Ford’s electric Mustang project car packs a manual transmission

The power is possible in part due to some cutting-edge tech. Like the Porsche Taycan, the Mustang Lithium has an 800-volt battery system that delivers more performance (up to a megawatt of electrical discharge) even as it reduces weight and heat. You can even fine-tune the output on a 10.4-inch touchscreen, choosing between torque settings…

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FCC formally approves the T-Mobile-Sprint merger

The FCC believes the deal will close the digital divide and advance 5G in the US. T-Mobile and Sprint have committed to deploying 5G service to cover 97 percent of Americans within three years. They've also pledged to provide 90 percent of Americans with access to mobile service with speeds of at least 100 Mbps…

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macOS Catalina: A month with Apple’s latest desktop update

For years, there have been apps that let you use an iPad as an external display for your Mac, but Sidecar makes this process dead simple. There's an area in preferences that automatically detects any compatible iPads on your local network that use your Apple ID. For me, connecting several different iPads worked without a…

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The apps and gear you need to get fit without breaking the bank

One thing you won't need is a gym membership. Unless you require specialized facilities that you can't find elsewhere, why are you going to spend $100-plus a month to use workout equipment that other people sweat on? There are plenty of low-cost and no-cost alternatives available if you know where to look.Workout apps and servicesJust…

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Xiaomi unveils its 108-megapixel smartphone

As we reported earlier, Samsung developed the 108-megpixel ISOCELL Bright HMX sensor in conjunction with Xiaomi. As a 1/1.33-inch type sensor, it's pretty big -- about three-quarters the size of the 1-inch sensor on Sony's RX100 VII, or slightly smaller than sensor used on Nokia's classic, bulging PureView 808 smartphone camera.The 5-megapixel 5x camera supports…

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Uber’s Self-Driving Car Didn’t Know Pedestrians Could Jaywalk

The software inside the Uber self-driving SUV that killed an Arizona woman last year was not designed to detect pedestrians outside of a crosswalk, according to new documents released as part of a federal investigation into the incident. That’s the most damning revelation offered up in a trove of new documents related to the crash,…

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TikTok Is Having a Tough Time in Washington

In some ways, the social media app TikTok couldn’t have rose to prominence at a worse moment. The platform for sharing short-form video clips is owned by the Chinese startup Bytedance, and surged in popularity just as the United States’ relations with China are turning icier than they have been in years. At the same…

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A $60 Million Fine Won’t Stop AT&T From Throttling ‘Unlimited’ Data Plans

AT&T has agreed to pay $60 million in a settlement involving secretly throttled unlimited plans in 2011, the Federal Trade Commission announced Tuesday. You might assume the fine has something to do with the broadband industry’s liberal use of the word “unlimited,” given that AT&T slowed connections to a crawl once customers had used a…

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SpaceX and Boeing Still Need a Parachute That Always Works

On Monday, a small capsule launched off its test stand at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, reaching speeds of more than 600 mph in just seconds. The spacecraft was Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule, which will begin carrying NASA astronauts to the International Space Station next year. Later this week, SpaceX will also…

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No, ‘Luther,’ Cops Can’t Get DNA Via Face-Punch

It’s a common trope in TV and movies: Cops wait until a suspect drinks from a glass or smokes a cigarette or spits, then collect their DNA to tie them to a crime scene. On the show Luther, however, John Luther went further—he punches a dude in the face and then collects his blood. Could…

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