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Google Meet gets push-to-talk with space bar unmute shortcut

August 27, 2022
Google Meet is getting a rather nifty shortcut that lets you unmute yourself by holding down on the space bar.  Some people prefer to stay muted during a call and manually unmute when they have something to say. Google Meet on the web will soon get the ability to “hold down the space bar to be unmuted.” Releasing the key will return you to the muted state. Google says this “will also help…
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Tesla goes on motor design hiring spree for humanoid Optimus robot

August 26, 2022
Tesla is going into a hiring spree for motor and actuator designers and engineers for its humanoid Optimus robot program. The automaker is actually hiring more for the robot program than for its electric vehicles. CEO Elon Musk has made it clear that Optimus, Tesla’s humanoid robot program, has become a priority for the automaker’s development teams. This level of priority is starting to be…
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BYD may be about to launch a premium $145k+ EV

August 26, 2022
The Chinese automaking giant BYD (Build Your Dreams) is considering releasing a premium EV line as soon as this year, with prices starting at around $145,000. According to a new report from First Financial, a news outlet in China, BYD is planning to increase the price of…
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This Week's Top Military Photos: The Army Has Boats and the Navy Has … Pie?

August 26, 2022
Debra, an Air Force working dog, wears specialized eye protection, allegedly in preparation for a photo shoot with Vanity Fur, Aug. 23, 2022 at Patrick Space force Base, Fla. (Senior Airman Samuel Becker/U.S. Space Force) This week in the military, the Justice Department is seeking a 17-year prison sentence for a Marine veteran who assaulted a police officer with the Marine Corps flag on Jan.
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100-Year-Old 360-Degree Film Camera That Uses 98-Feet Long Film

August 26, 2022
Photographer Richard Malogorski uses an incredibly complex 1915 Cirkut camera to capture 360-degree panoramics on film. Despite most modern smartphones having a panoramic mode and an increasingly expanding 360-degree camera market, Malogorski chooses to use a large-format 100-year-old analog camera for his 360 panoramics. Malogorski with the large format Cirkut Cemetery, Rocky Springs…
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