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Tesla loans Model Y to UFC fighter Beneil Dariush after he called out Elon Musk for delay

May 20, 2021
Tesla has reportedly loaned a Model Y for free to UFC fighter Beneil Dariush, according to Dariush’s agent, after the fighter called out Tesla CEO Elon Musk for his delayed Model X order. The situation is problematic since thousands of people are in the same situation as Dariush, but they are not receiving the same treatment. Earlier this week, we reported on Dariush publicly calling out Elon…
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Google apps are beginning to adopt ‘Google Sans Text’

May 20, 2021
At the “What’s new in Material Design” session this morning, Google shared that its apps are starting to use Google Sans Text. We’ve seen it pop-up in some products already, but the company at I/O 2021 better detailed the font. As we learned in 2018, Google Sans is…
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GTA Online’s growth complicates a Grand Theft Auto 6 launch for Rockstar

May 19, 2021
Did you miss GamesBeat Summit 2021? Watch on-demand here!  Grand Theft Auto V and the connected world of GTA Online continue to drive revenue growth for developer Rockstar Games and parent company Take-Two Interactive. Rockstar has now shipped 145 million copies of GTA V. At the same time, GTA Online surpassed its previous record number of active players during Take-Two’s fiscal fourth…
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Walgreens used AI to optimize vaccine outreach emails

May 19, 2021
Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. As of May 18, nearly 40% of the U.S. population had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with close to 50% having received at least one shot. But outreach remains a major challenge. McKinsey…
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Canon Says the Camera Market is Reaching the Point of Saturation

May 19, 2021
Canon has upgraded its forecast for the rest of 2021 after it showed camera sales up 34% over the previous year’s pandemic-blighted sales cycle. Despite the good news, the company reportedly added that the camera market is reaching the point of saturation. As part of its first-quarter financial results, Canon updated its 2021 sales anticipation to be up slightly because revenue was…
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AI call center automation company Asapp raises $120M

May 19, 2021
Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. Asapp, an AI research-driven customer experience company, today announced it has raised $120 million at a $1.6 billion valuation, double its previous post-money valuation. Asapp says it plans to use…
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Samsung May 2021 security update is rolling out now to these Galaxy devices

May 19, 2021
The May 2021 security update or patch has started rolling out for a number of Samsung devices including the likes of the Galaxy S21 and more. As we’ve seen previously with older patches, the May security patch isn’t technically fully released yet even though Samsung has started its rollout to selected smartphones. Google follows a pattern of rolling out the update to its Pixel smartphones on…
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