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Podcast: Tesla impresses with earnings/disappoints with product roadmap, new Cybertruck prototype, and more

January 28, 2022
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla’s Q4 earnings and product roadmap update, new Cybertruck prototype, and more. Remember to also subscribe to Electrek Quick Charge Podcast hosted by Mikey G and Electrek’s new Wheel-E 2-wheel podcast with Micah and Seth. The show is back live every Friday…
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Film Friday: Light Lens Lab shows off its new 35mm F2 collapsible lens for Leica M-mount and screw mount cameras

January 28, 2022
Chinese optics manufacturer Light Lens Lab (LLL) has announced it is releasing a new collapsible 35mm F2 lens for Leica screw mount cameras (and M-mount via an L39-M adapter). The fully-manual lens appears to be optically similar to the company’s non-collapsible 35mm F2 lens, which is constructed of eight elements and went on sale last year. Other features visible from the teaser videos include…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Could AI be used to cheat on programming tests?

January 28, 2022
Did you miss a session from the Future of Work Summit? Head over to our Future of Work Summit on-demand library to stream. Plagiarism isn’t limited to essays. Programming plagiarism — where a developer copies code deliberately without attribution — is an increasing trend. According to a New York Times article, at Brown University, more than half of the 49 allegations of academic code…
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MobileNews

Face ID works with a mask on iOS 15.4 Beta, no Apple Watch required – Face ID with glasses improved

January 28, 2022
Ever since the pandemic began, one of the biggest pain points of using an iPhone became not being able to unlock with Face ID due the all the mask-wearing that we’re doing. Apple eventually made Face ID “compatible” with wearing a mask, but the limitation was that an Apple Watch needed to be authenticated and connected so that a partial face match was possible. One of the newest features…
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