profile adds support for showing personal Google Calendar events

November 12, 2020
Android users today can enter a “work profile” that partitions personal apps and those required by their job. Google, starting with Calendar, is making the experience less disjointed on Android 11 by surfacing both personal and work data. Certain applications cannot be “neatly split” into personal and work usage. For example, most Calendar users want to see an overview of their entire…
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How to export your pictures and videos from Google Photos

November 12, 2020
Google Photos has been one of the best photo services for years thanks to its free, unlimited storage. That’s ending in June of 2021, though. If you want to switch from Google Photos to another service, here’s how to export your library of pictures and videos. Starting…
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BMW shows off totally reworked electric scooter straight out of the future

November 12, 2020
BMW has a new electric scooter concept that is apparently headed for series production… at some point. But until then, we can all gawk at the BMW Motorrad Definition CE 04 prototype in all its glory. We’ve been watching BMW make progress on the electric scooter for a few years now. The company has dripped a string of interesting patents for far out electric scooters. And it’s about time…
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