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Ruff Cycles’ new electric minibike is a scrambler-styled e-bike with a rare mid-drive motor

August 13, 2021
Ruff Cycles has just released a new electric bicycle known as the Biggie that sports a mini-bike design paired with a mid-drive motor setup. That’s a rarely seen combo on this popular style of electric bike. But the German-based Ruff Cycles may have wanted to pluck a motor out of its own backyard, opting for a German Bosch e-bike drive system. The Ruff Cycles Biggie comes with two motor…
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Tesla says Tesla Semi electric truck’s weight is on point, and that’s crucial

August 13, 2021
Tesla made a rare comment about the Tesla Semi electric truck’s weight, which is going to be crucial to the success of the electric truck. The automaker says that Tesla Semi will be able to transport a payload “at least as high as it would be for a diesel truck.” In the US, class 8 trucks are required to weigh less than 80,000 lbs with their load. Since the load is what makes trucking…
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DefenseNews

Navy nearing decisions on small, medium UUV replacement options

August 13, 2021
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy is “well on its way” to delivering a replacement small unmanned underwater vehicle for mine countermeasures and is in source selection for a replacement medium UUV that will support both the submarine and the explosive ordnance disposal communities. The Mk 18 Mod 1 Swordfish and Mk 18 Mod 2 Kingfish date back to the late 1990s and 2000s. The former is a…
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Protesters block entrances to Raytheon plant

August 13, 2021
PORTSMOUTH, R.I. — A group of activists blocked the entrance to a Raytheon Technologies plant in Rhode Island on Thursday morning to protest what they allege is the company’s role in the “killing of civilians” and “other human rights abuses.” Some members of…
MobileNews

Google rolls out Material You redesign of Wear OS Play Store, watch app installs from phones [U]

August 13, 2021
At the start of this month, a revamped Google Play started appearing on Wear OS. Google today officially announced this Material You redesign of the Play Store and that the ability to install Wear OS apps to your from your phone is rolling out. Update 8/12: Google has widely rolled out the Material You Play Store on Wear OS three weeks after officially announcing the redesign. Some apps like…
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