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Facebook today announced Ego4D, a long-term project aimed at solving AI research challenges in “egocentric perception,” or first-person views. The goal is to teach AI systems to comprehend and interact with the world like humans do as opposed to in the third-person, omniscient…
Facebook has announced that it will remove what it calls “severe sexualizing content” that targets public figures, and specifically points to sexualized photoshopped images among other targets.
The changes come as an update to Facebook’s existing bullying and…
Twitter is testing inserting ads into conversations on iOS
October 14, 2021
Twitter has announced it’s conducting a new test with some users in which ads start to appear in the middle of conversations.
The announcement was made by Twitter’s revenue product lead Bruce Falck (via the Verge). According to Falck, if you’re part of this global…
Tesla Model 3 is now the quickest-selling used car and sometimes even sells for higher price than new
October 14, 2021
The Tesla Model 3 is now considered the best-selling used car in the US, and it is so popular that it even sometimes sells for higher prices than new.
The current chip shortage affecting the auto industry has trickled down to the used car market.
It can be so difficult to get a new car due to limited production that many have turned to the used car market, and inventories are now low there…
Samsung is chugging along with its work on bringing its take on Android 12 to the public, and the company has also quietly introduced a new weather widget for the homescreen.
The new “Dynamic Weather” widget comes with Samsung’s Android 12 update, though it’s…
Jackery 1500 review: A giant solar generator to charge my power tools, e-bike, e-truck, and more!
October 14, 2021
Jackery’s new Explorer 1500 Portable Power Station debuted earlier this year as a giant, high-capacity, and high-power backup battery that does so much more than just providing emergency power. I’ve been testing one out along with Jackery’s solar panels to see just how…
Just because Apple refuses to make the switch to USB-C on its phones doesn’t mean all users are left despaired. Enter – a Master’s degree student of robotics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) who single-handedly converted a regular Lightning-equipped iPhone X into the first Apple smartphone with a USB-C port. He did so after a few months of work and recently shared the…
Apple cuts iPhone 13 production estimates due to chip shortage
October 14, 2021
The ongoing chip crisis is apparently now big enough to even reach Apple – and this time we’re not talking about smartwatches, but the company’s main cash cow, the iPhone.
According to a new report from , Apple is likely to slash its projected production…
6 ways electric car drivers can save money on home charging
October 14, 2021
Do you plug your car in as soon as you get home from work at the end of the day? Raise your hand. (I just asked my husband to raise his hand.) OK, we have to stop doing that, because it’s peak period – which means a higher electric bill.
More than a quarter – 28%…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 13, 2021
October 14, 2021
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.
New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
