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A comparison of a Tesla Model 3 with a heat pump to one without shows impressive results

December 4, 2020
We compare one of the very first Tesla Model 3s without a heat pump to a newer model with one. The latter shows impressive initial results with what appears to be about twice the efficiency when running the heater. With the launch of the Model Y earlier this year, Tesla introduced its own heat pump design. It moved away from the resistive heater, which uses a heating element that converts…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Google AI ethics co-lead Timnit Gebru says she was fired over an email

December 4, 2020
Timnit Gebru, one of the best-known AI researchers today and co-lead of an AI ethics team at Google, no longer works at the company. She was featured in Google promotional material as recently as May. According to Gebru, she was fired Wednesday for sending an email to “non-management employees that is inconsistent with the expectations of a Google manager.” She said Google AI employees who…
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MobileNews

Google Maps will let you pin frequent destinations, transit routes with new ‘Go’ tab

December 4, 2020
Google launched a big Maps redesign in February and just this week introduced a new Community feed. Google Maps is now getting a simple but very useful “Go” tab on Android and iOS. The new Google Maps “Go” tab subsumes today’s “Commute” section and significantly expands the functionality. Slotting in between “Explore” and “Saved,” the bottom bar icon shows a subway/train…
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