Over a year ago Google rolled out a completely redesigned Play Store for Android TV, and now the company is giving it a couple of tweaks. Rolling out now, the Play Store for Android TV and, by extension, Google TV, is getting a slight redesign. Here’s what’s new.
The tweaks in this new Play Store update are very minor, but every single one of them is a welcome improvement that does a lot to…
EGEB: $226B New York State pension fund sets 2040 net zero target
December 11, 2020
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
New York State’s retirement fund is the first US public pension fund to set a net zero goal by that date.
NRG Energy has announced North America’s first Sustainability-Linked Bond (SLB).
Rhode Island’s largest single…
YouTube TV sending free Chromecast with Google TV to subscribers
December 11, 2020
After a similar promotion for new customers in October, YouTube TV is giving a free Chromecast with Google TV to existing ones this holiday season.
The “[Special thanks] Enjoy a Chromecast with Google TV, on us” email was sent out to current subscribers this…
Google joins enterprise-focused Modern Computing Alliance and reiterates push for PWAs
December 11, 2020
Announced today, the Modern Computing Alliance brings together Google and other big enterprise players to “address the biggest IT challenges facing companies today with integration from silicon to cloud.”
To drive ‘silicon-to-cloud’ innovation for the benefit of enterprise customers — fueling a differentiated modern computing platform and providing additional choice for integrated…
Tesla is rumored to have a deal with Steel Dynamics to supply the steel for the Cybertruck electric pickup truck from a new $1.7 billion factory in Texas – not too far from Tesla’s own Texas factory.
When Tesla unveiled the Cybertruck last year, one of the most…
Bollinger has unveiled an updated design for its electric SUV and pickup trucks with new “production-intent” versions.
The startup is a New York-founded (now Michigan-based) EV company that has been developing a very simple yet versatile electric truck platform.
They…
New Google Assistant design that brings Pixel light bar to all Android phones rolling out
December 11, 2020
In mid-November, Google appeared to settle on a compact design for Google Assistant where the activation panel is half as tall and answers don’t take up the entire screen. Google is now widely testing an Assistant design that brings the light bar to all Android phones.
Google first tested this design in June. The most notable aspect involves light — upon activating Assistant — streaming in…
Leica SL2-S is an Action-Focused Camera: 24.6MP BSI Sensor, 25 FPS
December 10, 2020
Leica has announced the SL2-S, a 24.6-megapixel L-Mount full-frame mirrorless camera that puts more emphasis on speed and video performance than the original SL2. Capable of 25 frames per second shooting and ISO up to 100,000, the SL2-S also boasts considerable video…
As more people gain access to the tools to manipulate images – and as those tools become more accessible – a new study says that the public’s trust in the photos they see online has been significantly harmed.
A study was published by the Adobe earlier this week with…
Papercup raises $10.5 million to dub videos with AI-generated speech
December 10, 2020
Papercup, a U.K.-based startup developing speech translation technology for video creators, has raised $10.5 million in venture funding. The company says the funds will be put toward machine learning research and expanding its human-in-the-loop quality control feature for customers’ AI-translated videos.
Most of the world’s videos have been recorded in a single language. For example, 33% of…
