Nearly 30 US States See Renewables Generate More Power Than Either Coal or Nuclear

Nearly 30 US States See Renewables Generate More Power Than Either Coal or Nuclear

Nearly 30 US states have seen renewable energy resources generate more electricity than either coal or nuclear during the first two-thirds of this year…

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These Drones Will Plant 40,000 Trees in a Month. by 2028, They’ll Have Planted 1 Billion

This week, on land north of Toronto that previously burned in a wildfire, drones are hovering over fields and firing seed pods into the ground, planting native pine and spruce trees to help restore habitat for birds. Flash Forest, the Canadian startup behind the project, plans to use its technology to plant 40,000 trees in the area this month. By the end of the year, as it expands to other regions, it will plant hundreds of thousands of trees. By 2028, the startup aims to have planted a full 1 billion trees…

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Report: Don’t Expect a Charger or Earphones in the Galaxy S30’s Box

Reports from July pointed to Samsung ditching the bundled charger from its future smartphone packaging. Now, another report from the firm’s home country is substantiating this claim, suggesting that the Galaxy S30 may not arrive with a full box…

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People Are Jailbreaking Used Teslas to Get the Features They Expect

People have certain expectations when they buy a car. For example, they expect it to work for years afterwards needing only basic maintenance. They also expect that the purchase price includes ownership of not only the physical car itself but all the software that runs it…

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MIT Tests Autonomous ‘Roboat’ That Can Carry Two Passengers

We’ve heard plenty about the potential of autonomous vehicles in recent years, but MIT is thinking about different forms of self-driving transportation. For the last five years, MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and the Senseable City Lab have been working on a fleet of autonomous boats to deploy in Amsterdam. Last year, we saw the autonomous “roboats” that could assemble themselves into a series of floating structures for various uses, and today CSAIL is unveiling the “Roboat II.” What makes this one particularly notable is that it’s the first that can carry passengers…

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Harley-Davidson Is Getting Into the Electric Bicycle Business

Harley-Davidson has spun out a new business dedicated to electric bicycles and plans to bring its first line of products to market in spring 2021…

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MagSafe 15W Fast Charging Reportedly Restricted to Apple 20W Adapter