🚗 1.8M Teslas 🕹 Tetris game over 🌠 Meteor shower tonight | |
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Tesla delivered a record 1.8M electric vehicles in 2023 | Not quite the 2 million vehicle goal it originally projected, but a record for the company and a 38% jump from last year | Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla has announced its production figures for 2023 and says it delivered a total of 1.8 million vehicles in that time. The figures show that a huge chunk of those vehicles were Model 3 or Model Y vehicles, with a handful of sales of other models like the Model S and Model X and even a small number of Cybertrucks, though the company doesn't share exact figures for these models. The total deliveries are a 38% increase on 2022, boosted by the rising popularity of EVs as an everyday option, though according to CNBC, the company didn't quite meet its original projection of 2 million vehicles delivered in 2023. | |
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A 13-year-old finally beat Tetris after more than 30 years | The teenage Tetris enthusiast reached the fabled 'kill screen' after crashing the game | For more than 30 years, people around the world have been playing Tetris, and every game has ended the same way, with blocks filling the screen to the top. But now a 13-year-old called BlueScuti has "beaten" the game by playing a 40-minute game which ended on the kill screen. The kill screen occurs when a player reaches a high enough level that it causes the game to crash, which happened after BlueScuti cleared an incredible 1,511 lines. He recorded his marathon session on YouTube, becoming the first person in the world to make this achievement, which had previously only been done by computers. | |
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The Quadrantid meteor shower peaks tonight | Head out and away from city lights tonight to get a glimpse of this yearly meteor shower | Tonight, the evening of January 3-4, sees the peak of the Quadrantid meteor shower. Earth is passing through a cloud of dust and debris left behind by an asteroid, and as this debris burns up in the atmosphere it leaves bright meteors streaking across the sky. According to NASA, the best time to try to see the shower is for a few hours before the moon rises, which should be around 2:30 a.m. ET. The peak of the shower should occur at 4 a.m. ET, but by this time the meteors will be harder to see due to the brightness of the moon. If you want to see the shower, try to get away from bright light sources like cities and avoid looking at your phone as it can hamper your night vision. Look for meteors coming from the north-northeastern horizon starting from some time after midnight for the best chance of views. | |
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