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CarPlay support comes to ChargePoint EV charging network

November 18, 2020
Apple users who don’t want to rely on the built-in charging station guidance in their electric vehicle (or their iPhone) now have the option of using Apple’s CarPlay for everything from navigation, starting a session, to joining a waitlist at ChargePoint EV stations. ChargePoint’s EV network is available around the world and the new update that brings CarPlay support is a welcome one for…
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Google Doodle honors Victorian artists’ muse Fanny Eaton

November 18, 2020
Today’s Google Doodle in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand celebrates Fanny Eaton; one of the faces that helped redefine Victorian beauty standards. Fanny Eaton was born in Surrey, Jamaica on July 13, 1835 before moving with her mother to Britain in the early 1840s…
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BMW unveils MINI electric van concept to explore what cars could look like in an autonomous future

November 18, 2020
BMW has unveiled a new concept vehicle under its MINI brand that explores what vehicle design could look like in an electric and autonomous future. The new concept is called MINI Vision Urbanaut and it aims at providing “more interior space and versatility than ever before, but still on a minimal footprint.” It appears to be more of a design exercise than a concept that could actually lead…
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Huawei confirms plan to sell its Honor smartphone unit to ensure its survival

November 17, 2020
(Reuters) — Huawei is selling its budget brand smartphone unit Honor to a consortium of over 30 agents and dealers in a bid to keep it alive, the company and the consortium said today. The deal comes after U.S. government sanctions have restricted supplies to the Chinese company on grounds that the firm is a national security threat — which it denies. The consortium issued a statement on…
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Cameraman Gets Rammed in the Groin by an Angry Sheep

November 17, 2020
If you ever find yourself getting low to the ground to try and get the perfect shot of a horned animal, be sure to protect what’s valuable to you. A BBC cameraman found out what can happen if you don’t, as you can see in this short viral clip above. The cameraman was…
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Olympus Adds Bird Detection AF and RAW Video Support to E-M1X

November 17, 2020
Olympus has announced firmware updates that adds Bird Detection to the OM-D E-M1X as well as RAW video recording capability via an external recorder to it and the E-M1 Mark III. Bird Detection has been added to the Intelligent Subject Detection autofocus, Olympus’ proprietary deep learning technology. Once upgraded to the latest firmware, the camera will be able to focus primarily on a…
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