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Chromecast with Google TV adds ‘Year in Search’ playlists w/ this year’s trending films

December 10, 2020
Following the debut of its annual Year in Search recap video earlier today, Google is furthering the celebration with some playlists on Chromecast with Google TV. Available today, Chromecast with Google TV users will see a couple of special “Year in Search” playlists appear on their homescreens. The main playlist is “Year in Search: A Collection of This Year’s Trending Movies.” This…
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Report: Apple working with TSMC on self-driving car chips, model is ‘similar to Tesla’

December 10, 2020
A sketchy report from Digitimes today claims that Apple is trudging ahead with work on its self-driving car project. The report says that Apple is working with TSMC on self-driving chips and exploring the possibility of some sort of factories in the United States. Digitimes has a mixed track record when it comes to these types of stories. Today’s report should be treated with skepticism, but…
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Google Store starts selling refurbished Nest products in the US

December 10, 2020
Last September, Made by Google started offering refurbished products at slightly discounted prices. The two initial offerings went out of stock quite a long time ago, and the US Google Store is now expanding the refurbished lineup to include Nest smart home products. In…
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Google Doodle honors Nobel Prize-winning economist Sir W. Arthur Lewis

December 10, 2020
Google has replaced its homepage logo with a Doodle honoring Sir W. Arthur Lewis, a Nobel Prize-winning economist and professor. William Arthur Lewis was born on January 23, 1915, in Saint Lucia, which at the time was still a British colony. After excelling in grade school and college, W. Arthur Lewis attempted to begin a career in engineering but swiftly discovered that many businesses would…
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Parallel Domain raises $11 million to generate synthetic data for AI model training

December 9, 2020
Parallel Domain, a startup developing a synthetic data generation platform for AI and machine learning applications, today emerged from stealth with $11 million in funding. The company, which has over 25 employees and customers in auto manufacturing and drone delivery, plans to use the capital to accelerate its go-to-market efforts as it expands its product footprint. Self-driving vehicle…
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