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New iOS 16 API enables walkie-talkie capabilities for third-party apps

Apple this week announced iOS 16, which brings new features such as a redesigned lock screen with widgets, expanded Focus Mode, iMessage improvements, passkeys, and more. In addition, iOS 16 comes with multiple new APIs, including one that enables walkie-talkie capabilities for third-party apps. The new API is called “Push to Talk,” and it basically lets developers add a walkie-talkie to…
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JIDU officially unveils ROBO-01 concept EV that can talk and share its emotions

Following months of teasing the public, Baidu’s intelligent EV startup JIDU has officially unveiled its AI powered, robotic EV, called the ROBO-01. The ROBODAY presentation took place today on Baidu’s metaverse platform and included a slew of images, video, and details of the upcoming JIDU smart EV. Mere weeks after teasing the production prep of JIDU’s first “Robocar,” the infantile…
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Meet Sparky, the electric tugboat operating in the Ports of Auckland with 2,784 kWh of power

The Ports of Auckland in New Zealand has welcomed a new member to its maritime family. A bright green, electric tugboat named Sparky recently arrived in Auckland as “the world’s first full-sized ship-handling electric tug.” By delivering the same bollard pull as the Ports of Auckland’s strongest diesel tug, Sparky represents a future in which zero-emissions ship handling is possible around…
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Audi’s charging hub proves successful in pilot phase, several more charging sites to follow

Following a six-month pilot phase of its first charging hub site in Nuremberg Germany, Audi has seen a number of return customers and “overwhelmingly positive” feedback. As a result, the German automaker has announced plans to expand the charging hub model to other sites, beginning later this year. Last summer, Audi AG announced an electrification strategy that included an end date of 2033…
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