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First look at Tesla’s new user interface

June 12, 2021
With the release of Tesla’s new Model S Plaid, the automaker has designed a brand new user interface, and we take a first look at it in this article. It’s more intuitive and customizable. In many ways, Tesla is more of a technology company than an automaker, and that puts them at an advantage over traditional automakers when it comes to software. It becomes super apparent when looking at the…
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Tables from Area 120 becoming a ‘fully-supported’ Google Cloud product

June 12, 2021
Back in September, Google’s internal Area 120 incubator launched Tables as a “user-friendly, intuitive work tracking tool.” The Tables team announced today that the service has proven a “success” and that it will become a “fully-supported Google Cloud product” in the next year. Last September, we beta launched Tables in Area 120 with the goal of proving market demand for a…
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Podcast: Tesla Model S Plaid launch, Anonymous goes after Elon, Jerome Guillen leaves, and more

June 12, 2021
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including the launch of the new Tesla Model S Plaid, Anonymous going after Elon Musk, and Tesla’s Jerome Guillen leaving. Thank you to Volkswagen’s new ID.4 for sponsoring today’s show! The show is back live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. As…
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Google’s Android 12 Beta 2 feedback survey is now available

June 12, 2021
Android 12 Beta 2 rolled out this week with a ton of changes, and Google is now asking users to participate in a feedback survey.  Like last month’s form, the Beta 2 survey starts by asking users to rate their satisfaction with Android 12 Notification and Quick Settings…
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Venus Optics' new $549 7.5mm F2 MFT lens now has electronic aperture control

June 12, 2021
Venus Optics has announced an updated version of its Laowa 7.5mm F2 Micro Four Thirds (MFT) lens that has electronic aperture control and an onboard chip for transferring metadata from the lens to the camera. The new lens features the same optical construction as its fully-manual predecessor (13 elements in nine groups), but adds an electronically-controlled aperture at the cost of reducing the…
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