Pia Tjelta Joins ‘The Day of the Jackal’ Season 2 (Exclusive)

Norwegian star Pia Tjelta (Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole, No Comment, Don’t Call Me Mama) has joined the cast of the second season of the international spy thriller hit series The Day of the Jackal, THR can exclusively reveal. The Sky original, airing in the U.S. on Peacock, stars Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne as the titular assassin, who is a master of disguise and makes his living carrying out hits for high fees.

Some Tesla Model 3s and Model Ys Can Now Power Some Homes with New V2H Bidirectional Charging

  • Tesla’s Model 3 sedan and Model Y SUV finally get Vehicle-to-Home (V2H) bidirectional charging, something the Cybertruck already offers.
  • Not all new 3s and Ys are compatible, as the feature requires a specific new piece of hardware.
  • For either model to feed electricity to a home, the dwelling must have one of Tesla Energy's Powerwall 3 home battery backup systems and a compatible Tesla Wall Connector.

Tesla’s Model 3 and Y finally get V2H bidirectional charging, something the Cybertruck already offers. However, not all new 3s and Ys are compatible, as the feature requires a specific new piece of hardware.

Amazon Alexa Tablet 12 Pro hands-on: Taking aim at the iPad Pro for less than half the price - Engadget

It's a promising tablet that starts at about $500.

A hand holding up the Amazon Alexa Tablet 12 Pro.

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When it comes to tablets, only a few names are left standing: iPads, Galaxy Tabs, Surface and Fire. Amazon's Fire tablets have acquired a bit of a cult following, thanks mostly to the value they deliver for their relatively low prices. So it's a bit of a risky move for the company to announce today that it's completely replacing that line with a new family of Alexa tablets. The good news is, you'll still find the new 8-inch and 11-inch models fairly comparable to the Fire HD 8 and Fire HD 10. And the (probably) better news? The new Amazon Alexa Tablet 12 Pro looks set to take on the iPad Pro.

Council Post: ​Reliability Ends Where The Signal Does

Philip Ellis is a founding frontend engineer at chrt, where he builds software for time-critical logistics operations.

Man using tech in Logistics Centers

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​A driver walks into the basement of a hospital with a time-critical shipment. The elevator doors close, the signal disappears and the smartphone app becomes useless. Back outside, the connection is perfect. Every API responds, and the status page is green. From the perspective of your team back in the office, the system is completely available. From the driver’s perspective, it’s useless. The bottom line is: Is your software available right now?​