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• Ukraine was boosted in its war against Russia by a new US aid bill last week. 
• But it faces serious manpower shortages, ex-US general Mark Hertling told CNN. 
• "Ukraine needs the mobilization of more soldiers," Hertling told CNN. 

Ukraine got a much

Surviving high school is a major milestone, but the transition to young adulthood that comes after is often as overwhelming as it is exciting. If you have a recent high school grad in your life, a pragmatic gift to celebrate the occasion could make their next chapter just a bit easier to manage. Below we’ve put together a list of tested and approved gadgets, gear and services that should delight

Having lost its fight in Congress, TikTok faces a tough battle in US courts and with China’s own export controls.

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• SCOTUS could soon rule on Trump's claims of presidential immunity from criminal prosecution.
• A 2009 law review by Brett Kavanaugh sheds light on how the conservative justice might rule.
• Kavanaugh didn't support

Following an almost eight-month investigation into whether Apple’s iPadOS holds enough market power to warrant stricter regulation, the European Commission has now designated the iPad operating system as a Gatekeeper service

• Elon Musk made a surprise visit to China, meeting officials and striking a deal with Baidu.
• The deal brings Tesla a step closer to introducing its self-driving features in cars sold in China.
• Tesla's sales in China have struggled amid rising competition from Chinese makers and a price war.

Elon Musk's surprise visit to China

Under the UK’s new cybersecurity law, consumer smart devices can no longer allow the use of weak, easy-to-guess passwords, such as “admin” or “12345.” This is part of a set of minimum-security standards the UK is requiring to protect consumers from hacking and cyberattacks. The law covers every smart device that comes with internet or network connectivity, ranging from TVs and phones to game

Before you accuse me of clickbait, hear me out. If you scroll the same corners of social media that I do, then you’re sick of seeing meme puzzle accounts abuse the caption “Only 1% of people can solve!” over some lightweight teasers. Are we really supposed to believe that only 1 in 100 people can count the triangles…

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Now you can download two apps simultaneously on the Play Store, instead of waiting forever for each one to finish.

Apple Vision Pro headset production is reportedly being cut, sales are reportedly “way down.” But but but wait: Wasn’t the Vision Pro meant to change the world of VR/AR, ushering in an era of spatial computing? Is the dream over?

Hah, no. As Sam Rutherford laid out just before the weekend, while reports and rumors can’t nail exact numbers, based on financial figures from Apple’s last earnings

This content originally appeared on Mashable for a US audience and has been adapted for the UK audience.

With the ever-growing selection of smart devices, you sometimes have to ask yourself: what will they think of next? In the case of the smart lock, it's like a gadget from a science-fiction film — a self-unlocking door that you control from your smartphone.

Actually, smart locks have been around

Polestar has successfully charged its upcoming EV model in just 10 minutes.    The Swedish car maker achieved the feat using a “silicon-dominant” battery built by Israeli startup StoreDot.  Polestar installed the battery in a fully drivable prototype of its Polestar 5 model, set to go on sale next year. It managed to charge the EV from 10% to 80% under the 10-minute time cap. StoreDot’s batteries