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The Lilium electric Jet will use batteries manufactured by Germany’s Customcells Jul 29, 2021

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Electric air taxi startup Lilium has tapped German manufacturer Customcell to supply batteries for its flagship 7-seater Lilium Jet. The battery IP is the result of “multiple players,” a Lilium spokesperson told TechCrunch, but the manufacturing will be the sole job of Customcells. While Lilium declined to specify the number of battery systems as part […]

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Alphabet crushes Q2 earnings estimates as Google Cloud cuts losses, grows 54% Jul 28, 2021

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Today after the bell amidst a deluge of major technology company earnings reports, Alphabet reported its own second-quarter performance.

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Here’s Nothing’s $99 Ear (1) buds Jul 28, 2021

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It’s been just over five months since Carl Pei first told the world about Nothing. Perhaps it’s just the way time moves these days or maybe it’s the fact that the company has trickled out information in the intervening months. Whatever the case, it feels like we’ve been waiting on today’s full Ear (1) reveal […]

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Polestar to double its retail stores as it seeks to ramp up EV sales Jul 27, 2021

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Polestar plans to launch in nine more markets this year, doubling its global presence as it seeks to sell more of its electric sedans.

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I get it, Elizabeth Holmes Jul 27, 2021

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The next time someone jokes at a cocktail party about Elizabeth Holmes’ baritone voice, remind them how dumb is it that we give more money to people with deep voices.

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Apple Music brings its spatial audio and lossless streaming to Android Jul 26, 2021

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It takes a really specific consumer to buy an Android phone, yet use Apple Music. But the small overlap in that venn diagram may be getting bigger. Last month at WWDC, Apple unveiled a free update for Apple Music subscribers that added lossless audio streaming and spatial audio with support for Dolby Atmos.

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Fi’s smart collar adds sleep tracking for dogs Jul 26, 2021

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Conventional wisdom holds that one ought let sleeping does lie. But no one says you’re barred from tracking them while they do. New York-based smart collar maker Fi announced today that it’s adding sleep to the list of the device’s tracking. The added feature uses the collar’s on-board motion sensing to monitor your best friend’s […]

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OnePlus announces $150 Pro noise cancelling earbuds Jul 23, 2021

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With a couple of generations of wireless earbuds under its belt, OnePlus finally has the AirPods Pro — and the rest of the premium market — in its sights. As part of an event today that also includes the launch of its budget Nord 2, the company officially announced the OnePlus Buds Pro. The top-line […]

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Pre-orders for Panic’s Playdate handheld will open on July 29th Jul 23, 2021

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Playdate, the adorable whimsy-and-nostalgia-box/handheld game system built by Panic (with some help from Teenage Engineering), has taken one more big step toward reality: it has an official pre-order date. And it’s soon! The company announced this morning that pre-orders for the handheld will go live on July 29th at 10 a.m pacific.

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Upgrade launches a credit card with bitcoin rewards Jul 22, 2021

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Fintech startup Upgrade is launching a new credit card today. The Upgrade Bitcoin Rewards Card is a classic Visa credit card that works across the Visa network. But you get 1.5% in bitcoin rewards when you make payments.

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