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Google’s Adaptive Charging for Pixel phones only works with alarms set during these hours

December 30, 2020
The December Feature Drop introduced a trio of smart features to better optimize Pixel usage. Adaptive Charging, which has your Pixel top up slowly overnight to preserve battery health, is the most significant, but there are key requirements to get it to work. Adaptive Charging helps preserve battery health over time by dynamically controlling how quickly a Pixel device charges. Just plug in your…
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AI jobs in 2021: here are some key trends

December 29, 2020
There’s no doubt about it – Artificial Intelligence has been a bit of a buzzword this year. Artificial intelligence has been established as the main driver of emerging technologies such as big data, robotics, and the IoT. So, what do the next 12 months look like for…
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AI Weekly: The trends that shaped 2020

December 29, 2020
A few days ago, I published a story about books that I read throughout the year to improve and inform my job covering artificial intelligence and adjacent industries. In all, the multi-part review contains nine books published in 2020 that explore subjects like business…
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Xiaomi’s Mi 11 is the first Snapdragon 888 phone

December 29, 2020
Most rumors suggest Samsung will launch its new Galaxy S-series lineup earlier than usual this year. But even with a supposed January 14th reveal date, the S21 won’t be the first phone to come out with Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 888 processor. That distinction will go to Xiaomi’s new Mi 11 phone, which the Chinese manufacturer announced today and said it plans to release in China on January…
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VW unveils prototype autonomous charging robot for electric cars

December 29, 2020
VW has unveiled an actual working prototype of an autonomous charging robot for electric cars – something that it has been conceptualizing for years. Last year, we reported on VW unveiling the idea of a charging butler robot concept for electric cars. They had the vision of a robot equipped with a DC charging system that would be able to grab battery packs, connect to them, and bring them parked…
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Google Store adds ‘Subscriptions’ page to advertise paid YouTube services, Stadia Pro, more

December 29, 2020
The majority of Google’s apps are free (and more than usable with ads), but the company has built up a number of paid service tiers — led by YouTube — in recent years. The Google Store is now prominently advertising those offerings with a dedicated “Subscriptions” landing page. Joining the Pixel, Nest, Stadia, and Pixelbook product lines at the top of the Google Store today is a…
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