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Hum to Search can recognize over half a million songs as Google explains how it works

November 13, 2020
The ability to hum a song to Google was the breakout hit of last month’s Search keynote. In a blog post today, Google explains how the machine learning that powers Hum to Search works. Hum to Search builds on 2017’s Now Playing feature where Pixel phones can recognize songs playing in the background without needing an internet connection. Work on that feature was later applied to Sound…
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EGEB: Bloomberg: how Biden can act on climate without Congress

November 13, 2020
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Michael Bloomberg details how Joe Biden can address climate change without Congress. The US Federal Reserve’s financial stability report addresses climate change for the very first time. The Philippines will no longer accept proposals to build new coal power plants. Arcadia Power is committed to making clean energy work for the planet and…
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Gmail on the web now lets you pin Google Chat conversations

November 13, 2020
In the integrated Gmail experience available to Workspace customers, classic Hangouts has already been swapped out. Google Chat is in its place, with conversations now able to be pinned for consistent Gmail sidebar access. You can now pin a direct message or a room in…
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Waymo throws shade at Tesla and Elon Musk over self-driving comments

November 13, 2020
Waymo is throwing shade at Tesla and Elon Musk over comments that the latter has made about the usefulness of the former’s self-driving technology. There are dozens of high-profile companies working on solving self-driving and just as many different approaches, but there are two main differences: those who rely mainly if not entirely on computer vision, and those who rely on HD mapping. Tesla…
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Flying cars may soon find a place to park in Florida

November 13, 2020
The 1960s animated cartoon series The Jetsons is best remembered for its depiction of a future that just never seems to get any closer (apart from video phones). And nothing about this future is more lamented than the prolonged absence of George Jetson’s flying electric…
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Alphabet Scoop 104: Free Stadia Premiere bundles, Google Photos backup changes, more

November 13, 2020
This week, we talk about Google giving away free Stadia Premiere Edition kits to YouTube Premium subscribers. We then swing to the other end of the spectrum and dive into Google Photos no longer offering unlimited High quality backups. Alphabet Scoop is available Google Podcasts, iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, and through our dedicated RSS feed for Pocket Casts and other podcast…
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