TikTok announced today a new augmented reality effect that is the first to use the LiDAR scanner of iPhone 12 Pro models. The effect celebrates the New Year with AR golden balloons and confetti that interact with the environment thanks to the new iPhone sensor. The announcement was made through TikTok’s official Twitter account.
Apple first introduced the LiDAR scanner with the 2020 iPad Pro…
Defense department reform office shuts down
January 7, 2021
WASHINGTON — With Congress overriding President Donald Trump’s veto of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, the Pentagon’s chief management officer job has officially been eliminated.
While the NDAA language calls for the roles and responsibilities of the…
The general layout of YouTube Music has remained largely the same since its 2018 relaunch, but a small change online and on Android sees Google tweak the background theme.
Unlike other Google apps, YouTube Music started off with a dark theme and doesn’t have a light…
Quick Charge Podcast: January 6, 2021
January 7, 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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
AI models from Microsoft and Google already surpass human performance on the SuperGLUE language benchmark
January 7, 2021
In late 2019, researchers affiliated with Facebook, New York University (NYU), the University of Washington, and DeepMind proposed SuperGLUE, a new benchmark for AI designed to summarize research progress on a diverse set of language tasks. Building on the GLUE benchmark…
As usual, LG is taking advantage of CES to roll out a refreshed version of its thin-and-light Gram laptop series. For 2021 the company says its laptops are Intel Evo platform certified, which applies a baseline of battery life, fast charging and quick wakeups from sleep.
Facebook tells businesses it has no choice but to comply with upcoming App Tracking Transparency feature in iOS 14
January 7, 2021
Facebook continues to panic about upcoming privacy changes in iOS 14. The company has sent a new email to businesses today informing them that it has no choice but to comply with the iOS 14 App Tracking Transparency feature. Otherwise, Apple could remove Facebook from the App Store completely.
As first reported by iMore, Facebook has sent another round of emails to businesses informing them that…
Here’s how to subscribe to Peacock and watch ‘The Office’ on iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV
January 7, 2021
One of the latest major streaming services is NBC’s Peacock and with the start of 2021, The Office has left Netflix is officially only streaming on NBC’s new service. Read along with our full guide on how to watch Peacock free on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and the web…
EGEB: A new community solar marketplace launches in the US
January 7, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
EnergySage launches a new community solar marketplace in the US so consumers can save money.
Sustainable lithium mining is becoming a requirement as battery demand grows.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to…
Tesla is rumored to be behind a new large industrial building currently being completed near Seattle, Washington.
Tesla is going near Seattle?
Denver-based Black Creek Group is currently building a new industrial and logistics center in Lakewood, which is located about 40 minutes south of Seattle.
It consists of two large buildings: a 470,000 square-foot building and a 206,000 square-foot…
