Amid the work-from-home era, Google’s Area 120 incubator released Threadit to boost team collaboration with video messages that could be replied to at any time. This project is shutting down soon, but the Threadit team is joining Google Workspace.
Threadit wanted to do video without the “live” nature given that some teams do work in different time zones. It starts by recording your…
Meta AI announces first AI-powered speech translation system for an unwritten language
October 20, 2022
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Artificial speech translation is a rapidly emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Initially created to aid communication among people who speak…
Microsoft wants to build an Xbox-branded mobile game store
October 20, 2022
Microsoft wants to bring a taste of Xbox game shopping to your phone. As The Verge explains, a company filing with the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has revealed plans to build a “next generation” Xbox store that’s available on mobile…
Meta's AI translator can interpret unwritten languages
October 20, 2022
Nearly half of the world’s roughly 7,000 known languages four in ten of them exist without an accompanying written component. These unwritten languages pose a unique problem for modern machine learning translation systems, as they typically need to convert verbal speech to written words before translating to the new language and reverting the text back to speech, but one that Meta has reportedly…
Google’s Material You design language has been available since Android 12, but you wouldn’t know it if you bought an entry Go Edition phone stuck with the old look. Thankfully, Google is finally bringing that aesthetic to lower-cost handset. The newly announced…
Google's iOS 16 lock screen widgets are now available
October 20, 2022
Google’s iOS 16 lock screen widgets are officially available. As outlined in September, the widgets give you at-a-glance info and shortcuts for some of the company’s core apps. Gmail can show your new message counts, while Maps can either provide a link to…
Honda’s first electric moped design revealed in patent filings, giving us an early look
October 19, 2022
Like most Japanese motorcycle manufacturers, Honda has been late to the electrification game. But don’t count the storied motorbike brand out just yet, as the company’s upcoming electric moped looks to be shaping up nicely based on recent IP filings.
Honda recently announced that it planned to rollout 10 different electric motorcycle models by 2025, though most of those are expected to be…
Autonomy’s new partnership makes EV driving more obtainable for drivers with little to no credit history
October 19, 2022
The largest US-based EV subscription service, Autonomy, announced Wednesday it will be teaming up with Nova Credit to make it easier for customers with little to no credit to qualify to drive an electric vehicle.
Autonomy was rebranded earlier this year with the mission…
Biden White House to award $2.8B to bolster EV battery and mineral production in the US
October 19, 2022
Later today, the Biden administration is expected to announce $2.8 billion that will be awarded in grants around the US in support of EV battery manufacturing and mineral production domestically. The White House is also launching what is being called the “American Battery…
Tesla’s owner’s referral program is making a comeback
October 19, 2022
Tesla is coming out with a new owner’s referral program after completely revamping the program, which was initially costly.
It’s a rare demand trigger that the automaker is pulling.
The automaker doesn’t like to spend on marketing or advertising, and instead, relies on its user base to promote its vehicles and reward them in the process.
At the core of the referral program, new buyers can…
