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Bloomberg: Apple asks suppliers to build 90 million ‘iPhone 13’ units by the end of 2021

July 14, 2021
Almost two months ahead of the announcement, Apple is asking its suppliers to speed up production of the next-generation iPhone. The company expects to ship 90 million units of the so-called “iPhone 13” by the end of this year, according to a new report from Bloomberg. As mentioned by the report, citing sources familiar with the matter, Apple usually orders about 75 million units of a new…
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Docs, Sheets, & Slides are the latest Google apps to adopt Android 12’s animated splash screen [Updated]

July 14, 2021
Every app open on Android 12 is accompanied by a launch animation to make “startup a more consistent and delightful experience.” One aspect of this is an animated icon on the splash screen, with Drive being the first Google app to support this on Android 12. Update 7/13: Version 1.21.262.04.40 of Docs, Sheets, and Slides is rolling out with launch animations. These three apps share the same…
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Space startup Momentus charged by SEC with misleading investors

July 14, 2021
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday charged embattled space infrastructure startup Momentus Space and its founder, Mikhail Kokorich, with allegedly misleading investors about its propulsion technology and downplaying regulators’ national security concerns…
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40-Year Mystery Solved: Source of Jupiter’s X-Ray Flares Uncovered

July 14, 2021
. A puzzler about the gas giant’s intense northern and southern lights has been deciphered. Planetary astronomers combined measurements taken by NASA’s Juno spacecraft orbiting Jupiter, with data from ESA’s (the European Space Agency’s) Earth-orbiting XMM-Newton mission, to solve a 40-year-old mystery about the origins of Jupiter’s unusual X-ray auroras. For the first time…
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Tesla 4680 battery cell: LG & Samsung reportedly produced samples as they eye big contract

July 14, 2021
LG Energy Solutions and Samsung SDI have both reportedly completed the first sample cells of Tesla’s 4680 battery cell as they eye a big contract from the automaker. Last year, Tesla unveiled its plan to produce its own new tabless battery cell in a bigger format with a new chemistry. The automaker claims to have solved some major issues that were preventing the industry from producing bigger…
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