This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including the new Tesla app, Tesla energy making some moves, Rivian pushing ahead with production, and more.
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On this week’s episode of GamesBeat Decides, the crew talks about playing Psychonauts 2. GamesBeat editors Jeff Grubb and Mike Minotti also discuss Gamescom news including Halo’s date…
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This week, a piece from The Makeup uncovered biases in U.S. mortgage-approval algorithms that lead lenders to turn down people of color more often than…
Inside Boston Dynamics’ project to create humanoid robots
August 28, 2021
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Boston Dynamics is known for the flashy videos of its robots doing impressive feats. Among Boston Dynamics’ creations is Atlas, a humanoid robot that has become popular for showing unrivaled ability in jumping over obstacles, doing backflips, and dancing. The videos of Boston…
When will Apple release iOS 15 to the public?
August 28, 2021
Apple took the wraps off iOS 15 at WWDC in June with beta testing happening since then for developers and the public. With September right around the corner, the official release for the latest iPhone software is close and comes with an all-new Safari, Focus mode, Live Text…
Apple today has launched a new service program for iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro users who are facing issues with their device’s speakers. Apple says that the affected devices “may experience sound issues due to a component that might fail on the receiver module.” This…
Twitter now rolling out Ticketed Spaces for iPhone users
August 28, 2021
Twitter announced earlier this year some new ways for creators to monetize their content on the social network, which includes paid Spaces — or “Ticketed Spaces.” After letting users apply for these new features, Ticketed Spaces are now being rolled out to some iPhone users.
Twitter Spaces is the social network’s live audio platform that was introduced in 2021 to compete with Clubhouse.
New Google Assistant ‘Daylong Routine’ can have multiple actions that trigger at different times
August 28, 2021
Earlier this week, some Google Home users got the option to add delayed starts to macros. Google has now updated Assistant with support for “Daylong Routines” that allow actions to automatically trigger at different times over the course of a day.
When creating a…
Google likes headphone jacks so much it parodied Jony Ive, but not enough to put one on the Pixel 6
August 28, 2021
Google ads for Pixel phones have been all over the place as of late, and the latest one about the 5a with 5G’s headphone jack parodies old Jony Ive product videos, but seemingly without realizing its own product history.
“The Circle Comes Full Circle” is just over…
Google Home now lets you program delayed starts for Assistant Routines [Update: Rolled out]
August 28, 2021
At the end of last year, Google thoroughly redesigned and simplified the process of creating Assistant Routines. That update introduced sunrise/sunset triggers, and Google will soon let you program a delay between when the command is given and the Assistant Routine starts.
Update 8/27: After first appearing on Wednesday, the “Delay start” option is now widely rolled out. It coincides with…
