US Army examines the potential of electrifying its ground vehicles

The US Army is looking into the possibility of adding EVs to its fleet of ground vehicles. The subject of a draft white-paper, the hope is to simplify maintenance while reducing the logistical problems connected with fossil fuels.

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Google launches its new and improved Pixel Buds to take on AirPods

Google first dipped its toes into wireless earbuds with the original Pixel Buds in 2017. Having been announced last October, the new and improved Pixel Buds are now on sale in the US, ready to give Apple's AirPods even stronger competition.

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Zoom puts over 30 years of tone know-how into G11 multi-effects unit

For the last few years, the G5n has been Zoom's flagship multi-effects floor unit for guitarists, but not for much longer. After launching at the NAMM show in January, the new G11 has now gone up for pre-order.

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How I Work From Home: Tobi Owoade, brokering partnerships to improve healthcare in Africa —from his bedroom.

This week on How I Work, Tobi Owoade, a Program Manager at a non-profit organization shares his routines and tips for staying productive while working from home.

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The business of digital media: Over-reliance on advertising might prove costly

Over the years, digital media companies have survived on crumbs of advertising revenue left by Facebook and Google. But with other businesses struggling—which translates to less ad revenue—how will they cope?

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Vanguard visions: The winners of the 6th Fine Art Photography Awards

In its sixth year, the Fine Art Photography Awards continues to deliver an incredible spread of images. From sublime drone shots to psychedelic microscopic imagery, here are the highlights from the massive trove of winning and nominated photographs.

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Radiation-tracking drone could follow leaks to their source

Searching for sources of potentially harmful radiation isn't a job that most people would want – so why not get a drone to do it? Well, a team of Czech engineers is currently developing just such an aircraft.

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MIT’s electronic shirt tracks wearers’ vitals

Although we've recently seen numerous "electronic skin" sensor patches that monitor the wearer's vital signs, the things do have their drawbacks. Scientists at MIT have therefore developed an alternative, in the form of a vitals-monitoring shirt.

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