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BMW's motorsport division announces first EV based on the i4

BMW M, the German automaker's motorsport division, has announced that it's developing its first battery-electric car based on the upcoming i4 EV. According to CarAdvice, BMW M CEO Markus Flasch has made the revelation during a press event for Austral...

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BMW's motorsport division announces first EV based on the i4

Engadget

SpaceX's reused rockets will carry national security payloads for the first time

SpaceX has been reusing rockets for years, but they've been off-limits for some crucial launches. They?ll get more use soon, however. The private spaceflight company has signed a contract with the US Space Force to reuse a Falcon 9 booster rocket for...

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SpaceX's reused rockets will carry national security payloads for the first time

Engadget

Hyundai's next electric race car hints at the future of sporty road-going EVs

Hyundai's electric sports car ambitions didn't end with a spruced-up Veloster. The automaker has unveiled an RM20e Racing Midship Sports Car that not only promises to boost its motorsport plans, but reflects the "next generation" of N performance car...

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Hyundai's next electric race car hints at the future of sporty road-going EVs

The Verge

Go read this story about a bizarre harassment campaign by a group of ex-eBay employees

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Back in June, authorities in Massachusetts announced they were charging six former eBay employees in connection with the strange harassment campaign of a couple who ran an e-commerce newsletter. The six had sent the couple, Ina and David Steiner, online ...

7 hours ago

The Verge

Go read this story about a bizarre harassment campaign by a group of ex-eBay employees

Recode

How the pandemic is bringing Elon Musk's dream to connect everyone on Earth closer to reality

Illustration by Efi Chalikopoulou for Vox How the technology behind airplane wifi could help connect everyone on Earth. In vast swaths of the United States and the world, there are millions of people who don't have reliable internet access. These unconnected people aren't just in far-flung places ...

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Recode

How the pandemic is bringing Elon Musk's dream to connect everyone on Earth closer to reality

Engadget

Polestar will put its eco-friendly Precept car into production

Polestar's Precept won't suffer the same grim fate as many concept cars. The Volvo sibling has revealed that it will turn the Precept into a production car after a strong public response. While Polestar didn't say just how the mass-produced version w...

7 hours ago

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Polestar will put its eco-friendly Precept car into production

Engadget

SpaceX scales back plans for Starship's first high-altitude flight

You might want to dial back your expectations for the first high-altitude SpaceX Starship flight. Elon Musk now says the flight with the SN8 prototype will top out at 15km, or close to 50,000ft, instead of the 18km and 60,000ft he?d mentioned earlier...

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SpaceX scales back plans for Starship's first high-altitude flight

The Verge

PSA: Google Meet to limit meetings to 60 minutes on free plans September 30th

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google said in April it would allow unlimited-length meetings in its Google Meet video chat platform for all users until September 30th, and it looks like the company is sticking with that timeline. After September 30th, free versions of Meet will be limited ...

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PSA: Google Meet to limit meetings to 60 minutes on free plans September 30th

TechCrunch

Is your startup the next TikTok?

Editor's note: Get this free weekly recap of TechCrunch news that any startup can use by email every Saturday morning (7 a.m. PT). Subscribe here. And I don't mean building an app that gets the world addicted to short-form videos. I mean, where you build a huge company that spans the world and then get ...

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Is your startup the next TikTok?

Engadget

Tesla will boost your Model Y's acceleration for $2,000

How eager are you to improve the performance of your Tesla Model Y" Eager enough that you"d pay a hefty sum for what's ultimately some code changes" Now's your chance. Electrek reports that Model Y owners with Dual Motor AWD variants (but not Perform...

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Engadget

Tesla will boost your Model Y's acceleration for $2,000

The Verge

US tightens trade restrictions on Chinese chipmaker SMIC

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The US Commerce Department has added China's largest chipmaker, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), to its entity list, after it determined there an "unacceptable risk" that equipment SMIC received could be used for military purposes, ...

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The Verge

US tightens trade restrictions on Chinese chipmaker SMIC

TechCrunch

This Week in Apps: Redesigning the iOS 14 home screen, app makers form "fairness" coalition, latest on TikTok ban

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the TechCrunch series that recaps the latest OS news, the applications they support and the money that flows through it all. The app industry is as hot as ever, with a record 204 billion downloads and $120 billion in consumer spending in 2019. People are now spending three ...

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TechCrunch

This Week in Apps: Redesigning the iOS 14 home screen, app makers form "fairness" coalition, latest on TikTok ban

Ars Technica

Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion makes the megahit more accessible

Put off by Gloomhaven's bulk? This could be for you.

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Ars Technica

Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion makes the megahit more accessible

The Verge

How Duolingo designed the new characters for its Project World

The cast of characters from Duolingo's Project World | Duolingo Don't worry, Duo the owl isn't going anywhere Continue reading…

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How Duolingo designed the new characters for its Project World

The Verge

The coronavirus pandemic by the numbers

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge I"m dwelling on numbers because this week, the US officially counted 200,000 COVID-19 deaths. Words like "grim milestone" just don't seem adequate in the face of that toll. Numbers are valuable. Case counts help scientists track the infection's spread. ...

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The Verge

The coronavirus pandemic by the numbers

Ars Technica

Deep algebra for deep beats: The beautiful sounds of musical programming

The beauty of these projects comes as much from sonic textures as from elegant code.

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Ars Technica

Deep algebra for deep beats: The beautiful sounds of musical programming

WIRED

Windows XP Source Code Got Leaked All Over the Internet

Plus: A cruel phishing test, ransomware hits Russia, and more of the week's top security news.

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WIRED

Windows XP Source Code Got Leaked All Over the Internet

Ars Technica

The madness of Susanna Clarke, fairy princess

After more than a decade away, the fantasy author is back with Piranesi.

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Ars Technica

The madness of Susanna Clarke, fairy princess

The Verge

The Polestar Precept, an electric sedan powered by Android, is going into production

In February, Chinese electric vehicle company Polestar revealed a gorgeous sedan concept called the Precept that featured a stunning design along with an interior chock-full of sustainable material. But as with most concepts, it wasn't clear whether the Precept would ever be a real car. Today, Polestar ...

15 hours ago

The Verge

The Polestar Precept, an electric sedan powered by Android, is going into production

WIRED

Some Cities Are Plotting a "Green Recovery" After Covid-19

Cities like Los Angeles, Seattle, and New Orleans are aiming to tackle another, longer-term emergency: the climate crisis.

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WIRED

Some Cities Are Plotting a "Green Recovery" After Covid-19

WIRED

The 9 Best Travel Bags: Carry-On Luggage, Duffel, Budget (2020)

A rolling carry-on is perfect for more than just flying. Whether going by air, road, or rail, here is our favorite luggage.

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WIRED

The 9 Best Travel Bags: Carry-On Luggage, Duffel, Budget (2020)

Ars Technica

Seismic sound waves crossing the deep ocean could be a new thermometer

Sumatran earthquakes can be used to track the warming of the Indian Ocean.

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Ars Technica

Seismic sound waves crossing the deep ocean could be a new thermometer

WIRED

20 Best Weekend Deals: Laptops, Smart Speakers, and More

Snag discounts on the MacBook Air, Echo Dot, OnePlus 8, and other tech to keep you distracted indoors as the weather starts to cool.

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WIRED

20 Best Weekend Deals: Laptops, Smart Speakers, and More

WIRED

Activists at Amazon Say Its Climate Efforts Still Fall Short

One year after organizing a walkout, employees are calling for a more ambitious environmental agenda.

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WIRED

Activists at Amazon Say Its Climate Efforts Still Fall Short

WIRED

Here's How You Can 'See' Molecules?on a Whole 'Nother Planet

Scientists picked up signs of phosphene on Venus by using a technique called rotational spectroscopy. It works like this.

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WIRED

Here's How You Can 'See' Molecules?on a Whole 'Nother Planet

Fast Company

Hilarious music video articulates exactly why we can't quit flip phones

For about a decade, the smartphone market has copied Apple and built pretty much every phone just like its solid slab iPhone. That was until roughly the past year, when several companies have tried to bring the flip phone back, with new devices from Samsung, Motorola, and Microsoft. The verdict is ...

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Fast Company

Hilarious music video articulates exactly why we can't quit flip phones

Fast Company

Why adding "Plus" to the name of every streaming service is actually good

Picture this: You're a big time media executive. (Yes you, congrats!) Today, your job is to figure out what to call your company's new streaming service. It takes the content from all your channels and properties, and combines that with a bunch of stuff you own the licenses for. It will also be home ...

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Fast Company

Why adding "Plus" to the name of every streaming service is actually good

Fast Company

Tinder's new relationship goal: Get users to hang out, not just hook up

Back in April, as many countries were still enforcing stay-at-home orders amid the COVID-19 pandemic, online dating saw a surge in activity–even when meeting IRL wasn't an option. Tinder saw one of the bigger spikes, with 52% more messages sent globally and swipe volume among members under 25 also ...

21 hours ago

Fast Company

Tinder's new relationship goal: Get users to hang out, not just hook up

Fast Company

How COVID-19 is changing the English language

In April, the editors of the Oxford English Dictionary did something unusual. For the previous 20 years, they had issued quarterly updates to announce new words and meanings selected for inclusion. These updates have typically been made available in March, June, September, and December. In the late ...

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Fast Company

How COVID-19 is changing the English language

Fast Company

This random practice can boost collaboration and productivity

There's not a lot of serendipity on remote teams. You don't run into coworkers in the hallway, will never chat casually in the break room, and can't say good morning as you walk past someone's desk. Every interaction is intentional: you, or the other person, need to reach out. But reaching out to ...

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Fast Company

This random practice can boost collaboration and productivity

Recode

How the 2020 census is trying to overcome Covid-19, digital divides, and Trump to get an accurate count

Efi Chalikopoulou for Vox Another court defeat for the Trump administration means people have until October 31 to fill out their census form. 2020 has been a strange and unpredictable year for so many things, and the US census is no exception. Some of its challenges were anticipated: It's ...

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Recode

How the 2020 census is trying to overcome Covid-19, digital divides, and Trump to get an accurate count

TechCrunch

Postmates cuts losses in Q2 as it heads towards tie-up with Uber

Popular food delivery service Postmates is in the process of merging with Uber in a blockbuster $2.65 billion deal that would see it join forces with its food delivery competitor, Uber Eats. The deal remains under antitrust scrutiny, and has not yet been approved for closing. The deal is expected to ...

1 day ago

TechCrunch

Postmates cuts losses in Q2 as it heads towards tie-up with Uber

Ars Technica

Rare case of black licorice poisoning kills man in Massachusetts

The licorice plant naturally contains a toxin called glycyrrhizin.

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Ars Technica

Rare case of black licorice poisoning kills man in Massachusetts

TechCrunch

Daily Crunch: Reviewing the new Apple Watch

We've got an in-depth review of the Apple Watch Series 6, Apple gives Facebook a temporary break on App Store fees and Alexis Ohanian is raising a new fund. This is your Daily Crunch for September 25, 2020. The big story: Reviewing the new Apple Watch Brian Heater has already been writing about the Apple ...

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Daily Crunch: Reviewing the new Apple Watch

TechCrunch

Black founders face a unique set of challenges

The notion that Black people in America need to work twice as hard as others to succeed may be a depressing sentiment, but it has been deeply ingrained into the psyches of many African-Americans. At TechCrunch Disrupt, several Black founders spoke about some of the burdens that come along with being ...

1 day ago

TechCrunch

Black founders face a unique set of challenges

TechCrunch

NASA commissions report to show its economic impact: $64B and 312K jobs

Perhaps anticipating budget pushback from the federal government, NASA has released its first-ever agency-wide economic report, documenting the agency's impact on the nation's jobs and cash flow. Everyone knew NASA was impactful, but now we know exactly how impactful it is, some $64 billion and more ...

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NASA commissions report to show its economic impact: $64B and 312K jobs

Recode

How Old Navy quickly turned its stores into e-commerce distribution centers

An Old Navy employee tracks how many people are inside a reopened store in Cambridge, Massachusetts on June 8, 2020. | Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Nancy Green, the head of Old Navy for Gap Inc., explains to Recode's Jason Del Rey how her company rethought its business in ...

1 day ago

Recode

How Old Navy quickly turned its stores into e-commerce distribution centers

Ars Technica

Alphabet, shareholders settle in lawsuits over sexual harassment at Google

Investors sued after one exec accused of misconduct was compensated $240M to leave.

1 day ago

Ars Technica

Alphabet, shareholders settle in lawsuits over sexual harassment at Google

Recode

Why we're still years away from having self-driving cars

Efi Chalikopoulou for Vox Self-driving cars were expected to roll out by 2021. Here's what we need to solve and build first. For the last five years, all anybody in the car world has talked about " well, apart from electrification " is autonomous driving. Carmakers began dropping the terms ...

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Recode

Why we're still years away from having self-driving cars

Fast Company

Reports: Trump to nominate Amy Coney Barrett to fill vacant Supreme Court seat

President Trump is reportedly planning to announce that he will nominate Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the U.S. Supreme Court seat left vacant by Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who passed away one week ago. Multiple news outlets reported the news on Friday, citing unnamed sources who said ...

1 day ago

Fast Company

Reports: Trump to nominate Amy Coney Barrett to fill vacant Supreme Court seat

Recode

Apple won't take a cut " for now " when Facebook sells online classes

Apple CEO Tim Cook testified at a Senate hearing in 2013. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The temporary "Apple tax" break will also affect Airbnb and ClassPass. Apple and Facebook have called a temporary truce in one of several fights between the two tech giants. But they're still not pleased ...

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Apple won't take a cut " for now " when Facebook sells online classes

Recode

The future of the vote

Tara Jacoby for Vox Tech and our democracy are more connected than ever before. The 2020 presidential election was always going to be a pivotal moment for our country. Then the Covid-19 pandemic's human and economic tolls raised the stakes. The pandemic also accelerated a shift that was already ...

1 day ago

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The future of the vote