The Red Ferret Journal - 5 new articles

The world's largest EV battery maker, CATL, released a ground breaking 1000 km (620 mile) range battery back in June which set the EV world alight.  The new Qilin (pronounced cheeling) battery not only offers mind blowing range and energy density, but features a bunch of other cutting edge tech which will speed up charging to the point where it rivals filling up at a gas station.

The first iteration of the battery uses 'rapid thermal control with a quadruple cooling system' to support fast charging to 80% in just 10 minutes. They've done this by integrating the battery cooling much closer to each individual cell. Faster, more precise and much safer. continue reading

    

We all know how important a good night's sleep can be to our health and well-being. But research shows that between 10% and 30% of adults in the US suffer from chronic insomnia, with up to 48% of older adults affected. Now an enterprising team from the University of Texas at Austin has come up with an innovative solution which might help us all. Their  temperature managed mattress and pillow combo is designed to hack the body's natural circadian rhythms to trick us into falling asleep quicker and sleeping more soundly. continue reading

    

Well it looks as though the constant legal pressure is starting to pay off. Samsung is the latest mega-manufacturer to announce a DIY repair option for some of their smartphones. Samsung Self Repair, which is being run in collaboration with ifixit.com, will now provide spare parts for repairing screens, back glass and charging ports. No news on replacing batteries alas, but any news is good news when it comes to DIY repairs for electricals. continue reading

    

Why is Google so awful nowadays? You used to be able to do a search and quickly find stuff. Now you have to wade through adverts, spammers and all kinds of junk results. Well if you're fed up and can't take it any more, QuackQuackGo has got your back. It's basically Google Search with a new front end and results page. It's like stepping back in time to the early days of simple, accurate and valuable search. Wonderful! continue reading

    

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The recent ruckus over Google engineer Blake Lemoine and the LaMDA AI has generated a fair amount of buzz in the world's media. But now the fuss has subsided, it's probably a good time to ask what Mr Lemoine was hoping to achieve with his outlandish claim. Things may not be as simple as they appear.
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