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Google fully explains what caused Monday’s multi-service outage

December 19, 2020
Google started the week with a big outage that took down Gmail, Drive, and all other Workspace apps. As promised, Google now has a detailed explanation on the outage and steps it will take to prevent future incidents. At a high level, the issue relates to existing work updating Google’s account authentication system. As the effort was ongoing, previous components were “left in place.”…
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Venus Optics Launches Super Compact 10mm f/2 Zero-D for MFT

December 18, 2020
Venus Optics has announced it’s second “Zero-D” optic in the compact 10mm f/2 for micro four thirds. Weighing just 4.4 ounces and with a 96-degree angle of view, the new lens is an ultra-fast and ultra-wide travel-friendly optic. The goal of the lens, according to Venus, was to make a small, wide, compact lens that would work well hand-held or on gimbals for video shooters as well as…
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Air Force Visits Army; Service Academy Supremacy at Stake

December 18, 2020
Army quarterback Tyhier Tyler celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) The coronavirus pandemic has led to an unprecedented two-week stretch of…
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Nvidia’s Inception program tracks 7,000 AI startups, up 25% in a year

December 18, 2020
Nvidia’s Inception program is tracking more than 7,000 AI startups, up 25% in a year. That’s a lot of growth for AI companies in a very tough year. Nvidia business development VP Jeff Herbst said in a blog post that crisis breeds opportunity and that AI startups are stepping up with AI, machine learning, and data science to help address the worldwide emergency of the pandemic. “2020…
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Samsung Galaxy A32 5G spotted on Geekbench with Dimensity 720

December 18, 2020
Samsung is it continuing its push to deliver more and more affordable 5G and the Galaxy A32 5G will likely be the Korean maker’s best effort yet. We’ve already seen the A32 5G in detailed renders as well as an FCC listing and now we have a Geekbench test run which…
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Samsung Galaxy Note20 duo and S20 FE now receiving One UI 3.0 + Android 11 update

December 18, 2020
The Samsung Galaxy S20 FE was left out when the main S20 trio started receiving the One UI 3.0 + Android 11 update – not surprising, given that the FE update was scheduled for February. But this is a surprise, the update is now rolling out in Russia. To be clear, this update (G780FXXU1BTL1) is for the Exynos-powered 4G version of the phone. However, Samsung doesn’t sell the Snapdragon/5G…
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