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CATL introduced Shenxing Plus LFP batteries, on which an electric car can travel 1000 km

CATL has become a world leader in the production of traction batteries precisely by using a combination of lithium and iron phosphate, which are abundant in nature and cheaper than nickel, manganese and cobalt. At the same time, the manufacturer managed to solve the problem of low charge storage density of LFP batteries - the newest one offers a range of up to 1000 km without recharging. Image source: MyDriversSource: […]

Vivaldi 6.7 for PC

The next version of the cross-platform Vivaldi browser has the following innovations: Memory Saver function; enabled in the “Tabs” section of the browser settings: “Reduce memory use by automatically hibernating tabs that haven’t been used in a while.” You can still manually put a workspace or group of tabs to sleep if you prefer to manage it yourself." The built-in RSS aggregator automatically finds [...]

FCC Reinstates Net Neutrality Rules

The US Federal Communications Agency (FCC) has approved the return of net neutrality rules that were repealed in 2018. Of the five voting members of the commission, three voted in favor of returning the rules prohibiting providers from paying for higher priority, blocking access and limiting the speed of access to content and services distributed legally. In accordance with the decision taken, broadband access […]

Alphabet announced its first dividend in its history, shares rose in price by 11,4%

The main news of Alphabet's quarterly reporting conference was the decision to pay dividends in the amount of $0,20 per share and the Google owner's willingness to spend $70 billion to buy back shares. The exchange rate of the latter then increased by 11,4%, when the main trading session in the US had already ended. Image source: Google NewsSource: 3dnews.ru

The HiSilicon Kirin 9010 processor inside the Huawei Pura 70 smartphones is also produced by SMIC using 7nm technology

The Huawei Pura 70 family smartphones presented last week were logically equipped with the most modern HiSilicon processors of their own design, and for American officials the intrigue was whether SMIC retained the ability to produce 7-nm chips under the sanctions. According to third-party experts, 7nm processors are again seen inside new Huawei smartphones. Image source: Huawei TechnologiesSource: 3dnews.ru

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS release

The Ubuntu 24.04 LTS release, dubbed “Noble Numbat,” is a long-term support release and will be updated for 12 years, including 5 years of public updates and another 7 years of updates for Ubuntu Pro service users. Together with Ubuntu, the release of versions with other desktops (flavours), including Kubuntu, was announced. […]

IBM buys HashiCorp for $6.4 billion

IBM announced an agreement to purchase HashiCorp, which develops Vagrant, Packer, Hermes, Nomad and Terraform tools. The size of the deal will be $6.4 billion. The transaction, which has already been approved by the boards of directors of IBM and HashiCorp, is planned to be completed before the end of the year after receiving approval from HashiCorp shareholders (the largest shareholders have expressed their willingness to vote for the transaction) and regulatory […]

Microsoft and IBM open source MS-DOS 4.0 operating system

Ten years after the open source of MS-DOS 10 and 1.25, Microsoft announced the open source of the MS-DOS 2.0 operating system, originally released in 4.0 and developed jointly with IBM. The code is open under the MIT license, which allows you to freely modify, redistribute and use in your own products. In addition to the code, documentation is publicly available […]