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A new coating could be the key to lighter lithium metal batteries

For a couple of years now, scientists have positioned lithium metal batteries as the next major breakthrough in battery technology, thanks to two main advantages over their lithium-ion counterparts. First, they can store at least 33 percent more powe…

iOS 12.4 jailbreak security hole is closed again

Jailbreaking has always been like a game of cat and mouse between Apple and developers. Said developers will discover a critical vulnerability that grants them privileged access to the operating system and Apple will later close that security hole, thereby making the jailbreaking method ineffective. That has been repeated over and over again to the point that it has become … Continue reading

Polestar 1 production begins as Volvo EV spin-off stakes its independence

Polestar has begun production of the Polestar 1, its performance hybrid that the Volvo spin-off hopes will distract GT buyers from the usual BMW or Porsche. The car is being built at Polestar’s new production facility in Chengdu, China, a specially-built factory for the Geely-backed automaker. It’s been a circuitous route for Polestar to this point. The company started out … Continue reading

Valkyrie Won't Be the First LGBTQ Character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe After All

She was just the first one announced.

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Huawei Is in Talks to Launch a 'Pilot Program' Using Russian OS as Replacement for Android

After being placed on a so-called Entity List by the U.S. federal government, severely restricting its access to American technology, Chinese tech giant and world’s second-largest smartphone manufacturer Huawei is investigating using the Russian-made Aurora operating system as a replacement for Google’s Android OS on…

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Ariana Grande, Lizzo, Nicki Minaj Join Planned Parenthood’s ‘Bans Off My Body’ Campaign

The campaign aims to raise awareness about abortion restrictions as it seeks to gather 500,000 online signatures.

‘Hasn’t Met Him’: White House Debunks Trump’s Claim Melania Knows Kim Jong Un

The president said after the G7 summit in France that the first lady had “gotten to know” the North Korean dictator.

Microsoft Your Phone outage reveals Galaxy Note 10 Link to PC flaw

One of the Galaxy Note 10’s new feature is the ability to run its DeX mode inside any Windows or Mac computer. That “Link to PC” feature finally rolled out last week but users only had a few days to enjoy it. Almost all day Monday, users of Microsoft’s Your Phone system have been complaining about problem connecting their phones … Continue reading

Scientists Just Took a Big Step In the Race to Save the Northern White Rhino

Thanks to groundbreaking science, conservationists could save the critically endangered northern white rhino. Only two animals of this species remain—Najin and Fatu, both of which are female—and an international team of scientists have come together to harvest 10 eggs from the hopeful rhino mamas in the Ol Pejeta…

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