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EU AI Act’s possible open-source regulation sparks Twitter debate

Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! Watch here. Alex Engler, research fellow at the Brookings Institution, never expected his recent article, “The EU’s attempt to regulate open source AI is counterproductive,” to stir up a Twitter debate.  According to Engler, as the European Union continues to debate its…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Wheel-E Podcast! Volcon’s moto e-bike, sidecar electric bike, CSC RX1E, more

This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes Volcon’s moto e-bike, a funky sidecar e-bike from Mod, CSC RX1E electric motorcycle and lots more. Apologies for the sound quality on this one. Micah’s computer wouldn’t work with his hotel internet The…
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MobileNews

Android 13 QPR1 Beta 1 hands-on: Top new features [Video]

Google surprised everyone by dropping the Android 13 QPR1 Beta 1 earlier than expected, so here’s all of the top features you need to know. Here’s everything new in Android 13 QPR1 Beta 1 [Gallery] It’s worth noting that Android 13 QPR1 Beta 1 is not exactly full…
MobileNews

Pixel 6 and 6 Pro are sold out at the Google Fi store [U]

Rather surprisingly, the Pixel 6 is no longer available for purchase from the Google Fi store, while the MVNO variant is not consistently in stock at the US Google Store. Update 9/9: As of yesterday, the Pixel 6 Pro is no longer available for purchase from fi.google.com. As such, the Pixel 6a is the only available Google phone on the MVNO store until the 7 and 7 Pro launch. For now, the Pixel 6…
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MobileNews

Google exhibits full Pixel 7 and 7 Pro color lineup [Gallery]

In addition to confirming “Tensor G2” branding as part of announcing the October 6 event, Google on Tuesday fully exhibited the six color options for the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro. When the Pixel 7 landing page first debuted in May, Google primarily had a pair of “first look” videos (showing off excellent build tolerances), and teased the “next-gen Google Tensor processor” as allowing for…
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