AI & RoboticsNews

ProBeat: Robots need to solve mobility before we find their killer app

September 19, 2020
This week we published our interview with Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter. We discussed his first year as CEO; the company’s profitability target after three decades (Boston Dynamics was founded in 1992); Spot, Pick, Handle, and Atlas; and the company’s broader roadmap, including which robots are next. The interview comes on the heels of Boston Dynamics opening sales for its quadruped robot…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

EGEB: Will the UK ban ICE cars by 2030?

September 18, 2020
The UK’s Labour Party wants the government to phase out ICE cars five years earlier than planned. Microsoft submerged a data center in the sea to keep energy and operation costs low. Green hydrogen will run ferries, trains, and buses in Scotland. Arcadia Power is…
MobileNews

iOS 14: How to use 10 of the most popular new iPhone and iPad features

September 18, 2020
iOS 14 was officially released this week which means anyone can now check out everything that’s new with the latest iPhone and iPad operating systems. While there are over 250 new features and changes, let’s take a detailed look at how to use iOS 14’s most popular features. iOS 14 brings a lot of big changes to iPhone like home screen widgets, picture in picture support, the long-awaited…
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MobileNews

Here are the email apps iOS 14 now lets you set as default

September 18, 2020
Apple’s iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 launched this week, introducing a ton of new features to the company’s smartphones and tablets — including the option to change your default browser and default email apps to services like Chrome or Outlook to handle links by default…
MobileNews

OnePlus 8T launch tipped for October 14th, online-only of course

September 18, 2020
We’ve heard a lot about OnePlus’ upcoming smartphone, the OnePlus 8T, but a launch date alluded us. Today, a report from Ishan Agarwal and may have confirmed that information. Apparently, the OnePlus 8T will see a launch date of October 14th, roughly a month behind last year’s OnePlus 7T and previous “T” launches. The launch event will, of course, be held online exclusively just like…
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GamingNews

Trump administration reportedly questions Epic Games and Riot about Tencent ties

September 18, 2020
The Trump administration is apparently investigating the data collection policies of American companies linked to Tencent, following sanctions on Tencent app WeChat earlier this year. Bloomberg reports that the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has sent letters to League of Legends studio Riot and Fortnite maker Epic Games, asking about “their security protocols in…
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