ComputersNews

Microsoft announces its next 21H1 update for Windows 10

February 19, 2021
In a blog post written by John Cable, Vice President, Program Management, Windows Servicing and Delivery, the next features to arrive in the next major Windows 10 update are briefly outlined. The focus for the 21H1 update is to improve on security, remote access, and quality. The most significant feature arriving to Windows 10 is the ability to set an external webcam as the default for Windows…
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MobileNews

Realme GT 5G appears in 3C listing with 65W charging

February 19, 2021
The hype surrounding Realme’s upcoming GT 5G (aka Realme Race) is growing by the day as we await its March 4 announcement. We first reported on the Snapdragon 888-powered device back in December and now we have a listing that confirms the phone will ship with 65W…
MobileNews

Clubhouse reaches 8 million downloads on the iOS App Store

February 19, 2021
Clubhouse is a new social network that has been available for a while now, but it has been getting a lot of attention in recent weeks — which has even prompted Twitter and Facebook to work on competitors for the app. A new report points out that Clubhouse, which is…
Cleantech & EV'sNews

Bolt EV recall: Chevy software update to fix battery fire risk in April

February 19, 2021
It’s been more than three months since Chevrolet announced that more than 68,000 Chevy Bolt EV were recalled due to fire risk in the battery. The temporary fix has been to apply a software update that limits the charge to “90%” (actually 95%). They did provide a brief update via Facebook last week. It appears that a more definitive Bolt recall update is finally here. A tumultuous time in…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Quick Charge Podcast: February 18, 2021

February 19, 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…
GamingNews

Destiny developer Bungie is expanding as it preps for new games and more

February 19, 2021
Destiny developer Bungie is expanding to meet the needs of the expanding studio. The company revealed today that it has added new members to its board of directors. Those include key media executives Trace Harris and ViacomCBS consumer products president Pamela Kaugman. The company is also growing its offices and bringing in new production talent. All of this is in preparation for the continued…
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GamingNews

Call of Duty League postpones matches due to Texas power outages

February 19, 2021
The Call of Duty League has postponed its second week of competition due to the snowstorms and subsequent power outages in Texas that have left some dead and millions without electricity. Instead, the league will combine the second and third weeks of play into a full seven…
AI & RoboticsNews

MIT CSAIL taps AI to reduce sheet metal waste

February 19, 2021
Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) say they’ve created an AI-powered tool that provides feedback on how different parts of laser-cut designs should be placed onto metal sheets. By analyzing how much material is used in real time, they claim that their tool — called Fabricaide — allows users to better plan designs in the context of available…
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