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Is Apple Actually Going to Snoop on Your Photos?

August 8, 2021
Is Apple actually snooping on your photos? Jefferson Graham wrote an article last week warning this based on the company’s child safety announcement. An attention-grabbing headline? Certainly. Accurate? It’s complicated. There has been much criticism from privacy advocates, notably from the EFF and Edward Snowdon. This criticism is warranted, however, that criticism should very much be based…
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Sustainable woodworker builds her own beautiful wooden electric bike

August 8, 2021
While building and riding electric bikes takes up most of my time, woodworking has always been a guilty pleasure of mine. And perhaps that’s why I was so excited when woodworker Evie Bee reached out to share her impressive looking wooden electric bicycle that combines these two fascinating yet divergent fields. Evie’s passion for woodworking expands beyond just the crafting process to…
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Quick Charge Podcast: August 7, 2021

August 8, 2021
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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Tesla Model 3 becomes ultimate off-road machine ready for Mad Max

August 8, 2021
A salvaged Tesla Model 3 was modified by a bunch of tinkerers to become the ultimate off-road machine ready for Mad Max or the zombie apocalypse. A handful of maniacs at Grind Hard Plumbing Co. decided to build an electric off-road vehicle using a Tesla Model 3, which certainly shouldn’t be your first choice of vehicle for such a project. We have seen previous efforts to modify the Model 3 for…
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Systems of systems: The next big step for edge AI

August 8, 2021
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Thanks to AI advancements and applications, edge computing is already seeing widespread interest from industries ranging from manufacturing to healthcare and retail. Leveraging the growing power…
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Largest-ever Google Doodle game celebrates 2020 Tokyo Olympics w/ seven minigames [U: Closing]

August 8, 2021
The Tokyo Olympics are set to begin on Friday, and keeping in that friendly competitive spirit, Google is launching “Champion Island,” their largest-ever Doodle game, letting you compete for one of four teams across seven different minigames and explore a fantastic world. Created in partnership with STUDIO4°C, a respected Japanese animation studio, this latest Google Doodle lets you take on…
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