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NASA just completed a critical propeller test for its all-electric experimental plane called X-57

November 6, 2020
NASA is developing an all-electric experimental plane called the X-57 Maxwell as part of an effort to share insight with regulators before EV planes establish a market. Propellers for the electric X-plane recently completed wind tunnel testing at the Langley Research Center in Virginia. Wind tunnel test Positioned along the leading edge of X-57’s cruise-efficient wing, these motors and…
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Galaxy S20 FE gets a new variant with 256GB of storage

November 6, 2020
We called Samsung’s new Galaxy S20 FE the best smartphone the company has released in 2020, and now it’s getting a slight upgrade. The Galaxy S20 FE is will be available for purchase tonight with 256GB of storage. Out of the box, the default Galaxy S20 FE comes with…
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Huawei Mate 40 Pro review: Hot hardware with added software shenanigans [Video]

November 6, 2020
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro has been released into a very different landscape to that of its predecessor, the Mate 30 Pro. Restrictions have tightened, but that hasn’t dulled the Chinese firm’s enthusiasm for flagship smartphone releases. Hardware can only take you so far. The crux of almost all decent tech is the still software. Yes, the underlying base of the Mate 40 Pro is the same Android…
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VW CEO: a Biden win is better for our global electric car strategy

November 6, 2020
Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess said today that a Joe Biden win in the US presidential election would boost the German automaker’s efforts to mass-produce electric vehicles globally. Diess said on a Bloomberg webcast [via Reuters]: A Democratic program would be more aligned with our worldwide strategy to fight climate change to go electric. The United States, when it comes to market share…
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Google Chat adding support for rooms with unthreaded conversations

November 6, 2020
Since launch, rooms in Google Chat have had conversations grouped into threads. This approach made sense for some, but was a barrier to high-volume teams and contrasted with Slack. Google is now adding the ability to have unthreaded Chat rooms. Today, conversations in rooms must be grouped into threads. This change introduces a simpler type of conversation, without threads — giving you…
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