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Uber already runs a food delivery service of its own called Uber Eats and it may be looking to acquire a food delivery firm to further bolster this effort. According to a new report, Uber is in talks to acquire a food delivery company called Deliveroo. It’s unclear how much Uber is willing to pay for the company but it would understandably have to be above Deliveroo’s latest valuation.

Deliveroo may not be the only company that Uber is thinking of buying. A recent report revealed that Uber is in talks with Careem for an acquisition as well. Careem is the company’s biggest rival in the Middle East and its acquisition would put Uber in a dominant position in the Middle East.

Deliveroo’s valuation last year was over $2 billion after the company raised $98 million from private investors. The London-based company and its investors are reportedly not that interested in giving up their independence so it’s possible that this acquisition talks with Uber may fall through if they feel that the price isn’t right.

The food delivery service was launched in London back in 2013. It has since expanded it service to 11 countries across the globe and is due to launch in new markets down the road. Both Uber and Deliveroo have not commented on the report about their talks.

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A while back, I outfitted my garage with a pair of Striker TRiLIGHTs. Those bright LED lights are still going strong, and have proven an excellent way to illuminate the entire space. But what about those times when you need to work under the hood of a car, or need direct, up-close lighting? Now Striker has a solution for that.

The TRiLIGHT ShopLight is a new variant of the original, designed for versatility and portability. It still features the same unique triple-fin heatsink design, but this version can be plugged into an outlet and brought directly to your work location.

The light packs 3000 lumens of total brightness, offering up an intense, yet even field of light wherever you need it. It’s great for working in cramped spaces, such as underneath machinery or other places where its hard to get a wide flood of light.

Each of its three fins is hinged, you can aim the light too. Since it is a flood light, I didn’t find angling them made much of a difference when working up close. Still, the ability to adjust the angle of the fins provides greater utility, allowing you to balance the light on just about any surface for hands-free use, or to fit it into unusual spots.

One of the big advantages of the TRiLIGHT ShopLight is its cool touch surface design, meaning you can carry it around without worrying about burning yourself on its fins or its handle. I wouldn’t stick my fingers right in front of the LED panels, but adjusting the aluminum fins was just fine while it was turned on.

Did I mention this thing is extremely bright? I walked into my pitch black utility room and turned it on, and the room was fully illuminated as if I had turned on a ceiling light. No more fumbling around in the dark.

For added versatility, the TRiLIGHT ShopLight’s handle also has a plastic hook built into its end, which allows you to hang it on a hook or through a hole under your car hood, etc. Unfortunately, the plastic hook isn’t as sturdy as it could be. When I tried to hang it over the rung of a metal ladder, it cracked because the rung was just slightly too big for the hook.

Granted, I forced it a little bit, but still, the plastic shouldn’t have snapped that easily. A metal hook, or something more pliable would be better. The remainder of the lamp’s plastic and aluminum construction seems quite sturdy, though I decided not to intentionally drop my ShopLight on the concrete floor. On the other hand, Striker says they’ve done lots of drop testing with success.

With the exception of its less than stellar hanging hook, the ShopLight is a great addition to any tool chest, offering up tremendous amounts of smooth, clean, and bright white light anywhere you have access to an outlet. The TRiLIGHT ShopLight is available now over at Striker for $129.99.

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It was reported a couple of months ago that Google is looking to launch a censored search engine in China. Google shut down its search product in the country back in 2010 amid concerns relating to censorship and thus lost access to a massive market. The company played down reports about having developed a censored search product for China but a new report claims that Google rushed to get employees to delete an internal memo detailing plans for this product.

The Intercept reports that Google’s memo detailed plans for the censored search engine for China and it showed that the plans were farther along than Google executives had previously acknowledged. The memo was written by a Google engineer who was working on the product.

Google human resources later reached out to employees who were believed to have read or saved it to immediately delete any copies. Apparently the information about the project on that memo seemingly contradicted comments from Google CEO Sundar Pichair who recently said that “We are not close to launching a search product in China and whether we would do so or could so so is all very unclear.”

The memo reportedly mentioned that employees were told in late July to get the product in “launch-ready state” so that it could be released quickly after approval was granted by Beijing. Pichai’s comments came in August when he added that “the team has been in an exploration stage for quite a while now, and I think they are exploring many options.”

A spokesperson for Google has reiterated those comments, saying that Google is not close to launching a search product in China.

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Two landers from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have successfully touched down on the Ryugu asteroid after separating from the Hayabusa2 probe in orbit, and have begun transmitting images from the space rock’s surface.

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