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Biden administration approves $2.8 billion for EV battery and mineral production in the US The US Department of Energy is awarding $2.8 billion in grants from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to shore up domestic battery manufacturing and mineral production, the White House announced Wednesday. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/19/23412953/biden-ev-battery-mineral-investment-supply-chain

BMW will build a $1.7 billion EV battery factory in South Carolina BMW says it will make batteries for its electric vehicles at a factory in South Carolina in the latest move by a major automaker to localize EV production in the United States. The German company plans to invest $1. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/19/23412802/bmw-ev-battery-factory-south-carolina-investment

Apple will release iPadOS 16 on October 24th This year Apple split the release date for the tablet version of its mobile operating system away from the release of iOS 16, and the company just announced the iPadOS 16 update will roll out starting on Monday, October 24th. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/18/23410814/apple-ipados-16-release-date-tablet-update

Motorola shows off its concept rollable smartphone We've seen rollable device concepts from companies like Oppo and TCL, and LG was even working on a commercial rollable smartphone until it quit making mobile devices last year. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/lenovo-shows-off-a-rollable-smartphone-and-laptop-090518096.html

Dynamic Island Getting Swipe Gestures in iOS 16.1 Beta The new Dynamic Island feature on iPhone 14 Pro models is set to become even more versatile. I’ve been playing with it in the iOS 16.1 beta since receiving my iPhone 14 Pro, and a few new gestures have surfaced to allow more interaction with the feature. Here’s how they work, at least so far. Continue Reading . . . https://www.macobserver.com/tips/quick-tip/dynamic-island-getting-swipe-gestures-in-beta/

New iPad Pro M2 models are reportedly just days away The next-generation iPad Pro with Apple's latest M2 processor is set to arrive in "a matter of days," according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. It'll be the first new model since May of last year, and reportedly offer a 20 percent speed boost over the M1 version. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/apple-ipad-pro-m2-chip-arriving-soon-092959464.html

Android 12 arrives on the two-year-old Chromecast with Google TV Android 12 is rolling out for the 4K model of the Chromecast with Google TV, 9to5Google reports. The update for the 2020 streaming dongle follows the release of Google’s cheaper HD model last month, which shipped with Android 12 out of the box. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/17/23408428/chromecast-with-google-tv-4k-android-12-update-camera-microphone-privacy-settings-frame-rate