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What we learned from Instagram head’s Congress testimony Congress lets Mosseri know it’s watching the app closely — oh, and the chronological feed is coming back Criticism of Instagram’s last-minute tools rollout Hours before the Congress hearing started, Instagram droppeda blog postdetailing its efforts towards teen safety. The company said that it will introduce parental control tools early next year. This will give guardians an option toset time limits on the app for their wards....

What will happen if Russia cuts itself off from the global internet? Is digital isolation going to change anything? Russia’s increasing digital isolation More than 85% of Russians use theinternet. Since the Ukraine invasion began, people in Russia have found themselves increasingly deprived of online services such as Facebook, Twitter, and even Netflix – with Russia either limiting access to sites or providers withdrawing services. Russia itself has also introduced a digitaldivide with the rest of the world, despite the fact this may further cripple its economy....

What will the EV battery of the future look like? Lithium’s high production cost requires new alternatives The future of EV batteries In order to make lithium-ion batteries cheaper, scientists at Pennsylvania State University in the US are looking at lithium iron phosphate batteries, which use different electrode elements. This battery model is much cheaper and safer than the widely used lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide batteries, and has the potential to power a car250 mileson as little as ten minutes’ charge....

What will the EV battery of the future look like? Lithium’s high production cost requires new alternatives The future of EV batteries In order to make lithium-ion batteries cheaper, scientists at Pennsylvania State University in the US are looking at lithium iron phosphate batteries, which use different electrode elements. This battery model is much cheaper and safer than the widely used lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide batteries, and has the potential to power a car250 mileson as little as ten minutes’ charge....

What would you like to talk about? Khris Loux’s crowd session Story byErnst-Jan Pfauth Ernst-Jan Pfauth is the former Editor in Chief of Internet at NRC Handelsblad, as well as an acclaimed technology author and columnist. He a(show all)Ernst-Jan Pfauth is the former Editor in Chief of Internet at NRC Handelsblad, as well as an acclaimed technology author and columnist. He also served as The Next Web’s blog’s first blogger and Editor in Chief, back in 2008....