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Latest Google Pixel ad emphasizes the ease of switching with karate [video]

With the latest Pixel phones now a few months old and the next generation not due for a few more, Google ads are less focused on the device and more about how easy a switch is. Following the ASMR-esque “mindful” video in March, the latest shows the process while mixing in some karate. Like before, it starts with inserting your SIM and turning on the Pixel. After following the onscreen…
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DefenseNews

Air Force general says of Army’s long range precision fires goal: ‘It’s stupid’

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force general in charge of managing the service’s bomber inventory slammed the Army’s new plan to base long-range missiles in the Pacific, calling the idea expensive, duplicative and “stupid.” “Why in the world would we entertain a brutally expensive idea when we don’t, as the [Defense] Department, have the money to go do that?” Gen. Timothy Ray, who…
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MobileNews

OnePlus 9 Pro w/ 128GB storage, $969 price might not be available in the US for a bit

The OnePlus 9 Pro is the company’s most expensive smartphone ever at $969, but so far buyers have only had access to the top-end $1,069 version of the device. Now, we’ve confirmed with OnePlus that the OnePlus 9 Pro with 128GB of storage won’t be launching in the US for a little while longer. After the launch event earlier this month confirmed the price would start at $969, pre-orders and…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Extreme E kicks off this weekend with first electric off-road race in the desert

Extreme E, the new electric off-road racing series, begins this weekend with its inaugural race, the Desert X Prix, in the deserts of Al-‘Ula, Saudi Arabia. The race itself happens on Sunday at 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. UTC (3 a.m. PDT, 6 a.m. EDT, 1 p.m. local Saudi time) and will be streamed to some but not all territories. You can find out how to watch it on Extreme E’s website. In the USA, Fox…
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