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Smart home companies have been selling you the worst battery format on purpose

Smart home companies have been selling you the worst battery format on purpose

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My Ring alarm system covers 11 doors and windows. Every second-gen contact sensor runs on two CR2032 coin cells. The Ring Alarm Panic Button takes two more. The first-gen flood sensor uses a CR123A. The outdoor cameras run on Ring’s proprietary rechargeable pack. That’s four different battery formats inside one brand—and I haven’t even counted the Philips Hue motion sensors eating AA batteries in the upstairs hallway. This isn’t a coincidence or the result of engineers solving different problems independently. It’s a pattern, and it costs you money. Understanding why smart home reliability suffers starts with the hardware sitting in the wall right now. Every device uses different batteries The format zoo hiding in your smart home Ring alone spans CR2032 cells for contact sensors, two AA batteries for the outdoor contact sensor, CR123A for first-gen accessories, and proprietary lithium packs for its cameras. That’s one brand. Add a Schlage or Yale smart lock and you’re looking at four AA batteries. Philips Hue’s indoor motion sensor takes two AAs. Zigbee contact sensors from third-party brands …

Sainsbury’s stops selling brown eggs – a new supermarket rule, white s | UK | News

Sainsbury’s stops selling brown eggs – a new supermarket rule, white s | UK | News

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Sainsbury’s sparked huge consumer backlash this week by banning brown eggs from its supermarket shelves in a major shift toward selling only white-shelled varieties. The controversial move is driven by the retailer’s aggressive Net Zero targets, as white-egg-laying birds are said to be more efficient and require less environmental feed. Experts have stepped in to explain the biology of what makes eggs brown, reassuring shoppers that shell colour is purely down to the chicken breed. Consumer groups are highly critical, warning that the sudden white egg rule isolates traditional shoppers who associate brown shells with better quality. British farmers are divided over the supply chain overhaul, as many are forced to rapidly transition their entire poultry farming operations to meet the new white-egg mandate. Source link

What makes eggs go brown as Sainsbury’s stops selling them | UK | News

What makes eggs go brown as Sainsbury’s stops selling them | UK | News

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After Sainsbury’s decision to ditch brown eggs and sell only white eggs, many Brits have been asking whether there is any nutritional difference between the two types and whether the move is a reason to switch their go-to supermarket. The reasoning behind the chain’s decision to switch to white eggs is their alleged 12.7% lower carbon footprint compared with brown eggs, according to Sainsbury’s own findings. This is because hens that lay white eggs consume less feed while producing the same number of eggs, reducing the resources required across the supply chain. Feed production accounts for 50–60% of the environmental impact of egg farming. Britain consumes around 14.5 billion eggs every year, producing an estimated 4.35 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions in the process. If the entire industry achieved the same 12.7% reduction claimed by Sainsbury’s, emissions could fall by more than 550,000 tonnes of CO2 annually, The Independent reports. That’s roughly the same as removing nearly 300,000 cars from Britain’s roads. But what about the difference in quality? For most of the 20th …

Apple Starts Selling Refurbished Apple Watch Series 11, Ultra 3, and SE 3

Apple Starts Selling Refurbished Apple Watch Series 11, Ultra 3, and SE 3

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Apple is now selling refurbished versions of the Apple Watch Series 11, Apple Watch Ultra 3, and Apple Watch SE 3 at discounted prices. This is the first time the Series 11, Ultra 3, and SE 3 have been available through Apple’s online refurbished store since the devices launched last September. Refurbished pricing on the 46mm GPS Apple Watch Series 11 starts at $369, down from $429, while Apple Watch Ultra 3 pricing starts at $699, down from $799. Apple Watch SE 3 40mm models start at $209, which is $40 less than the standard $249 price. Apple has limited colors and sizes available for the Apple Watch Series 11, but refurbished stock changes regularly. If you’re looking for a specific color, you can check back later to see if it’s in stock. Both ‌Apple Watch Ultra 3‌ colors are available, and there are also several SE 3 options in stock. Refurbished devices go through a rigorous cleaning and inspection process prior to sale, according to Apple. Refurbished products feature the same one-year limited warranty …

ICE eyes selling mega-warehouses purchased for mass detention

ICE eyes selling mega-warehouses purchased for mass detention

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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is looking into selling some of the large warehouses that Immigration and Customs Enforcement had purchased earlier this year to serve as mega-detention centers for immigrants, according to two Department of Homeland Security officials. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. DHS and ICE officials have identified several of the eleven previously purchased warehouses, some of which were expected to be repurposed to hold as many as 8,000 immigrants, for potential sale, the officials said. But, they said, the facilities have not yet been put on the market, and no final decisions have been made on the matter. The warehouses were purchased under former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem as part of a plan to build the capacity to detain 100,000 immigrants across the country at a single time. They were in addition to existing facilities capable of detaining tens of thousands of immigrants. The total cost of the warehouse purchases was estimated at over $38 billion. The DHS officials also said …

Glean’s top line crosses 0M as AI budget-cutting becomes its major selling point

Glean’s top line crosses $300M as AI budget-cutting becomes its major selling point

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Glean, a company often described as the Google for enterprise, said it has reached $300 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR), a three-fold increase from the $100 million milestone it reached just 15 months ago. While many AI startups are growing at a blistering pace, Glean’s progress is particularly remarkable. After years of essentially being the only player in the category, the seven-year-old startup is accelerating its growth as tech giants enter the enterprise AI search market with rival products. “The first four or five years of our existence, we had no competition,” Glean CEO Arvind Jain told TechCrunch. “Given how important search is to make AI work in the enterprise, every single company in the world wants to be in this space.” Tech heavyweights building Glean-like tools include Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic, Salesforce, and Atlassian. Jain maintains that there’s value in being a first mover in the space, but that it’s also equally important to offer a better product. What Glean does better than its competition, according to Jain, comes down to the deep …

Trump Admin permits Volvo to keep selling connected cars in the U.S.

Trump Admin permits Volvo to keep selling connected cars in the U.S.

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Volvo Cars reached an agreement with the Trump administration that exempts the automaker from a U.S. crackdown on Chinese-connected vehicle technology. The Swedish automaker, which is majority owned by China’s Geely Holding, said Tuesday that it received specific authorization from the U.S. Department of Commerce to continue importing and selling vehicles with Chinese connected car technology in the United States. Connected car tech involves the software that covers everything from syncing with phones to some automated driving features. Bloomberg was first to report the special authorization. Volvo was banned under rules finalized by the Biden administration in January 2025 that blocked vehicles equipped with software and hardware developed and maintained by Chinese companies over national security concerns. The rules kicked off with 2027 model-year vehicles equipped with software developed and maintained by Chinese companies. Another ban that prohibits the import of vehicle connected hardware begins with 2030 model-year vehicles. Volvo vehicles are primarily made in Sweden and imported to the United States, with the exception of the EX90, which is assembled at the company’s factory …

Trump Admin permits Volvo to keep selling connected cars in the U.S.

Trump administration permits Volvo to keep selling connected cars in the US

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Volvo Cars reached an agreement with the Trump administration that exempts the automaker from a U.S. crackdown on Chinese-connected vehicle technology. The Swedish automaker, which is majority owned by China’s Geely Holding, said Tuesday that it received specific authorization from the U.S. Department of Commerce to continue importing and selling vehicles with Chinese connected car technology in the United States. Connected car tech involves the software that covers everything from syncing with phones to some automated driving features. Bloomberg was first to report the special authorization. Volvo was banned under rules finalized by the Biden administration in January 2025 that blocked vehicles equipped with software and hardware developed and maintained by Chinese companies over national security concerns. The rules kicked off with 2027 model-year vehicles equipped with software developed and maintained by Chinese companies. Another ban that prohibits the import of vehicle connected hardware begins with 2030 model-year vehicles. Volvo vehicles are primarily made in Sweden and imported to the United States, with the exception of the EX90, which is assembled at the company’s factory …

Honda’s affordable EV hot hatch is ‘selling like hotcakes’

Honda’s affordable EV hot hatch is ‘selling like hotcakes’

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Starting at about $21,000, Honda said the electric hot hatch is already exceeding expectations with over 7,000 preorders. The Honda Super-One affordable EV hot hatch Honda’s vice president and head of its Japan operations, Hideo Kawasaka, said during a press conference last week that the response to the Super-One “exceeds expectations.” Since opening preorders in Japan on April 21, Kawasaka said the new EV has secured over 7,000 reservations in about a month. Honda officially launched the Super-One on Friday, May 22, starting at 3,390,200 yen, or about $21,300. Based on the N-ONE e, Honda’s compact EV sold in Japan, the Super-ONE is a souped-up sportier version aimed at being a “fun” car to drive. Advertisement – scroll for more content The electric hot hatch retains the boxy, retro design, but gets an upgraded chassis, blister fenders, and a wider, more aggressive stance. Built on the same lightweight N-Series platform as the standard model, the Super-ONE delivers up to 63 hp (47 kW). When using Boost Mode, which Honda developed exclusively for the electric hot …

Best Buy is selling this 2TB Corsair SSD for over 60% off

Best Buy is selling this 2TB Corsair SSD for over 60% off

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Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. The Corsair EX400U is an excellent, compact and portable external SSD for gamers, creative professionals, and mobile users. With 2TB of space, you’ll have plenty of storage for large program downloads, raw video files, photos, and more. And right now at Best Buy, you can pick one up for 62% off, bringing the price down to just $330 – one of the best external SSD discounts I’ve seen in a long time. Also: The best M.2 SSDs The EX400U connects to your Apple devices via USB-C and Thunderbolt 4 for blazing fast file transfers. You’ll get read and write speeds up to 4,000 and 3,600 MB/s, respectively, for quicker offloading when you need to make room on your main storage drive. With plug-and-play compatibility, you can quickly and easily swap between your iMac, MacBook, and iPad when you need to change up your workflow. And with MagSafe, you can also use it with your iPhone for on-the-go content creation like vlogging and convention coverage. Also: SSD vs. …