Continuing Sony’s baffling strategy of producing new smartphones every six months, Sony has launched the Xperia XZ1 and Xperia XZ1 Compact. While technically positioned under the Xperia XZ Premium, both phones feature high-end specs including the same Snapdragon 835 SoC, staid design, and unique—if questionably useful—imaging features. Unfortunately, Sony hasn’t budged much on price: the Xperia XZ1 costs $700, just $100 less the the Z1 Premium. Both phones launch in September.

For that money you get 5.2-inch 1080p screen with support for HDR content covered in Gorilla Glass 5, IP68 water and dust-resistance, and Android 8.0 Oreo from the off. The smaller XZ1 Compact features a non-HDR 4.6-inch 720p screen, and swaps out the metal body for a glass fibre reinforced with plastic. The Xperia XZ1 comes in four colours: Moonlit Blue, Venus Pink, Warm Silver and Black. The XZ1 Compact comes in Black, White Silver, Horizon Blue and Twilight Pink.

LG has unveiled the LG V30, an Android smartphone that—unlike its predecessor the V20—is pleasingly gimmick-free. Headline features include the now mandatory high screen-to-body ratio, dual-camera system, and a slick design.

About that OLED screen, then: it’s a beauty. Measuring six-inches across at an 18:9 aspect ratio (the same size as the Samsung Galaxy S8) with a 2880×1440 pixel resolution, it features slim top and bottom bezels, and mere slivers of bezel around the edges. Thanks to a less aggressive curve where the screen meets the glass back than on the Galaxy S8, the V30 doesn’t quite pull off the same floating display trick.

Enlarge / A solar farm under construction in Punta Gorda, Florida, in 2016. (credit: KERRY SHERIDAN/AFP/Getty Images)

On Tuesday, power provider Duke Energy Florida announced a settlement with the state’s public service commission (PSC) to cease plans to build a nuclear plant in western Florida. The utility instead intends to invest $6 billion in solar panels, grid-tied batteries, grid modernization projects, and electric vehicle charging areas. The new plan involves the installation of 700MW of solar capacity over four years in the western Florida area.

There’s excitement from the solar industry, but the announcement is more bad news for the nuclear industry. Earlier this year, nuclear reactor company Westinghouse declared bankruptcy as construction of its new AP1000 reactors suffered from contractor issues and a stringent regulatory environment. Two plants whose construction was already underway—the Summer plant in South Carolina and the Vogtle plant in Georgia—found their futures in question immediately.

At the moment, Summer’s owners are considering abandoning the plant, and Vogtle’s owners are weighing whether they will do the same or attempt to salvage the project.