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The unlocked OnePlus 7T is $200 cheaper at B&H Photo

September 29, 2020
B&H Photo is closing out September with the same deal it began the month with: $200 off the OnePlus 7T smartphone. The online retailer has the unlocked handset for $399 right now and the discount is available for both the glacier blue and frosted silver models. This is an all-time-low price, and you have a bit more time to grab it now than you did earlier this month — the sale ends at…
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Google Maps dark theme starts rolling out for some on Android

September 29, 2020
At the start of last month, we spotted Google working on a Maps dark mode for Android. The Google Maps dark theme is now beginning to roll out for some users and it encompasses the entire app. Once available, the Settings page will house a new “Appearance” menu with…
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GM tests its Ultium battery system for Cruise Origin autonomous electric vehicle

September 29, 2020
GM has started testing its Ultium battery system, which is going to power its next generation of electric vehicles, for the Cruise Origin autonomous electric vehicle. Earlier this year, GM Cruise, General Motors’ autonomous driving subsidiary, unveiled its self-driving electric car designed for ridesharing. The vehicle was technically the first vehicle to get GM’s new Ultium battery…
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iOS 14 review: Finally rid of the grid

September 29, 2020
Apple’s new version of iOS arrives without any new iPhones, which is unusual. It means there’s nothing to distract you from iOS 14 — this is all about the software. As Engadget’s Chris Velazco mentioned when he took an early look, the last two years of iOS…
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OnePlus CEO confirms we won’t see a OnePlus 8T Pro this year

September 29, 2020
Don’t expect to see a OnePlus 8T Pro announced alongside the standard OnePlus 8T next month, Android Authority reports. OnePlus CEO Pete Lau (or Liu Zuohu as he’s known in China) confirmed the news via a post on Weibo, in which he said anyone looking for a Pro device can continue to buy the OnePlus 8 Pro released earlier this year. However, Lau added that the company still has some surprises…
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LinkedIn open-sources GDMix, a framework for training AI personalization models

September 29, 2020
LinkedIn recently open-sourced GDMix, a framework that makes training AI personalization models ostensibly more efficient and less time-consuming. The Microsoft-owned company says it’s an improvement over LinkedIn’s previous release in the space — Photon ML — because it supports deep learning models. GDMix trains fixed effect and random effect models, two kinds of models used in search…
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