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The HONOR Magic6 Pro’s global model will launch at this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, which is taking place later this month. This smartphone includes a second-gen silicon-carbon battery, and that battery aced the freezer test. HONOR actually partnered up with PhoneBuff, a YouTuber, in order to conduct this test. The whole point was to prove how much better silicon-carbon batteries handle low temperatures, compared to regular lithium-ion ones. The HONOR Magic6 Pro’s silicon-carbon battery shows its prowess…

Major League Pickleball’s Brooklyn Aces have added some star power to the roster. Drake and Michael B. Jordan have invested in the team as part of a new round of investors that includes tech, finance, business, sports and entertainment insiders in a move that is meant to grow the team’s brand presence, further engagement with the pickleball community and give the team a boost heading into the new season. Joining the music superstar and Hollywood multihyphenate as co-owners are UnitedMasters and…

Sierra Space fired up its spaceplane in its assembly facility for the first time, signifying that the Dream Chaser shuttle could soon be ready for its first mission to low Earth orbit.Astronomers Could Soon Get Warnings When SpaceX Satellites Threaten Their ViewThe Colorado-based company announced on Wednesday that it had successfully completed the first power-up of its Dream Chaser spaceplane. During the test, engineers simulated the power that would otherwise be generated by Dream Chaser’s solar arrays once the…

Rolls-Royce has completed the first ground tests on its massive UltraFan engine, claiming it's at least 10% more efficient than any other large aero engine in service today. This carbon/titanium beauty will roll out on airliners in the 2030s.Despite the UltraFan's intimidating size, it's impressively lightweight thanks to Rolls-Royce's high-precision 3D-manufacturing robots, which make most of those mammoth 140-inch-diameter (3.56 m) blades in carbon composite, but use titanium to add strength and resilience to the…

Zack from JerryRigEverything managed to get his hands on the Pixel 7a, and we all know what that means. The Pixel 7a got submitted to a number of durability tests, and it actually did a fantastic job. The Pixel 7a did a great job in a series of durability tests Let’s take it one step at a time, though. The first test was the display scratch test, as per usual. The display started scratching when Zack used a level 6 pick, with deeper grooves at a level 7. That is to be expected for the Gorilla Glass 3 that is included…

Las Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon denied Wednesday that Dearica Hamby was bullied for being pregnant and said the team’s subsequent trade was a “business” decision. Hammon also took issue with the WNBA for suspending her for two games without pay and rescinding the Aces’ first-round draft pick in 2025. The penalties were announced Tuesday following an investigation by the league. “I don’t recall my relationship with Hamby being anything but on the up and up, and I’m just — obviously along with the organization —…

In this illustration, NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter stands on the Red Planet’s surface as NASA’s Perseverance rover (partially visible on the left) rolls away. It completed its 50th flight on April 13, 2023, covering over 1,057 feet and reaching a new altitude record of 59 feet. Initially designed for only five flights, Ingenuity has exceeded expectations, providing invaluable flight data and imagery for future Mars missions. While some components show signs of wear, Ingenuity’s mission continues to push the limits of…

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The balmy, shallow waters of Apalachicola Bay, off Florida’s panhandle, supply about 10% of U.S. oysters. But the industry has declined in recent years, in part because the bay is warming and its waters are acidifying because of rising carbon dioxide (CO2) levels. Things got so bad that in 2020, the state banned oyster harvesting for 5 years. Soon afterward, state officials encouraged climate scientists to perform an unusual experiment to see whether they could…

Four days before Tesla delivers its first all-electric Semi truck, company chief Elon Musk has tweeted that a test drive of the new vehicle saw it complete a 500-mile trip loaded to its maximum weight. “Tesla team just completed a 500 mile drive with a Tesla Semi weighing in at 81,000 lbs!” Musk said in his post. Tesla team just completed a 500 mile drive with a Tesla Semi weighing in at 81,000 lbs! — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 27, 2022 Tesla’s Semi comes in a $180,000 500-mile-range variant and a…