AI & RoboticsNews

Hyundai confirms its $1.1 billion acquisition of Boston Dynamics

December 12, 2020
Boston Dynamics is now officially part of Hyundai Motor Group. The Korean conglomerate has struck a deal with Softbank to acquire a controlling interest — an 80 percent stake — in the robotics company for $1.1 billion. Softbank will retain a 20 percent stake through one of its affiliates. The companies have been in talks since at least early November, and the deal is expected to be finalized…
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Galaxy S21 hands-on leak shows off the thin bezels, flat display, matte back [Video]

December 12, 2020
The war on bezels continues with Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S21 series as a new video shows off the phone’s very slim bezels all around on the completely flat display. Posted to YouTube today, this video depicts what appears to be the mid-tier Galaxy S21+ model, revealing quite a few details about the phone that we didn’t previously know. Most importantly, we can get a really good look at…
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Toyota to unveil electric car with solid-state battery with 10-min fast-charging next year

December 12, 2020
A new report suggests that Toyota is going to unveil an electric car with a new solid-state battery that enables 10-minute fast-charging capacity next year. Toyota started working on solid-state batteries back in 2017 with plans to commercialize the batteries inside electric vehicles in the early 2020s. Now, Nikkei Asia is out with a new report about Toyota’s plans to unveil a car powered by…
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MobileNews

Google creates new troubleshooting tools for Nest Cams and Thermostats

December 12, 2020
Instead of first reaching out to support, some problems with today’s smart home devices can be resolved by looking through available documentation. To simplify that journey, Google has released two troubleshooting tools for Nest Cams and Thermostats. We’re really excited to introduce two new tools to help make troubleshooting issues you might encounter with your Nest Thermostats or Cameras…
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