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YouTube Stories on iOS gains AI-powered speech enhancement

October 1, 2020
Google today launched Looking-to-Listen, a new audiovisual speech enhancement feature in YouTube Stories captured with iOS devices. Leveraging AI and machine learning, the company says it allows creators to take better selfie videos by automatically boosting their voices and reducing background noise. While smartphone video quality continues to improve with every generation, audio quality remains…
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HONDA e — Is this the ultimate Urban Electric Car?

October 1, 2020
The Urban EV concept burst onto the scene at the Frankfurt Motor Show three years ago. With its “cutesy faced” front end, Honda had found a forward-looking design to spearhead its electric car efforts, and with a similar face at the rear, it appeared attractively retro…
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Tesla starts activating new charge port heater, but it’s unclear who has it

October 1, 2020
Tesla has started activating the elusive new charge port heater in Model 3 and Model Y, but it’s unclear who has it in their Model 3. During Model 3’s first winter, we reported on the electric car having some issues in cold weather and Tesla said they were investigating the situation. Several owners in cold weather regions were experiencing difficulties entering their vehicles because the…
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OxygenOS 10.5.8 rolls out for OnePlus Nord w/ September patch, more display tweaks

October 1, 2020
OnePlus has pumped out another patch for the OnePlus Nord, this time in the form of the incremental OxygenOS 10.5.8 OTA. The update was confirmed over on the official OnePlus Forums and provides some notable tweaks for the affordable Android phone including the September 2020 security patch, and even yet more display calibration tweaks. While the September patch is notable, considering the…
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Tesla cuts Model 3 price in China, improves range with cobalt-free LFP batteries

October 1, 2020
Tesla has reduced the price of the Model 3 in China and at the same time bumped the range as it introduces cobalt-free lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries in its standard range Model 3s. As we have previously reported, Tesla has been planning to update its made-in-China Model 3 vehicles with lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries from Chinese battery maker CATL. CEO Elon Musk recently…
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