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BMW starts i4 electric car deliveries to customers

BMW announced that it delivered the very first BMW i4 electric cars to customers today at an event at its headquarters. It officially marks the expansion of BMW’s EV lineup that has remained stagnant for almost a decade. When BMW launched the i3 back in 2013, we thought that the BMW i4 then i5 would follow, and the iconic German auto brand would expand its EV lineup. It turned out that it…
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AI & RoboticsNews

How Hiya taps AI to kill phone spam

Hear from CIOs, CTOs, and other C-level and senior execs on data and AI strategies at the Future of Work Summit this January 12, 2022. Learn more Have you noticed that you’re getting more calls correctly identified as spam on your phones? Well, Hiya probably has something to do with that. The Seattle, Washington-based startup, with major clients in telecoms, is using artificial intelligence to…
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MobileNews

Google Search adds 3D monuments, including Big Ben, Eiffel Tower, Parthenon, & Tokyo Skytree

Google started showing 3D animals in Search last year but has since expanded to a whole host of AR objects covering space, science, and athletes. The latest expansion sees Google Search add 3D monuments. Like all AR objects in Google Search, these 3D monuments start with a rotating model that can be zoomed into. It isn’t very high-resolution, however, and somewhat analogous to viewing these…
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MobileNews

Google fixes Assistant unable to make emergency calls via voice on Android Automotive

With Android Automotive, you can control more car capabilities with just your voice. Google recently found a bug that prevented the Assistant in Android Automotive from calling emergency services and is now rolling out a fix. We understand the vital importance of our users being able to call first responders in case of emergencies. We discovered recently that Assistant-enabled emergency calling…
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