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Harley-Davidson is now building custom electric bicycles that actually look incredible

August 9, 2021
Harley-Davidson’s electric bicycle brand known as Serial 1 has several eye-catching e-bike designs that already draw on a bit of retro flair. But now the company has doubled down on the nostalgia with a custom chopper-style electric bike that resembles a classic Schwinn Stingray bicycle. And it’s not the last custom e-bike design that Harley has planned for the future. The new design is part…
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Ep. 347: Lots of Lenses and Nonsense – and more

August 9, 2021
Episode 347 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 –  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer, Ron Hautau In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and…
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New Google Assistant’s original translucent UI disappearing on Pixel

August 9, 2021
Besides on-device processing for faster commands, a new interface was one hallmark of the new Assistant that first debuted on the Pixel 4. The look very much reflected how Google wanted Assistant to be in the background. That’s now changing, as the new Google Assistant’s original UI is disappearing this weekend. Over the last day, the translucent-to-transparent interface that saw the “Hi…
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AI bias is prevalent but preventable — here’s how to root it out

August 8, 2021
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. The success of any AI application is intrinsically tied to its training data.  You don’t just need the right data quality and the right data volume; you also have to proactively ensure your AI engineers are not passing their own latent biases on to their creations. If engineers allow their own worldviews and…
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Is Apple Actually Going to Snoop on Your Photos?

August 8, 2021
Is Apple actually snooping on your photos? Jefferson Graham wrote an article last week warning this based on the company’s child safety announcement. An attention-grabbing headline? Certainly. Accurate? It’s complicated. There has been much criticism from privacy…
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Sustainable woodworker builds her own beautiful wooden electric bike

August 8, 2021
While building and riding electric bikes takes up most of my time, woodworking has always been a guilty pleasure of mine. And perhaps that’s why I was so excited when woodworker Evie Bee reached out to share her impressive looking wooden electric bicycle that combines these two fascinating yet divergent fields. Evie’s passion for woodworking expands beyond just the crafting process to…
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