A research group with members including Porsche and BMW has unveiled a new 450 kW charging station prototype in Germany (via New Atlas), which has a capacity of three times that of Tesla’s existing Superchargers. Supplying that much power means that the new station, built by the FastCharge research group, could supply around 100 km (62 miles) of range in just three minutes, or charge a BMW i3 from 10 to 80 percent in 15 minutes.

In contrast, Tesla’s Superchargers currently have a maximum capacity of 145 kW. However, FastCharge is unlikely to maintain this same lead for long: Tesla has already upgraded its network from 120 kW in the past, and it plans to increase the maximum capacity of its network to 250 kW next year.

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More than 1,500 apps had access to people’s unposted pictures, the social network said.

The tariffs will be suspended for three months while the two parties seek a new trade agreement.

Discord is looking to make its fledgling game store the most developer-friendly option around. Today, the company announced that it will offer developers a 90 percent share of revenue when its PC game store opens up to all creators starting next year. The store first launched in October with a heavily curated selection of indie games, including Into the Breach and Dead Cells as well as a handful of timed exclusives. Currently, it operates under a fairly standard 70 / 30 revenue split.

“Turns out, it does not cost 30 percent to distribute games in 2018,” Discord CEO Jason Citron explained in a blog post. “After doing some research, we discovered that we can build amazing developer tools, run them, and give developers the majority of the…

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A huge sale on videogames, a crazy-cool toy for $10, a sound bar for only $30 and more! Plus: A space-age thermometer for just $20.

The Video Doorbell Pro by Ring rarely goes on sale, but today at Best Buy, it’s $70 off and bundled with some bonuses. Usually $249 by itself, Best Buy is knocking the price to $180 and pairing it with a third-gen Amazon Echo Dot and a Ring Chime Pro, which doubles as a doorbell speaker and a Wi-Fi extender to allow for better performance with the Video Doorbell across long distances.

It can be a bit tricky to understand the differences between Ring’s various smart doorbells. They all rely on a subscription to Ring’s cloud video service once their free 30-day trial expires, but if you’re after the option with more premium and durable build quality, the Pro is best suited for you (though it does require a wired setup). Ring’s cheaper…

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At this point, it’s a cliché to complain that there’s too much television and not enough time to watch it all. But the fact that it’s a cliché doesn’t make it any less true. The stories about how overwhelming this era of “peak TV” feels began years ago, and the number of shows in production has only continued to increase. But what really hammers the point home isn’t the growing list of everything we watch in a year, but the even longer list of everything we’ve been meaning to get around to.

It’s impossible to even keep up with the existence of all the new shows, let alone actually watch them. Even as someone who literally spends two-thirds of the day in front of a TV, and obsessively tracks premiere dates on three separate calendars,…

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