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Tesla reintroduces Model 3 Long Range in US... with Chinese cells?

Tesla has once again started taking orders on the Model 3 Long Range in the US, after it was missing for nearly nine months. And it might be using Lithium-iron-phosphate (LiFePO4/LFP) battery cells, like the Model 3 Standard Range, or it might be a new chemistry, based off of LFP… The changes appeared on Tesla’s website tonight, in Tesla’s Model 3 design studio. The car has once again…
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MobileNews

Motorola's 2023 Moto Edge+ and G come to the US

Motorola is bringing some of its headlining smartphones to the US, and they may be welcome upgrades if you were disappointed with previous models. To start, the 2023 Moto Edge+ is a significant upgrade that addresses some of last year’s shortcomings. The new phone…
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Quick Charge Podcast: May 2, 2023

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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Apple and Google team up to tackle Bluetooth tracker stalking

Apple and Google have announced a partnership to tackle the issue of unwanted tracking through the likes of AirTags and Tile devices. The companies have proposed industry standards “to help combat the misuse of Bluetooth location-tracking devices for unwanted tracking.”  The proposal has received backing from Samsung, Tile, Chipolo, Anker’s Eufy brand and Pebblebee, as well as a…
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DefenseNews

Fleet Forces chief wants to make a smaller Navy more lethal

NORFOLK, Va. — The head of U.S. Fleet Forces Command operates a fleet smaller than the Navy planned, due to delays in ship and submarine construction and maintenance. But Adm. Daryl Caudle said reducing operations isn’t an option, as Navy forces routinely find themselves…
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Air Force prepares to retire U-2 spy planes in 2026

The Air Force is forging ahead with its plan to retire the storied U-2 Dragon Lady spy aircraft in fiscal 2026, as part of a yearslong effort to reshape how the service surveils American adversaries from above. Air Force leaders have considered retiring the U-2 fleet for nearly two decades, asking Congress in some years to ditch the Cold War-era workhorse or, in others, to retire the RQ-4 Global…
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US Air Force shifting hundreds of computer apps to the cloud

BALTIMORE — The U.S. Department of the Air Force expects to move hundreds of applications to the cloud this year, according to Venice Goodwine, the director of enterprise information technology. The department has already migrated at least 100 apps, relying on its Cloud One program, and has “almost 200″ more in the pipeline ready to go, she said at the AFCEA TechNet Cyber conference in…
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