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Tesla range estimates called into question in independent tests

February 11, 2021
Tesla range estimates are called into question in new independent tests by Edmunds showing that Tesla’s vehicles don’t hit their EPA estimates. Range estimates There are no good range estimates for electric vehicles. There are just bad ones, with some being not as bad as others. To be fair, that’s also the case for gasoline-powered vehicles, but range has been more of a focus for electric…
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PSA: Slack for Android may have exposed your password; here’s how to change it

February 11, 2021
Due to a mistake, Slack for Android may have briefly logged your passwords as plain text, meaning you should probably change your password. As reported by Android Police (h/t The Verge), an email has gone out to some people who use Slack for Android, requesting that you reset your password as soon as possible. According to the email, Slack developers made a mistake that caused your Slack…
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Epic Games’ MetaHuman Creator lets developers create realistic digital humans within minutes

February 10, 2021
Epic Games has unveiled its MetaHuman Creator, a new browser-based app that enables game developers and creators of real-time content to slash the time it takes to build digital humans from weeks to less than an hour. And as you can see from the images in this story, the tools can create highly realistic human characters. MetaHuman Creator runs in the cloud via Epic’s Unreal Engine with a…
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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie gets April 8, 2022 release date

February 10, 2021
Paramount Pictures announced today that Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie will come out on April 8, 2022. The first Sonic movie came out on February 14. After redesigning its CG lead character following online backlash, the movie became a surprise hit. It was one of the last major…
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Laowa Brings Four of its Popular Lenses to L-Mount

February 10, 2021
Venus Optics has announced that four popular Laowa lenses are being released for L-mount. Two wide-angle lenses, the 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye and the 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D, and two macro lenses, the 24mm f/14 2X Macro Probe and the 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra Macro, are available to order…
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Same Energy is a Visual Search Engine That Finds Similar Photos in a Snap

February 10, 2021
Same Energy is a new Web tool that’s perfect for photographers looking for visual inspiration. It’s an AI-powered visual search engine that provides a fast and simple experience for exploring visually similar photos. The website was created by Canadian developer Jacob Jackson, who launched it into beta last week. “We believe that image search should be visual, using only a minimum of…
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