In this week’s top stories: MacBook Pro rumors and expectations, Warren Buffett’s $18 billion AAPL mistake, Apple’s efforts to expand outside of Silicon Valley, and much more. Read on for all of this week’s top stories and more.
MacBook Pro
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reported this week that Apple is still on track to release a redesigned MacBook Pro with mini-LED display technology this…
Review: Google’s Pixel Buds A-Series are an excellent value at $99, but should you use them with an iPhone?
July 12, 2021
Using the Google Pixel Buds A-Series with the iPhone has been a better experience than I expected, but it’s not as good as using AirPods. That should be expected given the fact that they are made by Apple’s biggest competitor. But Google’s Pixel Buds A are excellent…
Leaker corroborates that LiDAR scanner will remain exclusive to the iPhone 13 Pro lineup
July 12, 2021
Following a claim earlier today about the built-in camera of future Macs, leaker DylanDKT has now shared on Twitter some details about the next generation iPhone. According to him, the LiDAR scanner will remain exclusive to the iPhone 13 Pro lineup, which means that the…
AI has become a design problem
July 11, 2021
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AI is facing new calls for regulation now that it has emerged from the laboratory and is becoming more widely deployed across our daily lives. The public does not trust the technology. Nor should they. The problems are numerous, from understanding how the models actually work…
Quick Charge Podcast: July 10, 2021
July 11, 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…
Tesla has finally released its highly-anticipated Full Self-Driving Beta v9 software update.
Here’s what it looks like.
It was a long time coming, but when CEO Elon Musk put an actual date on the release, we knew it was around the corner and Tesla stuck to it.
Last…
Training AI: Reward is not enough
July 11, 2021
Join AI & data leaders at Transform 2021 on July 12th for the AI/ML Automation Technology Summit. Register today.
This post was written for TechTalks by Herbert Roitblat, the author of Algorithms Are Not Enough: How to Create Artificial General Intelligence.
In a recent paper, the DeepMind team, (Silver et al., 2021) argue that rewards are enough for all kinds of intelligence. Specifically…
Owners of the Chromecast with Google TV have begun to see recommendations for Stadia games on the “For you” tab, suggesting deeper integration between the gaming service and Google’s streaming box.
Early this month, ahead of the Stadia for Android TV launch, the…
There’s no easier way to screw up a good cup of tea than to use water that’s too hot and burns the leaves. While electric kettles have long saved the day in that department, Smarter’s iKettle and its Google Home / Assistant integration make it easier to craft that…
A big overhaul of Wear OS is underway but the upgrade path for existing devices is unclear for now. Until then, current owners are impacted by a recent issue that sees them unable to set a timer with Google Assistant on Wear OS.
Bringing up Assistant on Wear OS either via hotword — which was fixed at the start of this year — or with a long button press and saying “Set a timer for [x]…
