Microsoft released a new Xbox update earlier this week that brings toggles for Auto HDR and FPS Boost and improvements to better support the new Xbox Wireless Headset. But there was another big feature that wasn’t mentioned in the official release notes: the update also fixes “many” of the Xbox […]
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2021 Lexus ES300h Luxury review
The ES300h offers all the typical Lexus build quality and features at a competitive price. Aussies love an SUV, as we know, but this is a compelling sedan.
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Sportier 2022 Mercedes-AMG SL-Class to Add AWD
The new AMG-only model’s fabric top, sleek lines, and available all-wheel drive could turn it into a potential 911 rival.
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Vizio M Series M51a-H6
The Vizio M Series M51a-H6 is a 5.1 setup from 2020. It’s currently available from Costco and the manufacturer’s website. This soundbar has a really neutral, balanced sound profile out-of-the-box, and its dedicated subwoofer helps to add a little extra kick in the bass range. There are even a few […]
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The Oldest Stars Help Tell us how big the Universe is
Astronomers are struggling to understand the discrepancies when measuring the expansion rate of the universe with different methods, and are desperate for any creative idea to break the tension. A new method involving some of the oldest stars in the universe could just do the trick.
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France grossly underestimated radioactive fallout from atom bomb tests, study finds
From 1966 to 1974, France blew up 41 nuclear weapons in above-ground tests in French Polynesia, the collection of 118 islands and atolls that is part of France. The French government has long contended that the testing was done safely. But a new analysis of hundreds of documents declassified in […]
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Europe moves to exclude neighbors from its quantum and space research
In a sign of growing national tensions over the control of strategic research, the European Commission is trying to block countries outside the European Union from participating in quantum computing and space projects under Horizon Europe, its new research funding program.
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Porsche, Mini top J.D. Power dealer service study, EV owners less happy
Porsche, Lexus and Infiniti were tops among luxury automakers, with Mini carrying the day for mainstream brands.
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The base Porsche Taycan’s EPA range numbers are super-easy to beat
Once again, independent testing proves the EPA’s estimates are extremely conservative.
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Engineers propose solar-powered lunar ark as ‘modern global insurance policy’
University of Arizona researcher Jekan Thanga is taking scientific inspiration from an unlikely source: the biblical tale of Noah’s Ark. Rather than two of every animal, however, his solar-powered ark on the moon would store cryogenically frozen seed, spore, sperm and egg samples from 6.7 million Earth species.