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GM announces ‘Ultra Cruise’ to enable ‘true hands-free driving’, taking OTA update approach

October 7, 2021
GM announced today its new ‘Ultra Cruise’ feature, which they believe will enable “true hands-free driving” on “95% of driving scenarios” in the US and Canada. Interestingly, GM is taking a Tesla-like approach of enabling this capability over time through over-the-air (OTA) software updates. Ultra Cruise is not the successor of Super Cruise, but the next level reserved for “premium…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Maryland’s Skipjack Wind 1 offshore wind farm leaps forward with a $20M facility

October 7, 2021
Ørsted’s Skipjack Wind 1 will be a 120-megawatt (MW) offshore wind farm in Maryland that will power 40,000 homes once it goes live in the second half of 2026. It will generate $225 million in economic investment and create nearly 1,400 jobs in the state. Large offshore wind farms give rise to other projects, such as a new $20 million maintenance facility in Maryland for Skipjack Wind 1, which…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Ecommerce accelerator Pattern’s machine learning and AI raises $225M

October 7, 2021
The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register now! Today, ecommerce accelerator Pattern announced its $225 million growth equity investment for its machine learning and AI-driven logistics. This is not your grandma’s ecommerce. The old days of driving your ecommerce jalopy via targeted ads dependent on eye-catching clickbait…
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MobileNews

iOS 15.1 beta 3 features native ProRes video capture for iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max

October 7, 2021
Apple’s just-released iOS 15.1 developer beta 3 features native support for ProRes video capture in the default Camera app. The feature comes a couple of days after Filmic Pro launched ProRes capture support in its popular third-party video app… Apple ProRes is only available for iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max. To enable ProRes go to Settings → Camera → Formats and enabled the Apple…
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