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Google Lens getting big MUM upgrade that lets you take a photo and ask questions about it

September 30, 2021
At I/O in May, Google announced Multitask Unified Model (MUM) as a big improvement to Search. MUM is now set to come to Google Lens “early next year.” After taking a picture in Lens or analyzing an existing image/screenshot, swiping up will continue to show “Visual matches.” There will soon be a new “Add questions” button at the very top of the sheet that opens a very slick UI. These…
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Google will launch a 2nd-generation Nest Doorbell (wired) in 2022 with 24/7 recording

September 30, 2021
In launching the new Nest Doorbell (battery) in early August, Google also rebranded the old Nest Hello and continued selling it. Google today told customers that it’s launching a second-generation Nest Doorbell (wired) in 2022. As part of “being more transparent” with customers on where Google is “taking the camera portfolio,” Nest GM/VP Rishi Chandra said that it “will be launching…
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Subaru reveals more of its upcoming first electric car, the Solterra

September 30, 2021
In a new video, Subaru reveals more of its upcoming first electric car, the Solterra, including the entire body of the electric SUV. We have been waiting a long time for Subaru to make an electric car. Earlier this year, the Japanese automaker finally announced its first all-electric vehicle: the Solterra. Since confirming the new vehicle, Subaru has been slowly releasing information and images…
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Sol Motors now taking orders for its pipe-on-wheels Pocket Rocket electric motorcycle

September 30, 2021
Three years ago yesterday, I broke the news on SOL Motors’ debut of its innovative Pocket Rocket electric motorcycle. We’ve had to wait quite a while for a major update, but now, after a lengthy period of continued development (and one pandemic later), the company is taking orders for its eye-catching electric motorbikes. The Stuttgart-based company SOL Motors (which stands for “speed of…
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