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Tesla (TSLA) acquires German battery assembly line maker supplying BMW and Mercedes

Tesla is acquiring a German battery assembly line manufacturer supplying BMW and Mercedes-Benz, according to several reports. Over the last few years, Tesla has been on a buying spree of companies involved in manufacturing engineering and building machines for manufacturing, like Hibar Systems and Compass Automation. Now Tesla is reportedly adding another similar company as a subsidiary as it…
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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2's hinge survived a dust bath in a durability test

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 has been out in the wild for a couple of weeks, which means testers have had some time to put the phone through its paces. A durability test by YouTuber JerryRigEverything (aka Zack Nelson) suggests the Galaxy Z Fold 2’s hinge lives up to Samsung’s claim that it’s sturdier than the one on the original Galaxy Fold. Following some scratch tests on the device’s…
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Here are the email apps iOS 14 now lets you set as default

Apple’s iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 launched this week, introducing a ton of new features to the company’s smartphones and tablets — including the option to change your default browser and default email apps to services like Chrome or Outlook to handle links by default instead of Apple’s native Safari and Mail apps. Here’s a running list of available third-party browsers on iOS 14. As for…
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Twitter expands its 'read before sharing' test to iOS

Following a test to get people to read articles before tweeting them, Twitter announced plans last month to roll the feature out to everyone. Today, the company is expanding its test and bringing the prompts to iOS. When someone on an Apple mobile device tries to retweet or quote tweet an article, Twitter “may ask if you&aposd like to open it first.” The test started out with Android users…
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