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The module, a cheaper alternative to Tesla's $2000 official "Acceleration Boost" upgrade, was rendered useless in the Model 3's 2020.32 software update. However, a cat-and-mouse game may have begun, as Ingenext appears to have circumvented Tesla's attempt to block the software. … [Read more...] about Tesla to develop a $25,000 electric car within three years

What’s more, genetic evidence suggests the Ancient North Siberians mingled with the Ancestral Native Americans before they migrated to the Americas. The ancient dog breeders might have traded animals to the lineage that became Native Americans, as well as to other groups of people, including those traveling farther west into Eurasia. That could explain why dogs appeared in both Europe and North America about 15,000 years ago, a puzzle that had previously led scientists to speculate that dogs were domesticated more than once. Instead, all dogs descend from the 23,000-year-old Siberian pups, the team argues. … [Read more...] about Ice age Siberian hunters may have domesticated dogs 23,000 years ago

For the last year-and-a-half, the equipment has been in use both for tests of UltraLight and tests to determine how well it can move ATLAS data, in addition to demonstrations during the 2005 and 2006 SuperComputing conferences. It is an international effort, with active partners in South America, Europe and Asia. “It is exciting to be able to test and deploy services on a global scale,” McKee says. … [Read more...] about UltraLight Project: Moving Huge Amounts of Data

Apple caught the tech world's attention with its computers too. The company announced a new line of computers powered by chips similar to its iPhones and iPads. The M1 chip, as Apple called it, was designed to offer more performance while using less battery life than the Intel chips that Mac computers have run on since 2006. … [Read more...] about We’re about to learn if Apple’s iPhone 12 is a smash hit

Still hugeWhile iPhone sales numbers were garbled by the iPhone 12's delayed launch, Apple was upbeat about other parts of its business. Mac sales grew nearly 30% to $9 billion, and iPad sales grew nearly 46% to $6.8 billion. The company's "wearables, home and accessories" business, which includes the Apple Watch, AirPods and HomePod, grew 20% to nearly $7.9 billion. Its services business, including Apple Music and Apple TV Plus, rose more than 16%, the slowest growth among the company's non-iPhone divisions. … [Read more...] about iPhone sales fell 20% ahead of iPhone 12 launch, but Apple isn’t worried