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Watch Tesla’s new world’s biggest battery take shape with new Megapacks in drone video

December 21, 2020
The massive new Tesla Megapack project at the Moss Landing substation in California is starting to take shape as we can see in a new flyover of the construction site. It could soon become the world’s biggest battery. We first learned of the project at PG&E’s Moss Landing substation when they submitted it to CPUC and the company was in talks with Tesla in 2017. It involves four…
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MobileNews

ZTE Axon 20 5G now available for purchase globally

December 21, 2020
After grabbing all the headlines with the launch of its Axon 20 5G back in September ZTE has now made the world’s first phone with an under-display camera available globally. Initial sales will happen through invitation codes obtainable via ZTE’s New Vision Club as well…
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Samsung app leaks Galaxy Buds Pro in full including copy of Apple’s ‘Spatial Audio’ feature

December 21, 2020
Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Buds Pro look like they’ll finally be the company’s proper competitor to Apple’s excellent AirPods Pro. Now, thanks to an early leak in Samsung’s own app, we’re getting a closer look at the Galaxy Buds Pro and their features including a new feature similar to Apple’s “Spatial Audio.” Spotted in the Galaxy Store ahead of schedule, the Galaxy Wearable app…
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DefenseNews

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…
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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 photography was done with a hand-me-down rangefinder camera, a Kodak Retina IIc. I loved the experience of shooting it and still…
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MobileNews

EFF sides with Apple, slams Facebook’s criticism of iOS 14 privacy features as ‘laughable’

December 21, 2020
Facebook has spent the last week publicly criticizing Apple’s plans to add new privacy features to iOS 14 in early 2021. While Facebook has slammed Apple’s planned changes, the Electronic Frontier Foundation has now come out on Apple’s side, saying Facebook’s criticisms are “laughable.” In 2021, Apple will roll out a new App Tracking Transparency feature, which will require that…
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