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Tesla warns new Model S Plaid won’t hit advertised 200 mph at launch, needs tire/wheel upgrade

June 11, 2021
Tesla is warning that its new Model S Plaid won’t hit its advertised 200 mph top speed at launch since it will need a tire and wheel upgrade this fall. When Tesla announced the new Model S Plaid, the automaker announced some impressive specs, like a 0-60 mph acceleration in 1.99 seconds, a quarter-mile run in 9.2 seconds, and a top speed of 200 mph. Those are record-breaking specs in many…
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Green Deals: ROCKPALS 300W power station with 30W USB-C + 300W AC falls to $177, more

June 11, 2021
Woot via Amazon is offering the ROCKPALS 300W Portable Power Station for $176.99 shipped. Normally $245, today’s discount is the lowest that we’ve tracked since this past April when it fell to $150 for a few days. This portable battery delivers 280Wh of power which is enough to run a mini-refrigerator for around 5- to 6-hours, as well as recharge your iPhone 12 nearly 30 times. For outputs…
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DefenseNews

SASC advances Air Force secretary pick, six other nominees

June 11, 2021
WASHINGTON ― President Joe Biden’s nominee for Air Force secretary and six other top Pentagon picks advanced out of the Senate Armed Services Committee by a voice vote June 10. The Senate must consider them before they can be confirmed. The nominations are as follows: …
MobileNews

Chrome for Android may soon follow Material You color theming

June 11, 2021
One of the hallmarks of the upcoming Material You design language, featured in Android 12, is apps theming themselves based on your current wallpaper. Signs have begun to point toward Chrome for Android preparing to support Material You color theming. Material You is set…
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Bloomberg: Apple hires BMW veteran who led i3 development to join its electric car team

June 11, 2021
Apple has hired a former BMW executive to help lead the team working on the rumored Apple Car “Project Titan.” According to Bloomberg, Apple hired Ulrich Kranz within “recent weeks” to work alongside Doug Field leading the Apple Car development. Kranz spent 30 years at BMW, serving as the senior vice president of the team that developed the BMW i3 and i8 electric and hybrid cars. After…
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Horse Photobombs Maternity Shoot, Smiles for the Camera

June 10, 2021
An Ohio wedding photographer recently found herself working the “best maternity session ever” when one of the couple’s horses decided to join in on the shoot, smile for the camera, and crack everyone up. Cincinnati photographer Kristen Zaffiro was conducting the photo shoot for Phil and Amanda (Zaffiro’s cousin) on the couple’s pasture. “We tried the photo shoot two other times and got…
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