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Tesla (TSLA) scouts factory sites in Quebec and Ontario

September 1, 2022
Tesla has now disclosed that it is lobbying the Canadian government for an accelerated permitting process to build a factory in the country. At the same time, it reportedly scouted factory sites in Quebec and Ontario. We have been reporting on evidence that Tesla has been looking at a potential factory in Canada. In June, Electrek obtained a recording of a companywide meeting held by Tesla CEO…
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Sony announces the Xperia 5 IV smartphone with 4K/120p video, will retail for $1,000

September 1, 2022
Sony has announced its latest smartphone, the Xperia 5 IV. As with its predecessors, this model takes inspiration from Sony’s higher-end Xperia devices and packages it into a smaller, more affordable package. On the imaging front, the Xperia 5 IV uses the same camera array found on the Xperia 5 III, with 16mm, 24mm and 60mm full-frame equivalent camera modules with F2.2, F1.7 and F2.4 apertures…
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Lenovo releasing $249 Android 12L tablet early next year

September 1, 2022
Google launched Android 12L back in March, but it’s only just making its way to existing devices. Lenovo is now the first to announce an Android 12L tablet with the “Lenovo Tab P11 (2nd Gen)” coming next year. Android 12L first rolled out to Pixel phones, with…
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Google Play restores the app permissions list [U]

September 1, 2022
With the addition of the developer-generated Data safety section this year, Google Play removed the old list of app permissions. The Play Store is now reversing this decision in response to user feedback and will have both coexist. Update 8/31: Google has brought back the…
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Google Pixel Watch: Specs, price, Wear OS 3, and everything we know so far

September 1, 2022
Google officially announced its first smartwatch at I/O 2022 in May, but only provided a “first look” ahead of the full reveal this fall alongside the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro. 9to5Google has revealed a number of new details since then, and here’s everything we know about the Pixel Watch. Original: July 4 Update: September 1 Design, display, and materials The Pixel Watch consists of three…
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NVIDIA reveals new US government rule restricting export of AI chips to China and Russia

September 1, 2022
The US government has introduced and immediately started imposing a new rule that would restrict the export of computer chips used for supercomputers and artificial intelligence to Russia and China. NVIDIA has revealed in a SEC filing that the government has informed the company of the new license requirement affecting one of its current (A100) and one of its upcoming (H100) GPUs, which were…
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