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Lightning eMotors sells first 70-seat electric double decker bus with a 640 kWh battery

November 5, 2021
Electrified commercial fleet developer Lightning eMotors has announced the sale of an all-electric double-decker coach bus that seats 70 passengers. The converted diesel coach now contains a 640 kWh battery pack installed by Lightning eMotors, offering an estimated range of over 200 miles. According to the company, this is the largest known battery capacity for this vehicle type. Lightning…
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GamingNews

Call of Duty: Vanguard review-in-progress — Aligning history, narrative, and gameplay

November 5, 2021
Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  Call of Duty: Vanguard is a decent game that balances a love for history, a strong fictional narrative, and familiar and fun gameplay. You get a lot of variety in this game that chronicles the rise of Special Forces in WWII. And one of the hallmarks of Vanguard is that it is…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Using AI to verify renter eligibility and risk

November 5, 2021
Imagine a software app that creates peace and understanding between landlords and tenants. How much value would that have in this world of constant rental turnover and strife? This is the challenge taken on by Obligo, a New York-based fintech company that is using AI and machine learning to determine the level of risk of renters so that landlords feel safer about transactions. The company just…
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MobileNews

iFixit confirms iPhone 13 disables Face ID after third-party screen repair

November 5, 2021
When the iPhone 13 lineup was first released in September, teardowns quickly revealed a major change to the repair process. For the first time, if you place the iPhone 13’s display through a third-party repair, Face ID will stop working. Now, iFixit has published a closer look at this change, calling it a “dark day for fixers, both DIY and professional.” iFixit says that this change now…
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