Month: October 2021
GM envisions electric vehicles with 600 miles of range with new battery research center
General Motors is building a new 300,000-square-foot battery research facility in Michigan to help it realize its mission of building electric vehicle batteries that are longer-lasting, quicker to charge, and more sustainable for the environment. Through this new center, GM is setting the stage for a battery breakthrough that will…
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The Morning After: Facebook’s empire goes offline
I locked myself out of my apartment yesterday. It’s a rare occurrence, but when it does happen, I usually text my building’s WhatsApp group, begging someone to buzz me in. So it was not a great time for Facebook’s entire network, including WhatsApp, Instagram (oh and Oculus), to collapse for…
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Kobo’s new $260 Sage e-reader lets you add handwritten notes
Kobo has introduced two new e-readers including the $260 Kobo Sage that lets you take e-notes and the waterproof, mid-range Libra 2. The devices now support Bluetooth and both use E Ink Carta 1200 displays, while continuing Kobo's use of the asymmetric form popularized by Amazon's Kindle Oasis series. The…
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Huawei’s Ryzen 5000-equipped MateBook 16 is getting a global release
Huawei’s MateBook 16, a laptop that combines a large 16-inch display with a 3:2 aspect ratio and a Ryzen 5000 series processor, is getting a global launch. The laptop was first announced for the Chinese market in May but will shortly be launching globally with prices starting at the equivalent…
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Venom 2 post-credits scene was ‘in flux’ until the last minute, says Andy Serkis
Major spoilers follow for Venom: Let There Be Carnage. Venom 2 has released in the United States, and the mid-credits scene has got a lot of people talking. Why? In the scene, while Venom and Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) are on vacation after the events of the movie, a flash…
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Watch HBO’s teaser trailer for Game of Thrones spin-off House of the Dragon
HBO has released a teaser trailer containing the first real footage of House of the Dragon, its upcoming Game of Thrones prequel series. The show was announced two years ago and is based on George R. R. Martin’s Fire and Blood, a book that centers around the history of the…
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