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Germany was a wind power paradise until the Germans hated windmills

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Germany with its 30,000 wind turbines was a paradise for wind energy. Except for China and the United States, two countries much larger in terms of territory and population, there is no other country in the world with so many mills. In fact, 23.5% of all its energy comes from the wind: it is the most important renewable energy in the country.

And yet in the first half of 2019, only 35 mills were installed. That’s 82% less than in the first half of 2018 (when less than half as many turbines were installed than in 2017). Why? Because the Germans are starting to hate windmills.

And no, it is not an exaggeration. The last state elections in Thuringia saw a decline in the Greens (who are growing across the country) and a significant growth in the right-wing AfD. The curious thing is that many analysts agree that one of the campaign issues that have had a decisive influence has been, precisely, the happy wind energy that some supported and others did not.

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It’s official: LG closes its mobile division worldwide

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It had been rumored on occasion and, finally, it is official. LG, one of the oldest mobile manufacturers, closes its smartphone division worldwide. The decision, they state from the company, has been approved today by its board of directors and will become effective on July 31.

With this move, LG plans focus your resources on other aspects and areas of growth, such as components of electric vehicles, robotics and artificial intelligence, among others. And what about users who already have an LG mobile? In the words of the Korean company:

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more signings, more episodes and how wildlife invaded the streets during the pandemic

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We are already in Holy Week, a few days of rest that we all appreciate, although still with mobility restrictions while we wait for the vaccines to begin to take effect on the population. If you are one of those who stay at home to protect those closest to you, here come the news and new content from Apple TV + that will keep you from getting bored this weekend.

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Yahoo Answers says goodbye on May 4, and with it, part of the history of the Internet and a meme that continues to this day

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Yahoo has announced that, as has happened with many other of its legendary services, Yahoo Answers will say goodbye in less than a month, on May 4. The question and answer service has been in operation since 2005, which will make en the moment of his retirement he has exceeded 15 years in service.

With the goodbye of Yahoo Answers not only disappears our ability to ask, but also to search in questions already asked years ago. With this farewell a stage of an Internet is closed where Yahoo Answers is a whole meme even today, used to ask often rhetorical questions on social networks.

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Supercell prepares three other games based on the universe and the characters of ‘Clash of Clans’: ‘Quest’, ‘Mini’ and ‘Heroes’

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Supercell is one of the most prolific developers when it comes to mobile games. The company has to its credit great games such as ‘Clash of Clans’, ‘Clash Royale’, ‘Boom Beach’, ‘Hay Day’ and ‘Brawl Stars’, but as if they were few, the Finnish company has announced that it is preparing another three games based on the universe and characters from ‘Clash of Clans’.

The games are ‘Clash Quest’, ‘Clash Mini’ y ‘Clash Heroes’ and, for now, they are in an early stage of their development. That means 1) that it is possible that everything shown will change in the final version, and 2) that it is possible that some of them (or all) will not be released if it does not meet the expectations of the study, as happened with ‘ Rush Wars’. With that said, let’s see what Supercell is working on.

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‘Clash Quest’, ‘Clash Mini’ and ‘Clash Heroes’: Supercell prepares three new games based on ‘Clash of Clans’

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Although it has already been surpassed by other titles, both in terms of revenue and downloads, there is no doubt that, since its inception, ‘Clash of Clans’ has been a gold mine for Supercell (now in the hands of Tencent). So much so, that the company decided to copy its strategy in successive releases that also ended up becoming a success, such as ‘Clash Royale’ or ‘Brawl Stars’.

Now, Supercell has confirmed its plans to expand that fantasy universe and, for this, is developing three new Clash titles: ‘Clash Quest’, ‘Clash Mini’ y ‘Clash Heroes’. The goal, they explain, is to offer a new experience to current Clash players and attract audiences who have never played it.

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How to activate the Chat and Rooms tabs in the Gmail app

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After integrating Meet into Gmail, Google has decided also include Chat and Rooms within your email application (which, by the way, renewed its icon a few months ago). This new feature, which initially only reached G Suite customers (now Google Workspace), has already begun to reach users of personal Google accounts.

Although it is not the final version, Google has enabled early access to test it, so that it is now possible to activate it in the Gmail app for Android quickly and easily. Next, we explain how to do it step by step.

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