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US Air Force has a fix for two major KC-46 problems

February 2, 2021
WASHINGTON — Two of the KC-46 aerial refueling tanker’s major technical problems may be in the rearview mirror. The U.S. Air Force on Feb. 1 announced it closed one of the Boeing-made aircraft’s six category 1 deficiencies — which indicate problems that impact operations or pose a safety risk — and downgraded another to the lesser category 2 status. The two issues both revolve…
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Quick Charge Podcast: February 1, 2021

February 2, 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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Tesla Semi electric truck production prototype spotted ahead of launch

February 2, 2021
A brand new Tesla Semi prototype has been spotted between Tesla’s Fremont factory and Gigafactory Nevada ahead of the start of production. Tesla Semi When unveiling Tesla Semi in 2017, the automaker said that the electric truck would be available in 2019. After a few delays, Tesla talked about “low-volume production in late 2020, but the timeline was later pushed to 2021. Last summer, CEO…
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MobileNews

Samsung cuts $250 off the price of the Galaxy Z Flip 5G 

February 2, 2021
Samsung has slashed the price of the Galaxy Z Flip 5G by $250. You can now buy the unlocked version of the foldable phone for $1,200 before trade-in incentives from Samsung’s website.    First announced in February 2020, Samsung updated the Galaxy Z Flip partway through…
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iOS 14.5 will let Apple Watch owners unlock iPhones while wearing a mask

February 2, 2021
While the full release won’t arrive for some time, Apple just released the first iOS 14.5 developer beta today, and one change may be more immediately useful than all the rest. Once installed, the update will allow users to unlock their iPhones via Face ID even while wearing a mask. There is, unfortunately, one major caveat: the feature only works if iPhone’s owner is also wearing an…
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Apple releases macOS Big Sur 11.2 with fixes for Bluetooth, external display issues, more

February 2, 2021
After 3 RC builds being released over the previous weeks, Apple has officially released macOS Big Sur 11.2 for all users today. The release includes some important fixes for Bluetooth, external display, iCloud issues, and more. macOS Big Sur 11.2 is rolling out now and should appear in System Preferences > Software Update. Keep checking back if you don’t see the update right away. Users…
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