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China just launched a massive electric cargo ship, and its battery system alone rivals hundreds of electric cars in terms of scale.

Ning Yuan Dian Kun, a 10,000-ton container ship, is powered by the equivalent of 250 Tesla-grade batteries. It can swap the ten batteries on the dock like a giant phone Two 875 kW motors push this electric giant to 11.5 knots When most people think of electric vehicles, they imagine a sedan or SUV, not […]

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Scientists break telecommunications wavelength barrier that previously blocked quantum communication over fiber optics

Quantum photon source operates directly within existing wavelength ranges of telecommunications fibers New quantum dots create identical single photons suitable for secure communications systems Compatibility with silicon chips paves the way for a scalable quantum network European researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute say they have solved a long-standing physical obstacle that blocked quantum networking

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Russia orders Apple and Google to remove Important Stories, an investigative media app that works without a VPN, leaving Russians without a key source to access uncensored information.

Apple and Google ordered to remove the Important Stories application in Russia Launched last February, the IStories application works in Russia without a VPN This request echoes similar removal measures targeting circumvention tools. A Russian investigative media outlet has become the latest target of the country’s censorship body, Roskomnadzor. As directly reported by the targeted

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Someone has found a Chinese retailer selling very cheap CRT TVs, but don’t worry too much, retro gaming fans: every new piece of information about them seems to reveal more mysteries.

CRT TVs are still “produced” in China Yours for around $35 / £26 / AU$49 plus much more for shipping Consider CCTV monitor rather than big screen TV, unfortunately It’s been years since I’ve seen a cathode ray tube (CRT) TV in anything other than video games or 1970s sci-fi movies, but the technology still

Someone has found a Chinese retailer selling very cheap CRT TVs, but don’t worry too much, retro gaming fans: every new piece of information about them seems to reveal more mysteries. Read More »

7 New Movies and TV Shows to Watch on Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max and More This Weekend (May 1)

May 2026 is here, but the fifth month of the year hasn’t blown up when it comes to new streaming releases. Indeed, new movies and shows are highly coveted on the world’s top streaming services this weekend. In fact, we’re scraping the barrel so much that we had to include an MGM+ TV series that

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Zuckerberg blames Meta layoffs on AI costs, saying ‘computing and infrastructure’ and ‘people-oriented things’ are biggest financial loss right now

About 8,000 of Meta’s 80,000 workers are expected to lose their jobs this month Business investment expected to increase by $10 billion to $145 billion Revenue is up 33%, but shares are down 9% Meta reportedly plans to cut around 8,000 jobs, or 10% of its current workforce, as early as this month as part

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Tim Cook warns of ‘significantly higher memory costs’ starting in June – and unsurprisingly, Mac fans think price hikes are coming

Apple CEO warns of ‘significantly higher memory costs’ Starting in June, we’re told the cost of RAM will ‘have an increasing impact’ on Apple Macs Samsung also warned of the memory crisis and that “significant shortages” will continue until at least 2027. Apple is warning about the impact of increasingly expensive RAM with its products,

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How to watch the 2026 UCI Mountain Bike World Series: Cycling live stream online

Watch live streams of the 2026 UCI Mountain Bike World Series since the cross-country, downhill and enduro World Cups are united under the same banner for 14 weekends. The series begins in Mona YongPyong in South Korea in May and concludes in Lake Placid in the United States in October. Downhill great at just 24

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The Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra is expected to ditch its predecessor’s 3x telephoto lens, fueling rumors of an iPhone-style redesign

The Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra could have one fewer camera than its predecessor It seems that the 3x telephoto lens is being discontinued That would leave it with just a 5x optical zoom for telephoto shots, assuming no other changes are made. Samsung’s Galaxy Ultra phones have long been the best options for telephoto photography,

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A Japanese developer says he doesn’t make games for Xbox because the console “isn’t even stocked in major retail stores.”

Japanese game developer says it’s difficult for small studios to justify ports of Xbox games They revealed that Xbox consoles are “not even stocked” in major stores nationwide. Microsoft’s gaming brand has always struggled to gain a foothold in the region A developer who worked on a farming action role-playing game (RPG) Sakuna: Rice and

A Japanese developer says he doesn’t make games for Xbox because the console “isn’t even stocked in major retail stores.” Read More »

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