Generally speaking, getting overexcited about a concept car is a one-way ticket to bitter disappointment. Why? Because firstly, it may not even make it to production. And secondly, even if it does, it’ll probably look very “different” – aka “worse.” Goodbye massive rims, butterfly doors, and wacky interior with joysticks in place of a wheel. Hello softened edges, cheap plastics and…
Quick Charge Podcast: July 15, 2021
July 16, 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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Valve has a new handheld, and I’m shocked by its price more than anything else. The Steam Deck is launching this December starting at $400. And that price gets you the 64GB…
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Neural machine translation (NMT), or AI that can translate between languages, is in widespread use today, owing to its robustness and versatility. But NMT systems can be manipulated if provided prompts containing certain words, phrases, or alphanumeric symbols. For example, in 2015 Google had to fix a…
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Technology industry veterans Tom Davenport and Tom Seibel have seen firsthand how data, analytics and artificial intelligence have changed business models over the past three…
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At Transform 2021, Sarah Pearson, AI/ML for DoD spoke with Jonathan Rosenberg, CTO and Head of AI at Five9, Christian Kitchell, AI solutions executive & head of Erica at the…
Spain Consumer Protection Organization accuses Apple of slowing down newer iPhones after iOS 14.5 update
July 16, 2021
Apple could soon be hit with another lawsuit over alleged iPhone planned obsolescence. The Spain Consumer Protection Organization has sent a letter to the Cupertino company on behalf of users who say Apple is slowing down iPhones 12, 11, XS, and 8 with recent iOS 14.5, 14.5.1, and 14.6 updates.
As reported by Spanish website iPhoneros, the Consumer Protection Organization (OCU in Spanish) sent a…
Mophie is further expanding its multi-device charging lineup today with a new . This new Mophie charger features a built-in Apple Watch charging puck, a charging spot for your AirPods, and a spot to place your own MagSafe charger as well.
The Mophie 3-in-1 Wireless Stand…
Asus brings a collection of new Chromebooks to India w/ Celeron processors, $300 prices
July 16, 2021
Much of the explosive growth Chromebooks have experienced over the past year has come from just one market, the United States. In a bid to get more customers in on the action, though, Asus has just debuted several new Chromebooks in India that all carry affordable price…
Samsung is getting really good at long-term support, and this week, the company is offering one more olive branch to owners of the Galaxy S8. Months after support was supposed to end, the Galaxy S8 is getting one more security patch.
While it’s not the July patch that’s rolling out to newer devices, SamMobile caught wind of the May 2021 security patch rolling out to Galaxy S8 series devices…
