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Tern HSD P9 review: the everything e-bike

A midtail cargo bike for the whole family The best measure of an electric bike is how easily it slots into your everyday life. By that metric, the Tern HSD P9 is one of the better ones I’ve tested. Tern let me borrow one at the end of July, and I rode it at least… Read more

Apple’s most affordable iPad is even cheaper at several retailers

Starting at $329, Apple’s most affordable iPad model comes at a very attractive price — but if you have been holding off in the hopes of buying it at an even better price, your patience has paid off. At Amazon and Walmart (in select colors), you can buy a 32GB model for $299; you can… Read more

Salesforce declares the 9-to-5 workday dead, will let employees work remotely from now on

Cloud computing company Salesforce is joining other Silicon Valley tech giants in announcing a substantial shift in how it allows its employees to work. In a blog post published Tuesday, the company says the “9-to-5 workday is dead” and that it will allow employees to choose one of three categories that dictate how often, if… Read more

Amnesty International calls for a ban on facial recognition in New York City

Amnesty International has launched a new campaign against facial recognition titled Ban The Scan — and is launching with a demand for New York City to halt police and government use of the technology. Amnesty argues facial recognition is incompatible with basic privacy rights, and will exacerbate structural racism in policing tactics. “New Yorkers should… Read more

Autostrade will install 136 charging points with the new Free to Xperience division

Motorway for Italy ( Aspi) establishes Free to Xperience, a rib that will be responsible for installing charging points for electric vehicles on the motorway network of Carlo Pisani published on 22 January 2021 , at 08: 21 in the Technology channel Is in the Highway to Italy (Aspi) fonda Free to Xperience , a… Read more

Compact Tesla, that's when it might arrive

According to a document from the Gigafactory of Shanghai new compact Tesla may arrive sooner than expected by Rosario Grasso published 12 January 2021 , at 16: 11 in the Technology channel Tesla Della new compact Tesla from 25 thousand Euro it was discussed for the first time on the occasion of the last Battery… Read more

Towers in Shanghai exchange quantum-secure crypto keys

Nobody has done that before: a quantum key exchange via free-jet connection via 19, 2 kilometers in the middle of a big city. With a quantum key, the exchange of which an eavesdropper cannot physically eavesdrop on, partners can then securely encrypt their communication on public lines. In their experimental setup Researchers in a group… Read more

Proposal to monitor the 15 km rule by cell phone meets with resistance

To monitor the 15 – kilometer rule in Corona hotspots, the President of the Municipal Assembly Uwe Brandl can also imagine using cell phone data – a suggestion, which promptly aroused broad resistance on a political level. In the Bavarian state government, the move was reportedly met with only shaking of the head and skepticism…. Read more

Opel Corsa-e, all charging solutions and services to travel without stress and worries

Sponsored Content Opel Corsa-e is sold with different charging solutions, both standard and to be purchased separately based on equipment, which allow you to travel without worries in all circumstances. Here they are all, in detail by Editorial team published 04 January 2021 , at 12: 01 in the channel Technology Opel The 2020 is… Read more

The electric trend is driving up the number of horsepower in new cars

German car customers are still looking for particularly powerful new cars. Last year, the new cars had an engine of an average 159 PS on board, as an evaluation by the Duisburg CAR Institute has shown. That was 7 PS more than 2019, an above-average increase of 4 percent. The trend towards ever more powerful… Read more

Renault Captur E-Tech hybrid review: Cleaner crossover with practical charm

(Pocket-lint) – The Renault Captur was one of the first true crossovers to grace the roads. Sure, it followed the Nissan Juke – which created this segment – but the Captur has seen success. It’s Renault’s best-selling SUV in Europe and the best-selling UK model for Renault too. That’s no surprise, with a fusion of… Read more

“Through the night”: the winning photos of the competition

The new year starts with good news for the winners of our c’t photography competition “Through the night”. There are three excellent works from our photo gallery on the podium. For the second time in a row, Rolf Fries wins our competition, this time with the picture “Wasserraben”, which shows the full moon over a… Read more

Nox Cycles, e-bike with shared and interchangeable motor-battery unit

The proposal concerns the models of their new Metropolis range 2021 characterized by both city and trail e-bikes characterized by the particular peculiarity of being able to share only the same battery pack but also the motor by Carlo Pisani published 07 January 2021 , at 08: 41 in the Technology channel Nox Cycles ,… Read more

Tempo 30: Brussels is testing the traffic turnaround

In the Belgian capital Brussels, since yesterday January 1st 2021, with a few exceptions, a speed limit of 30 km / h. The police have announced strict controls. This is the first step in Elke Van den Brandt’s ambitious project to initiate a traffic turnaround in Belgium. The Green politician Van den Brandt is Mobility… Read more

Even the snowmobile now runs on hydrogen. Here is Leitwolf h2Motion from South Tyrolean Prinoth

The green transition also affects the cat of the snows: Prinoth presents the first electric snow groomers, powered by battery and hydrogen fuel cells, for a more environmentally friendly ski management by Roberto Colombo published on 28 December 2020 , at 17: 41 in the Technology channel prinoth Those who go skiing certainly do so… Read more