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Google Assistant bug sees Home, Nest speakers play the wrong podcast

Besides music and relaxing sounds, Google’s Assistant devices are frequently used for podcasts. However, a bug has emerged in the past few days that sees Google Home and Nest speakers play the wrong podcast. Users are phrasing their commands like before, but Google Podcasts is selecting and playing a different show entirely that’s not even close in pronunciation/spelling. Making changes to…
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Amazon tests its Rivian electric vans in hilly San Francisco

E-commerce giant Amazon is now testing its custom-made Rivian electric vans in San Francisco. It’s now the second city where Amazon is using its Rivian vans, behind Los Angeles. Amazon chose San Francisco as its No. 2 city because it wanted to put its e-vans to the test on the city’s steep hills and in its variable climate. The streets of San Francisco On February 3, Electrek reported that…
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DefenseNews

F-35 in the crosshairs: Despite criticism, America needs the fighter jet

The F-35 is in the middle of a public relations storm. With the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Adam Smith, referring to the program as a “rathole” and news reports attacking the aircraft, the public is left to wonder about America’s newest fighter. However, reality dictates a far different conclusion: The F-35 is an operational success. While the program has…
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Leica APO-Summicron-SL 28mm F2 ASPH lens samples

We just got our hands on Leica’s new APO-Summicron-SL 28mm F2 ASPH lens for full-frame L-mount cameras and, as you might expect, it’s an impressive piece of glass. We shot it on the Leica’s SL2 and found a lot to like, including outstanding sharpness…
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Quick Charge Podcast: March 18, 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…
DefenseNews

Estimated development costs for the F-35′s modernization program increased by $1.9B in a year

WASHINGTON — The estimated development costs for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s ongoing modernization program grew by $1.9 billion since 2019, and the effort is expected to extend though 2027, the U.S. Government Accountability Office said in a new March 18 report. Over the course of the F-35′s Block 4 modernization program, which officially began in 2018, the Pentagon will upgrade the…
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