MobileNews

Apple is planning an AirTag detector for Android, and oh do I have questions

I got something really wrong. I honestly believed that after the two year period of AirTag rumors, we would all forget about them until we actually lost something! Yet here we are with new AirTag news directly from Apple, and oh has it sent me down a rabbit hole of questions. AirTag update I’ll start by saying I think AirTags are wonderful little devices. $29 plus whatever you decide to spend…
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DefenseNews

US Army chooses winner to build its new Stryker gun system

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army has chosen Oshkosh Defense to build its new Medium Caliber Weapon System — a 30mm, unmanned turreted auto-cannon — for the Stryker combat vehicle. The first delivery order covers 91 vehicles valued at roughly $130 million. The Army could…
MobileNews

Google Fit for Android adds guided ‘paced walking’ activity

Back in March, Google Fit rolled out camera-powered heart and respiratory rate tracking. Google is now adding a “Paced walking” activity for Fit that offers somewhat of a guided experience. Paced — or brisk — walking “should leave you a little out of breath.” It involves taking “around 100 steps per minute” for most people.  Brisk walking is an easy way to fit exercise into…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Quick Charge Podcast: June 3, 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. This episode of The Electrek Podcast is brought to you by the all-new…
AI & RoboticsNews

A simple model of the brain provides new directions for AI research

Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. Last week, Google Research held an online workshop on the conceptual understanding of deep learning. The workshop, which featured presentations by award-winning computer scientists and neuroscientists, discussed how new findings in deep learning and neuroscience can help create better artificial intelligence…
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MobileNews

Twitter for iOS rolling out redesign with dedicated tab for Spaces

Twitter is beginning to roll out a notable redesign to its iPhone app today. As reported by TechCrunch, the company is updating Twitter for iOS with a new focus on its Spaces audio chat room feature, making it the center button in the bottom navigation bar. The report explains that not all Twitter users will see this design change at first. Instead, the company plans to roll it out to “around…
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