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DJI’s e-bike division tries to defend why its motors are so insanely powerful

DJI’s Avinox e-bike drive system has quickly become one of the most talked-about names in the high-performance electric mountain bike industry, largely because of one headline-grabbing fact: the thing is absurdly powerful. Now the company is trying to explain why. In a lengthy statement released today titled “Power with Purpose,” Avinox defended its philosophy behind building…
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DefenseNews

Russia launches unannounced nuclear exercise, including Belarusian launch sites

VIENNA — Russia launched its largest nuclear exercises in years on Tuesday, mobilizing nearly 65,000 troops, over 200 missile launchers, 140 aircraft, 73 surface vessels and 13 submarines, including eight strategic nuclear submarines, in a three-day drill that runs through Thursday. The Russian Defense Ministry announced the maneuvers without prior public notice on May 19, framing them as a…
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ComputersNews

14 nifty USB-C gadgets you didn’t know you needed

I don’t know how your tech drawers look, but mine are filled with wires I’ll likely never use again because technology has advanced quite a bit. Thankfully, USB-C seems to be here to stay since there is no wrong way to plug these things in. It’s not just smartphones…
ComputersNews

Laptop makers, I’m begging you to add another USB-C port

Last week I spent a few days watching the Asus and Best Buy websites like a hawk, waiting for that slinky little Zenbook A14 to start shipping. It’s a really cool, lightweight laptop with battery life for days, literally. But it has one design problem that I see all too often on otherwise good laptops: The USB-C ports are only on one side. This sucks. Allow me to use several hundred words to…
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GamingNews

Microsoft Launches Xbox Player Voice to Gather Feedback, Fans Immediately Demand a Return to Exclusives

Microsoft is continuing its drive to revamp brand Xbox with the launch of a feedback platform that gives fans the chance to vote on community requests. Predictably, the request with the most votes is a return to exclusives. Microsoft’s multiplatform push may have increased sales (Forza Horizon 5, for example, has found significant success on PlayStation 5), but it has come at the expense of…
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