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All US Navy destroyers will get hypersonic missiles, says Trump’s national security adviser

October 21, 2020
PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD, Maine — The U.S. Navy plans to put hypersonic missiles on all Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, President Donald Trump’s top national security official said Wednesday. The Navy wants to field hypersonic missiles first on the Virginia-class attack submarine, then on the new Zumwalt-class destroyers, and then finally across the Burkes, national security adviser Robert…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

EGEB: Poland’s largest utility wants to dump coal

October 21, 2020
Poland’s largest utility, PGE, announces it wants to get rid of coal and become net zero by 2050. EU environment ministers will make the EU’s pledge to reach net zero by 2050 legally binding. 66% of US voters said they support Biden’s $2 trillion climate plan. Arcadia…
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Tesla battery supplier LG Chem prepares to triple cylindrical cell production, hints at own 4680 cell

October 21, 2020
LG Chem, who recently started supplying Tesla with cylindrical battery cells, announced that it is preparing to triple cylindrical cell production. The company even hinted that it would make its own battery cells like Tesla’s new 4680 cell. Most automakers making electric vehicles are using pouch cells. On the other hand, Tesla has pioneered the use of cylindrical battery cells in its electric…
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Italy’s Navy-Air Force tussle over the F-35 comes to a head

October 21, 2020
ROME — A long-running tussle between Italy’s Air Force and Navy over the F35-B jet is coming to a head as deadlines approach for deciding who gets the next aircraft to roll off the production line and where it will be based. Italy’s planned order for 30 of the…
MobileNews

iPhone 12 and 12 Pro get 20% shorter battery life when on 5G

October 21, 2020
It was already clear that the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro would lose battery faster when hooked to 5G networks compared to 4G ones, but we didn’t know how much. Well now we sort of do, thanks to and their battery test – running a browser script at 150 nits and…
MobileNews

First teardown video shows how Apple made the iPhone 12 thinner and lighter

October 21, 2020
Ahead of its official release on Friday, the first teardown video of the iPhone 12 has surfaced. While this teardown video is not as in-depth as what we expect to see once the iPhone 12 is more widely available, it offers our first look inside Apple’s all-new design. The primary focus of this teardown is on comparing the iPhone 12 with last year’s iPhone 11. For example, we can see in the…
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MobileNews

OnePlus Nord N10 tipped to offer a blue color, familiar design

October 21, 2020
In just a matter of days, OnePlus is set to bring two more smartphones to the United States. Now, we’re getting a couple of details on one of those devices, the OnePlus Nord N10 5G, which will apparently feature a pretty familiar design. On Twitter, Max J who has an…
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Apple pulls TV Remote app now that it's built into iOS

October 21, 2020
Don’t go looking for Apple’s dedicated remote app to steer your Apple TV — you won’t find it. The 9to5Mac team has learned that the company quietly removed the Apple TV Remote app from its digital store. While there wasn’t an official explanation, there also wasn’t much point to keeping the app around. You’ve had access to an Apple TV remote in the Control Center on iPhones and iPads…
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