Mercedes-Benz concept EV offers rapid charging and Tesla-beating range

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Mercedes-Benz has unveiled its "close-to-production" Concept CLA Class EV, boasting of very long range and rapid charging via an 800-volt architecture. The four-door sedan is the first in the company's line of Mercedes-Benz Modular Architecture (MMA) EVs, which will include a shooting brake and a pair of SUVs. Though it was unveiled as a concept at Munich's IAA Mobility motor show, the CLA Class

Every feature Google should copy from Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 5

Android Central
Samsung had a major head start when it comes to refining the software experience for foldables. To catch up, Google should look at bringing these Galaxy Z Fold 5 software features to the Pixel Fold.

Russia says it will not let foreign banks exit the market easily — unless they unfreeze Russian assets

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Russian President Vladimir Putin

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  • Russia's deputy finance minister said the country will not let foreign banks exit the market easily, per Reuters.
  • Russia's decision to allow the banks to leave will "depend on the decision to unfreeze Russian assets," he said.
  • Russia has been imposing punitive measures on companies exiting the Russian market.

Russia's imposing increasing costs for

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Do you want 'Deez Nuts' or 'Dee's Nuts'? The confusion is part of the problem, a company suing MrBeast's food brand says in a lawsuit.

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YouTuber MrBeast posing with his Feastables chocolate range.
MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, launched Feastables to sell chocolate in 2022.

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  • A nut company called Dee's Nuts is suing YouTuber MrBeast's candy brand Feastables.
  • The company says Feastables is using a name that's confusingly similar to "Dee's Nuts."
  • The name of one of Feastables' product? Deez Nuts.

A peanut company is demanding that MrBeast's candy brand keep "Deez Nuts" out

I'm 5'8" and for years, I struggled to find clothes that fit me in Asia. A $66-a-month clothing rental service helps me serve looks without breaking the bank.

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Style Theory box with three dresses

Nidhi Pandurangi

  • I discovered a clothing rental service in Singapore after the lockdown.
  • For about $66 a month, I can rent up to six outfits.
  • Although the experience has been hit and miss, it's made me more conscientious about my shopping.

When I was 26, I packed up my life in London and flew almost 14 hours to Singapore.

While looking forward to my new life, I

‘California Forever’ website touts the city tech billionaires are trying to build

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Flannery Associates, the company behind land grabs near San Francisco that turned out to be a secret plot to build a city with hundreds of millions in funding from wealthy tech leaders, has revealed a website for the planned city. California Forever is the name of Flannery’s parent company, and its site is filled with sunny pictures of a walkable, green city by the bay.

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A Harvard Law professor says it was 'unbelievably juvenile' for Trump's legal team to cite the infamous 'Scottsboro Boys' case as they pushed for a federal election interference trial in 2026

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Former President Donald Trump.

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  • Trump's attorneys unsuccessfully sought to move the federal election interference trial to 2026.
  • His team cited Powell v. Alabama, the SCOTUS ruling that guarantees a defendant "reasonable time" to obtain counsel.
  • Harvard professor Dehlia Umunna told The Post that the Trump team citing the "Scottsboro Boys" case was "unbelievably juvenile."

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