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QuantumScape (QS) continues to scale up solid-state cell production, a key goal for 2025

Solid-state battery developer QuantumScape is approaching the end of 2025 with all of its key goals achieved. The latest development is the installation of key equipment to enable higher-volume QSE-5 cell production – the foundation for QuantumScape’s scaled solid-state battery manufacturing. I admittedly always love when a progress update from QuantumScape ($QS) comes across my computer…
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DefenseNews

US Air Force instructor pilots have first T-7 in training milestone

The Air Force’s first T-7 Red Hawk trainer assigned to an operational unit landed at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph in Texas on Dec. 5, opening the door to the service’s new era of pilot training. A lot more work remains, however, before the T-7 is officially folded into day-to-day activities to train the next generation of Air Force pilots. The Boeing-made T-7 is the service’s first new…
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ComputersNews

Microsoft says Windows 11 will be better for gaming in 2026, pinkie swear

With the Steam Deck still the favorite of the handheld gaming PC market by a wide margin, and Valve poised to make a swing at console-style living room PCs with the second-gen Steam Machine, Microsoft might be feeling a little nervous about gaming on Windows 11. As well it should. A short Windows blog update says that Microsoft is working on gaming performance. “We’re committed to making…
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ComputersNews

YouTube TV teases slimmed-down streaming bundles for 2026

YouTube TV is about to get skinny—that is, it’s set to add skinny bundles of live streaming TV channels next year, including a sports package with every ESPN network. More than 10 of these “genre-specific” bundles are coming to YouTube TV next year, but for now…
GamingNews

After Almost a Decade, Pokémon Go Delights Fans by Finally Adding Remote Trading — and for Now, There Are No Strings Attached

Pokémon Go now finally lets players trade creatures from afar — a feature that fans have wanted for almost a decade. Since Pokémon Go launched in 2016, the game has been hesitant to allow gameplay that does not encourage players to meet up in person. Remote raiding was only added to the game during the era of Covid lockdowns, and trading has remained locked within a small location radius —…
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