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Awesomely Weird Alibaba EV of the Week: Move over, Tesla Semi – I want to buy this electric big rig!

July 23, 2022
Remember the good old days of your youth, taking road trips with your family and giving truckers the arm signal to blow their air horns? What if I told you that you could soon be blowing your very own air horn in your very own electric semitruck? It’s a real possibility, now that the great dollar store of the internet known as Alibaba is stocking electric tractor trailers! And fortunately…
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MobileNews

Google Search’s built-in timer and stopwatch have disappeared

July 23, 2022
Google Search has long featured a collection of simple tools, but the stopwatch and timer has mysteriously disappeared in the past day or so. Searching for those terms today just returns a list of results, including a Knowledge Panel, for websites offering online timers and…
AI & RoboticsNews

Google fires researcher who claimed LaMDA AI was sentient

July 23, 2022
Blake Lemoine, an engineer who’s spent the last seven years with Google, has been fired, reports Alex Kantrowitz of the Big Technology newsletter. The news was allegedly broken by Lemoine himself during a taping of the podcast of the same name, though the episode is not yet public. Google confirmed the firing to Engadget. Lemoine, who most recently was part of Google’s Responsible AI…
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US-European Satellite Will Make World’s First Global Freshwater Survey

July 23, 2022
. US-European Satellite Will Make World’s First Global Freshwater Survey The Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission will make measurements of over 95% of Earth’s lakes, rivers, and reservoirs. Water is life, but for all its importance, humanity has a surprisingly limited view of Earth’s freshwater bodies. Researchers have reliable water level…
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MobileNews

Google Pixel Buds FAQ: What’s the difference, and which one should you buy?

July 23, 2022
Truly wireless earbuds are a great way to bring music, podcasts, and more along with you, but it can be difficult to choose which is the right one for you. In this guide, we’ll answer some of the biggest questions around Google Pixel Buds, including which model might be right for you. What are Google Pixel Buds? To date, there have been four versions of the Pixel Buds produced by Google. The…
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