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Meyers starts taking $500 deposits, seeking beta testers for electric Manx 2.0 dune buggy

August 20, 2022
Meyers has started taking deposits for its upcoming electric dune buggy, the Meyers Manx 2.0, which is slated to ship in 2024. The company is also taking interest in a 2023 “beta program” for 50 early buyers who will help provide feedback before full production. The original Meyers Manx, the first “dune buggy,” was a kit car, built on a modified VW Beetle chassis with a fiberglass body…
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Google Search’s built-in timer and stopwatch have disappeared [Update: Back]

August 20, 2022
Google Search has long featured a collection of simple tools, but the stopwatch and timer have mysteriously disappeared in the past day or so. Update 8/19: As of Wednesday (via The Verge), the timer and stopwatch are back in Google Search Original 7/22: Searching for those terms today just returns a list of results, including a Knowledge Panel, for websites offering online timers and…
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MobileNews

Android 13 Pixel update starts widely rolling out in the US

August 20, 2022
Google launched and started rolling out the latest version of its mobile operating system on Monday. As of Friday afternoon, many Pixel owners in the US are getting the Android 13 update. Around noon (PT) on Monday, Pixel 6, 6 Pro, and 6a devices enrolled in the Android…
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Here’s every app that supports Material You’s themed icons on Android 13

August 20, 2022
Google debuted the ability to have themed icons on the homescreen in Android 12, designed to help go all-in on Material You theming. Now, in Android 13, third-party apps can get in on the fun of themed icons; here’s an ongoing list of apps that support the functionality. Themed icons are designed to create a uniform look for homescreen icons that match the system theme. Available in Android 12…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Conversational AI chatbots: 3 myths, busted

August 20, 2022
Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! Watch here. These days, conversational artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are everywhere on websites, SMS and social channels. Conversational AI-supported chatbots that use natural language processing (NLP) help customers deal with everything from product recommendations to order…
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