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This breakthrough may revolutionize lithium-sulfur batteries

February 25, 2021
Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries, given their light weight and theoretical high capacities, are a promising alternative to conventional lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries for large-scale energy storage systems and electric vehicles. But Li-S batteries currently suffer from poor longevity. Now, scientists from the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) in Korea have discovered a new…
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Quick Charge Podcast: February 24, 2021

February 25, 2021
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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Hyundai announces Kona, Ioniq, and Bus battery replacements

February 25, 2021
After some fires, Hyundai will replace batteries in all Kona, Ioniq EVs, and Elec City buses. GM owners wonder if they’ll get the same thing, while most have faith in a software fix. As we broke the news last week, Hyundai has now officially announced that they are going to replace all their LG batteries in: 75,680 Kona EV electric cars 5,716 Ioniq electric cars 305 Elec City buses It would…
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New Steam feature may improve support for PS5’s DualSense gamepad

February 25, 2021
Valve Software is determined to continue improving the experience of using a controller with the games on Steam. So the company is adding a new tracking tool to its Steamworks suite that reports a breakdown of gamepad use. This may encourage developers to add support for specific features built into console controllers, like those for the PlayStation 5’s DualSense. More than 48 million players…
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BioWare cans Anthem Next, focuses on Dragon Age and Mass Effect

February 25, 2021
Anthem‘s reboot, dubbed Anthem Next, is no more. BioWare made the announcement in a blog post today. Anthem debuted February 22, 2019, almost two years ago. The ambitious BioWare multiplayer cooperative shooter soon met criticism for its lack of content and technical…
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Blueshift raises $30 million to manage and analyze customer data

February 25, 2021
Customer data analytics company Blueshift today announced it has closed a $30 million series C round, bringing its total raised to $65 million. The company plans to put the funds toward expanding its workforce while further developing its marketing platform. A recent report…
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Gaming, datacenters boost Nvidia’s Q4 revenues to $5 billion

February 25, 2021
Nvidia reported revenues of $5.0 billion for its fourth fiscal quarter ended January 31, up 61% from a year earlier. The revenues and non-GAAP earnings per share of $3.10 beat expectations as new gaming hardware and AI products generated strong demand. A year ago, Nvidia reported non-GAAP earnings per share of $1.89 on revenues of $3.1 billion. The Santa Clara, California-based company makes…
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