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YouTube website’s picture-in-picture mode returns on Apple devices w/ iOS 14.0.1 update

October 2, 2020
YouTube’s picture-in-picture mode now looks as though it is supported again on Apple devices — even those without a Premium subscription — thanks to the latest iOS 14.0.1 update. Late last month, our colleagues over at 9to5Mac reported that picture-in-picture mode was being tested with the YouTube app for iOS. But like on Android, picture-in-picture mode has only been available to those…
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YouTube now does AI noise cancellation for Stories on iOS

October 2, 2020
You may notice a marked improvement in the audio quality of some YouTube Stories going forward, thanks to a new speech enhancement feature Google rolled out. A couple of years ago, the tech giant debuted the “Looking to Listen” AI technology that can pick out voices in a…
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YouTube website’s picture-in-picture works again on iOS 14

October 2, 2020
YouTube’s website now supports iOS 14’s picture-in-picture mode once again, after the functionality mysteriously disappeared last month. It can be enabled in both Safari as well as third-party browsers like Chrome or Firefox by expanding a video to play fullscreen, and…
MobileNews

YouTube now does AI noise cancellation for Stories on iOS

October 2, 2020
You may notice a marked improvement in the audio quality of some YouTube Stories going forward, thanks to a new speech enhancement feature Google rolled out. A couple of years ago, the tech giant debuted the “Looking to Listen” AI technology that can pick out voices in a crowd. Now, it’s making the technology available to creators recording YouTube Stories on iOS devices. Google taught…
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New York and New Jersey launch COVID Alert apps for Android and iOS

October 2, 2020
Back in May, Apple and Google released technology to enable COVID-19 exposure notifications via their mobile platforms and now more people in the US can opt-in to programs based on the technology. Virginia was the first state in the US to release an app, and now New York and New Jersey as well, with COVID Alert NY (App Store, Google Play) and COVID Alert NJ (App Store, Google Play) apps arriving…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Quick Charge Podcast: October 1, 2020

October 2, 2020
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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Tesla (TSLA) increases Powerwall price as demand is through the roof

October 2, 2020
Tesla (TSLA) has increased the price of the Powerwall, its home battery pack, as demand is still through the roof. There are a lot of factors currently greatly increasing demand for home energy storage. Heatwaves are creating some instabilities on electric grids in the US, even forcing some rolling blackouts in California. Many people are turning to home battery packs to have backup…
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