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YouTube TV sending free Chromecast with Google TV to subscribers

December 11, 2020
After a similar promotion for new customers in October, YouTube TV is giving a free Chromecast with Google TV to existing ones this holiday season. The “[Special thanks] Enjoy a Chromecast with Google TV, on us” email was sent out to current subscribers this afternoon: We wanted to say thanks and offer you, a longtime friend of YouTube TV, a new Chromecast with Google TV — on us. Click…
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Bollinger unveils updated electric truck and pickup ‘production-intent design’

December 11, 2020
Bollinger has unveiled an updated design for its electric SUV and pickup trucks with new “production-intent” versions. The startup is a New York-founded (now Michigan-based) EV company that has been developing a very simple yet versatile electric truck platform. They first unveiled an all-electric Jeep-like truck, the Bollinger B1, and later a pickup version, the Bollinger B2. Both…
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Leica SL2-S is an Action-Focused Camera: 24.6MP BSI Sensor, 25 FPS

December 10, 2020
Leica has announced the SL2-S, a 24.6-megapixel L-Mount full-frame mirrorless camera that puts more emphasis on speed and video performance than the original SL2. Capable of 25 frames per second shooting and ISO up to 100,000, the SL2-S also boasts considerable video prowess. The Leica SL2-S is the first Leica to feature a BSI sensor and is positioned by the company to be a “premium segment”…
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Papercup raises $10.5 million to dub videos with AI-generated speech

December 10, 2020
Papercup, a U.K.-based startup developing speech translation technology for video creators, has raised $10.5 million in venture funding. The company says the funds will be put toward machine learning research and expanding its human-in-the-loop quality control feature for customers’ AI-translated videos. Most of the world’s videos have been recorded in a single language. For example, 33% of…
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