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Qualcomm stock dips following Pixel 6 ‘Tensor’ reveal, teases future collaboration w/ Google

August 3, 2021
The Android smartphone market, especially in the US, has long been dominated by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chips. As Google confirmed that its next flagship Pixel would use its own “Tensor” chipsets, Qualcomm was quick to confirm it wasn’t done working on Pixels. Just after Google’s announcement of “Tensor” earlier today, Qualcomm’s publicly traded stock took a hit in the minutes…
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Google Assistant adds Accessibility settings for ‘mic notification’ on Android

August 3, 2021
Similar to Smart Displays and speakers, Google is adding Accessibility settings for Assistant on Android. However, the exact functionality remains unclear at the moment. Heading into Assistant settings (via the Google app) today reveals the addition of an “Accessibility” menu just under “Hey Google” sensitivity. The description says this is to provide “Support for vision, hearing…
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Quick Charge Podcast: August 2, 2021

August 3, 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…
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Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: $4,150 electric police car(t)

August 3, 2021
Times are tight all over the place as state budgets are being slashed. So if any police departments need an affordable alternative to a souped-up Dodge Charger or Ford Expedition, then this fun little electric police car might be just what the doctor ordered. And if we don’t have any real boys in blue lining up for this fun cart, at least it’s got everything I need to make it the Awesomely…
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Tesla Model S Plaid modded by UP breaks EV lap record at Laguna Seca

August 3, 2021
A Tesla Model S Plaid modded by Unplugged Performance broke the electric vehicle lap record at the Laguna Seca race track. Only days after the launch event of the Model S Plaid in June, Unplugged Performance was spotted with a fully modded Plaid car at the Laguna Seca race track to do some testing ahead of the Pikes Peak hill climb. It meant that the popular Tesla tuner had received an early…
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