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Toyota resumes self-driving operations at Paralympic Games; CEO remains skeptical of autonomous progress

August 31, 2021
Toyota Motor Corporation has resumed operations of its self-driving e-Palette pods at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo after a halt last Thursday following a collision with a visually impaired athlete. Working alongside the Paralympic Committee, Toyota will make several safety improvements, both inside and out of its vehicles. Toyota self-drove itself into a PR nightmare late last week when…
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Quick Charge Podcast: August 30, 2021

August 31, 2021
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
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Samsung is bringing its new foldable features to Galaxy Z Fold 2, Flip 5G w/ One UI 3.1.1

August 31, 2021
With its newest foldable smartphones, Samsung has introduced some genuinely useful new software features. Now, the company is bringing some of those features to its older Galaxy Z Fold 2 and Flip 5G with the One UI 3.1.1 update. Starting today, August 31, Samsung will start rolling out an update to Galaxy Z Fold 2, Galaxy Z Flip, and Galaxy Z Flip 5G to bring these devices up-to-date with newer…
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Google Play Store will be required to allow alternate payment systems in South Korea

August 31, 2021
Mobile app stores have been the topic of controversy for the past several months, and today, a major milestone is being hit. South Korea has just ruled that Google and Apple will be required to allow for alternate payment systems in the Play Store and App Store in the country. A bill passed today will require app store providers, including Google and Apple, to allow developers to utilize…
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