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Google plans to spend over $2 billion on renewable energy infrastructure

The Global Climate Strike begins today and will see protests lodged in more than 150 countries over the course of next week. Tech companies are seemingly showing full support towards the cause, with Amazon making significant investments and now Google announcing “the biggest corporate purchase of renewable energy in history.” Google’s purchase includes a 1,600-megawatt […]

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YouTube revamps channel verification process

Google is changing the way it verifies channels on YouTube to prioritize those that “have a clear need for proof of authenticity.” Currently, a channel on the video sharing platform is eligible for verification if it has more than 100,000 subscribers – a method that worked well when YouTube was smaller but not so much […]

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Wing trialing drone deliveries in Virginia with FedEx

In April, Wing received approval for a drone delivery service in Virginia. The Alphabet division announced today that a pilot program is coming this fall with FedEx Express and Walgreens. Like in Australia, Wing is testing the “benefits of drone delivery,” and calling this the “most advanced drone delivery trial in the United States to […]

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Huawei’s flagship Mate 30 Pro

Huawei’s latest flagship phones athe Mate 30 series is now official, starting with the Mate 30 Pro and the Mate 30. The announcement of the Mate 30 series comes at a difficult time for Huawei, whose presence on the USA’s entity list prevents US companies from doing business with the Chinese firm. Google said last […]

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Huawei’s new Vision TV offers 4K

Huawei announced its own 4K television, the Huawei Vision, during the Mate 30 Pro event today. Like the Honor Vision and Vision Pro TVs that were announced back in August, Huawei’s self-branded TV runs the company’s brand-new Harmony OS software as its foundation. Huawei will offer 65-inch and 75-inch models to start, with 55-inch and […]

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iOS 13 is now available to download

Apple’s new iOS 13 update is now available to download on compatible iPhones today. The biggest new addition is Dark Mode, which allows everything from iMessage, Photos, and Settings to switch to a much darker theme throughout the operating system. Third-party apps will be able to take advantage of Dark Mode to automatically switch to […]

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The first iPhone 11 Pro Max teardown

The first teardown of the iPhone 11 Pro Max is officially out, courtesy of DChannel on YouTube, and it reveals the inner workings of the newest extra-large iPhone. The most interesting part: the 11 Pro Max has a 15.04 watt-hour battery, nearly 25 percent larger than the iPhone XS Max’s 12.06 watt-hour cells suggesting the […]