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Tesla Cybertruck and Ford F-150 Lightning are neck-and-neck in electric pickup demand, poll says

June 4, 2021
A new poll shows that Tesla Cybertruck and the Ford F-150 Lightning are neck-and-neck in consumer demand for electric pickup trucks. Over the last year since the unveiling of the Tesla Cybertruck, the electric pickup truck scene has become more robust with the Rivian R1T getting a lower price, the Hummer EV becoming an option in the bigger and more expensive side of the market, and the launch…
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Google Drive color coding now applies to folder shortcuts and shared drives

June 4, 2021
Google Drive already allows users to customize the color of folders that appear in “My Drive,” but that capability is now being extended to shared drives and shortcuts. Shared drives empower teams and organizations to store, access, and collaborate on files. Shortcuts are pointers to files that are stored in another folder or in another drive, which make it easy to surface content without…
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Pixel Tips points to time lapse astrophotography coming to Google Camera

June 4, 2021
Ahead of the June Pixel Feature Drop, code in the Pixel Tips app points to Google Camera’s astrophotography potentially getting upgraded to offer time lapse video. About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play Store. When we decompile these files (called APKs, in the case of Android apps), we’re…
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US Air Force awards $465M contract for new E-11A planes

June 4, 2021
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force on Tuesday awarded Learjet a contract worth up to $465 million for Bombardier Global 6000 business jets, which will be modified into the E-11A aircraft used to relay data between platforms that cannot normally share information. The…
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Sigma's 3.00 firmware update for the FP is now live with support for the new EVF-11 viewfinder and more

June 4, 2021
As it promised it would, Sigma has released firmware version 3.00 for the Sigma FP. The update addresses known issues and adds features found on Sigma’s newer FP-L camera system. Firmware version 3.00 adds support for the Sigma EVF-11 launched alongside the FP-L, includes the new ‘Powder Blue’ and ‘Duotone’ color modes, enables saving and loading cameras via QR codes and adds the…
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