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Tesla and powerful German union prepare for a fight over Gigafactory Berlin workforce

December 3, 2020
Tesla’s effort to build a new Gigafactory near Berlin has had a few hiccups, but it seems to be going smoothly overall. However, it looks like the automaker might have to battle with IG Metall, a powerful union in Germany. Elon Musk came to Berlin earlier this week and got showered with compliments by German leaders when receiving an Axel Springer award. Tesla’s CEO appears to have been…
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Immortals: Fenyx Rising is now available on Google Stadia

December 3, 2020
Following the massive releases of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and Watch Dogs: Legion, Ubisoft has one more major release to close out 2020. Immortals: Fenyx Rising has just arrived on Google Stadia among other platforms. Previously known as “Gods & Monsters,”…
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Bug causing ‘new Google Assistant’ functionality, UI to disappear for some Pixel 5/4 owners

December 3, 2020
The new Assistant consists of a transparent, compact UI and faster responses thanks to on-device processing. A strange bug this evening is responsible for the new Google Assistant disappearing from some Pixel 4, 4a, 4a 5G, and 5 phones. Over the past few hours, Google’s newest Pixel devices have lost the latest version of Assistant. The first indication that something has changed is when you…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888 is an AI and computer vision powerhouse

December 3, 2020
Although Apple’s latest A14 Bionic chip enabled the iPhone 12 family and iPad Air tablets to deliver impressive performance improvements, Qualcomm is making clear that the next generation of Android devices will rely heavily on advanced AI and computer vision processors to retake the performance lead. Teased yesterday at Qualcomm’s virtual Tech Summit, the Snapdragon 888 is getting a full…
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iPhone exploit gave hackers control over WiFi without your input

December 3, 2020
Many security exploits require at least some kind of interaction on your part, but that wasn’t true for an iPhone exploit earlier this year. As Ars Technica reports, Google Project Zero researcher Ian Beer has detailed an iOS 13 exploit that let someone remotely control a…
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Apple releases iOS 14.3 beta 3 to developers with ProRAW support and more

December 3, 2020
Apple is releasing the third developer beta of iOS 14.3 today, which includes new features such as Apple ProRAW for iPhone 12 Pro users. Today’s release of iOS 14.3 beta 3 comes two weeks after iOS 14.3 beta 2 was released to developers. Update: Public beta now available too. iOS 14.3 beta 3 is available to developers via an over-the-air update in the Settings app. As usual, if the update…
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