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Lockheed Martin buys Aerojet Rocketdyne in $4.4B deal

December 21, 2020
WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin will acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne in a $4.4 billion deal that will allow the defense giant to beef up its technical know-how in the areas of space, propulsion and munitions, the companies announced Dec. 20. The acquisition signals Lockheed’s continued interest in the areas of hypersonic weapons and space — two major technology development priorities for the…
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Gear of the Year: Dale's choice - Fujifilm X-Pro3

December 21, 2020
Photo: Dan Bracaglia I think we can all agree that 2020 has been an unpredictable year, so it seems appropriate that my gear of the year is a camera I wouldn’t have predicted a few months ago: the Fujifilm X-Pro3. But first, a bit of context. Some of my earliest…
MobileNews

iPhone security flaw let spies hack dozens of Al Jazeera journalists

December 21, 2020
Journalists appear to have fallen prone to a particularly sophisticated digital espionage campaign. According to the Guardian, Citizen Lab has discovered that operators using NSO Group software, nicknamed Kismet, hacked the iPhones of 37 journalists (most from Al Jazeera) using an iMessage vulnerability that had been present for roughly a year. The zero-click attacks left no trace and would have…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Tesla is going to release Full Self-Driving monthly subscription in early 2021

December 21, 2020
Elon Musk has confirmed that Tesla plans to release its Full Self-Driving software package as a monthly subscription service as soon as “early 2021”. Be ready for a surprisingly high price. Earlier this year, we reported on indications that Tesla is working on a pay-as-you-go subscription for its Full Self-Driving (FSD) package. Later, CEO Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla planned to release…
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MobileNews

Razer's BlackWidow Elite keyboard returns to record low of $85

December 20, 2020
You can drop a ton of money on mechanical keyboards but now you can grab a great one from Razer at its lowest price ever. The Razer BlackWidow Elite mechanical gaming keyboard is on sale for $85 at Amazon, and that sale price is good for the models with green and orange…
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New electric bike drive unit combines mid-motor with automatic transmission

December 20, 2020
If you thought you knew all of the mid-drive motors in the e-bike world, think again. The French company Valeo has just unveiled a radical new type of mid-drive electric motor that adds a built-in automatic transmission. Automatic transmissions alone aren’t unique in the e-bike space. We’ve tested several models that feature mid-drive motors paired with automatic transmissions. They’re…
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