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Flying electric boat to showcase cutting commute times in half in Washington D.C.

What if your morning commute didn’t involve gridlock on the 395 or the Orange Line crawl, but instead meant silently flying over the Potomac River at 30 knots? That’s exactly what Stockholm-based Candela is bringing to Washington D.C. this week with the U.S. demo debut of its flying electric boats. While it doesn’t appear to be a permanent route nor make use of the company’s latest…
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DefenseNews

Printing with sand: How Rock Island Arsenal keeps Army gear humming

ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. — In the forge at Rock Island Arsenal, workers in silver heat suits and darkened face shields shovel fire unfazed as flames lick their feet and legs. Their work is older than the nation’s railroads, melting and molding metal the way it’s been done for centuries. Sparks cascade as they raise a cauldron of molten metal from the flames along the ceiling to a set of…
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ComputersNews

Asus’ ROG Xbox Ally nails the hardware. But Windows still needs work on handhelds

Microsoft’s Xbox brand is not doing great. Despite being a pillar of the modern gaming landscape, it seems like Xbox consoles are inconsequential thanks to stiff competition from within and without. Nintendo and Sony are playing to their strengths, and Microsoft itself seems more interested in pushing a platform and subscription than in maintaining its shrinking portion of the market. Add to…
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GamingNews

'The Only Reason Call of Duty Exists Is Because EA Were Dicks,' Battlefield Boss Vince Zampella Says

Battlefield boss Vince Zampella has said that Activision’s best-selling Call of Duty franchise only exists “because EA were dicks.” It’s an eye-opening but typically frank statement from Zampella, who is of course now an EA employee himself once again. Over his career, Zampella has ping-ponged between rival publishers EA and Activision, working first on EA’s Medal of…
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