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The US added a record-setting 32.4 gigawatts (GW) of solar capacity in 2023, according to a new report, but 2024 will bring challenges to the industry. March 5, 2024: That’s a 37% increase from the previous record set in 2021 and a 51% increase from 2022. It’s the first time in 80 years that a renewable electricity source has accounted for over half of annual capacity additions to the grid.  According to the US Solar Market Insight 2023 Year-in-Review released today by the Solar Energy Industries…

However, the adoption of 5G has encountered some bumps and the technology has failed to gain significant traction among enterprises. Industry players believe this situation will change with 5.5G or 5G-Advanced networks, which are expected to see commercial rollouts this year. Also: 4 ways 5G can optimize your work and personal lifeDespite the higher speeds it delivers, 5G has not been able to demonstrate clear advantages over 4G, Wu Hequan, director of the Internet Society of China's advisory committee and China…

Paid autonomous vehicle service is coming to Los Angeles, thanks to a decision by California regulators today to allow Alphabet subsidiary Waymo to operate in the city. Under the new ruling, Waymo is also permitted to launch service in a large section of the San Francisco Peninsula.The decision by the California Public Utilities Commission will likely prove controversial. It comes over the protest of local governments and agencies, including the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, the San Francisco County…

Last updated: March 1st, 2024 at 12:23 UTC+01:00 The Galaxy Ring offers many of the same health and fitness tracking features as the Galaxy Watch. There are some additional sensors that provide tracking for other metrics not possible on the Watch, but it's quite likely that users feel that if they have one, they don't need the other. Samsung obviously doesn't want to be in a situation where either product is cannibalizing the other's sales. It envisages a symbiotic relationship between the two products, whereby they…

Is AI a panacea or a Pandora’s box? It’s a question that divides the British government. Ask the deputy prime minister, Oliver Dowden, and he’ll fill your ears with promises about a glorious future. AI is a “game-changer” that can “revolutionise public services,” Dowden gushed yesterday. Healthcare, education, and crime prevention are all prime targets for the technological transformation — and that’s just the start. “I could go on nearly forever to cover all areas of public administration,”…

Photo: Hawaii Department of Transportation Hawaii’s first National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program EV charging station just came online on Maui. The Aloha State follows Ohio, New York, and Pennsylvania in opening its NEVI-funded DC fast charging station to the public. It’s at the Kahuui Park & Ride lot near Kuihelani’s intersection with Puunene Avenue. It features four EV Connect 150 kW DC fast chargers with CCS and CHAdeMO ports. (Teslas can also charge here…

Samsung's One UI 6.1 update is fantastic overall, but it also brings a few odd changes that might rub some Galaxy S24 users the wrong way. For example, One UI 6.1 removes the old Samsung navigation gestures and leaves only two options: Google's navigation gestures and the traditional on-screen buttons. Furthermore, the gesture hint UI element is now permanently visible. Many Galaxy S24 users want to bring back the old options, and thankfully, there is a way. Unfortunately, it's not going to work for everyone. Good Lock…

It’s all well and good having reams upon reams of colorful lighting on the inside of your house, but what about the outside? LIFX looks to fix the drab, white, or yellow-lit exterior of your home with some very tempting HomeKit-connected smart lights, which bring the color in some very cool ways.The new outdoor range from LIFX has some wicked new options, and they all come in at some pretty incredible prices — so let’s take a look at the line.LIFX outdoor smart lightsThe first on the list are the LED string lights —…

Samsung has unveiled three new microSD cards, and one of them offers never-seen-before performance and can defeat even SSDs. The other two microSD cards bring higher storage capacity. With these new launches, Samsung wants to offer differentiated storage solutions for different use cases and needs. Samsung launches world's first SD Express microSD card The South Korean firm has unveiled the world's first microSD card that uses the SD Express interface and offers blazing-fast file transfer speeds. The 256GB SD Express…

Last week, Samsung started rolling out a big firmware update for the Galaxy S24 series. It not only improved the camera experience but also addressed the vividness, or lack thereof, of the Galaxy S24 series' displays. You probably know the backstory already. Samsung calibrated the Galaxy S24 screens differently, resulting in a somewhat washed-out vivid color profile on day-one. People complained, and last week, Samsung addressed the issue through a new firmware release. However, with this update, the company didn't just…