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Watch this 1.2 Megawatt electric motorcycle break the world record in 6-second drag race

October 5, 2020
When Danish racing team True Cousins got started with electric motorcycle racing, their first attempt was rather modest. But twelve years after fielding their first custom 12 kW electric motorcycle, the team returned to set a new world record with a new bike featuring 100x the power. The Silver Lightning is a custom built electric drag racing motorcycle featuring up to 1,200 kW of power. Last…
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The Android-powered Zeiss ZX1 camera goes up for pre-order priced at $6,000

October 5, 2020
Despite being announced way back in September 2018, the Android-powered Zeiss ZX1 camera looks as though it is now available for pre-order with an eye-watering $6,000 price tag. While smartphone cameras may be taking leaps each and every year, until there is a quantum leap in sensor size, they will still lag behind mirrorless and DSLR camera hardware. Google’s approach has been to utilize…
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Tesla (TSLA) in talks with Indonesia govt to build new nickel venture

October 5, 2020
Tesla (TSLA) is reportedly in talks with Indonesia’s government to build new venture to secure some of the country’s nickel supply. While many companies are looking to secure lithium, cobalt, and graphite to produce batteries for electric vehicles, Tesla has been more concerned with nickel lately. During Tesla’s last earnings call in July, CEO Elon Musk pleaded with mining companies to…
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October 2020 patch rolling out for Galaxy S10 and S20 series

October 5, 2020
The most recent October 2020 security patch is now already rolling out for the Samsung Galaxy S10 and S20 series. Continuing Samsung’s great recent history of prompt updates, the October 2020 patch has already been spotted rolling out just a few days after the One UI 3.0…
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Here's our wish list for the Nikon Z6 II and Z7 II

October 5, 2020
Thanks to a process of continued improvement, the Z6 and Z7 are going to be hard acts to follow. Nikon has already started teasing its forthcoming Z6 and Z7 Mark II cameras, so the question is: just what are they going to bring? We’ve collectively put together a…
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Nvidia unveils Maxine, a managed cloud AI videoconferencing service

October 5, 2020
Nvidia today launched Nvidia Maxine, a platform that provides developers with a suite of GPU-accelerated AI conferencing software to enhance video quality. The company describes Maxine as a “cloud-native” solution that makes it possible for service providers to bring AI effects — including gaze correction, super-resolution, noise cancellation, face relighting, and more — to end…
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