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Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: Solar-powered ice cream vending bike

July 9, 2022
Dumpster diving into the abyss of the world’s largest online shopping site has regularly seen me bob to the surface with some uniquely interesting and sometimes terrifying finds. China has become the undisputed leader in producing electric vehicles, especially the seemingly outlandish ones. But as much fun as a bright pink life-sized Barbie electric pickup truck can be, it’s the truly useful…
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This big, sand-filled energy storage silo can be powered by wind and solar

July 9, 2022
Finnish startup Polar Night Energy and local Finnish utility Vatajankoski have together built the world’s first commercial sand-based, high-temperature heat storage system that can be powered by solar and wind. Sand-filled energy storage in Finland Polar Night Energy’s heat storage system is a 23-foot-tall steel container filled with 100 tons of sand. (Polar Night Energy uses the lowest…
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Saints Row officially coming to Google Stadia on August 23, day-and-date with other platforms

July 9, 2022
After months of uncertainty, it was today officially announced that Saints Row will be released on Google Stadia the same day as other major platforms. The reboot of Saints Row was originally scheduled for release this past February, but was delayed to August. The game is still on track for its August 23 release date, but it’s now adding a new platform. Officially announced on Twitter today…
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LG V50 ThinQ picks up its Android 12 update

July 9, 2022
LG is long gone at this point, but the company isn’t quite done supporting its existing smartphones. Today, LG has released the Android 12 update for the LG V50 ThinQ in the US. The LG V50 ThinQ first hit the scene in 2019 and pushed forward LG’s middle-ground on the…
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Google and YouTube celebrate ‘BTS ARMY Day’ w/ easter egg, Street View tour, more

July 9, 2022
To celebrate BTS and their massive fanbase, the BTS ARMY, Google, and YouTube have launched a variety of collaborations, including a new easter egg and a Street View tour. For the past month, YouTube has been hosting a “#MyBTStory challenge” that invited the innumerable fans of South Korean pop band BTS to share their favorite memories of the band’s nine-year career. That event is coming…
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