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Google Maps Timeline adds ‘Insights’ & ‘Trips’ tabs as transit crowdedness predictions expand

Google is updating Maps with a handful of new features today focused on expanding transit crowdedness predictions and an “Insights” addition to the powerful Timeline history. To help public transit riders “navigate new normals,” Google is expanding crowdedness predictions to over 10,000 transit agencies in 100 countries. This is to help you plan out a trip in regards to whether a train…
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Asus starts Android 11 rollout for ROG Phone 3 following release on ZenFone 7 series [U]

The rollout of Android 11 has been fairly speedy thanks to quick rollouts from Samsung and others, but many OEMs are still a ways behind. After rolling out Android 11 to the ZenFone 7 series earlier this year, Asus is now bringing the same update to the ROG Phone 3. Starting in Taiwan, the Asus ZenFone 7 and 7 Pro are getting their stable Android 11 updates. The rollout brings with it new…
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MobileNews

Google News Showcase launches in Austria today

Google launched a $1 billion licensing program in October 2020 to support publishers and surface card-based content across its platforms. Google News Showcase is now coming to Austria. The effort today has signed over 800 — up 100 from May — deals with news…
NewsPhotography

Camera Robots Help Artists Capture Action-Filled Photos and Videos

Intelligent robot technology has expanded beyond cinematography and has found its place in photography now, too, as shared by a photo and video production company that has started to use one to achieve shots and angles that would be hard to replicate manually. Although cinema robots are still out of reach for many creators due to the high cost that accompanies such technology, they are becoming…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Quick Charge Podcast: July 20, 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…
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