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Morfuns Eole S carbon fiber folding e-bike review: Lightweight with a torque sensor and throttle!

The Morfuns Eole S is an interesting departure from many of the budget-end folding electric bicycles on the market. It features both a lightweight design and some nice components that should make it an awesome urban e-bike for someone on the lookout for a small and unobtrusive folder. To be fair, we’ve of course seen plenty of lightweight folding e-bikes before. But when you cut the weight and…
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Tesla is planning a big Megapack project at Gigafactory Texas to avoid unreliable electric grid

According to new local flings, Tesla is planning a big Megapack project at Gigafactory Texas in order to complement its planned giant solar system and to try and mitigate problems that come with the state’s unreliable electric grid. Tesla is preparing to launch Gigafactory Texas with its Cyber Rodeo event next week. While production is just starting, the plant is still growing and more features…
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SpaceX pausing production of new Crew Dragon spacecraft

SpaceX says it will no longer build new vehicles of its Crew Dragon capsule, the spacecraft the company uses to take humans to and from the International Space Station, according to a report in Reuters. The plan for now is to cap the Crew Dragon fleet for carrying humans at…
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Venus Optics Unveils the Laowa 20mm f/4 Zero-D Shift Lens

Venus Optics has announced the Laowa 20mm f/4 Zero-D Shift lens that provides a plus or minus 11mm shift on full-frame cameras and gives architectural photographers the ability to have more control over perspective. The new 20mm f/4 Shift lens joins Venus Optics’ 15mm f/4.5 lens to allow photographers two different focal lengths with the shifting functionality. The lens has a 94.4-degree…
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Photographer ‘Disappointed’ That NBC Edited Lia Thomas Photos

NBC has sparked criticism for airing edited photos of transgender University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas that softened the athlete’s facial features. The photographer behind one of the photos says she is “surprised and disappointed” at what was done to her original shots. Thomas dominated news headlines in March after becoming the first openly transgender athlete to win an NCAA…
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