MobileNews

On the eve of Pixel 7, Google has reportedly sold just shy of 30 million phones since 2016

October 5, 2022
We’re approaching the latest generation of Pixel, and the second flagship since Google’s soft reboot of the lineup. According to new data, Google will be unveiling the Pixel 7 as the device that finally pushes the series past 30 million smartphones sold since 2016. Pixel sales over the past few years have been hit or miss. The company finally started building traction around 2019 on the back…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Meta seeks to accelerate AI inference with open-source AITemplate

October 5, 2022
Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! Watch here. Without inference, an artificial intelligence (AI) model is just math and does not actually execute or forecast much, if anything. To date, AI inference engines have been largely tethered to specific hardware for which they are designed. That degree of hardware lock-in means…
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GamingNews

Xbox Game Pass gets Scorn, A Plague Tale: Requiem on day one

October 5, 2022
Interested in learning what’s next for the gaming industry? Join gaming executives to discuss emerging parts of the industry this October at GamesBeat Summit Next. Register today. Xbox has announced which games are coming to Game Pass in the first wave of October…
MobileNews

Concept imagines a dedicated Apple Sports app for iOS and watchOS

October 5, 2022
Apple has been investing more in sports content recently. This year, the company made a deal with Major League Baseball to broadcast games every Friday on Apple TV+. As rumors suggest that this is just the beginning, designer Parker Ortolani has made a concept imagining a dedicated Apple Sports app for iOS and watchOS. Apple Sports app The main idea of an Apple Sports app is to bring together…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Renewables met 100% of the rise in global electricity demand in the first half of 2022

October 5, 2022
Renewables met all of the rise in global electricity demand in the first half of 2022, preventing any growth in coal and gas generation, according to a new report published by London-based energy think tank Ember.  The rise in wind and solar generation met over 75% of the demand growth in the first half of 2022, while hydro met the remainder, preventing a possible 4% increase in fossil-fuel…
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