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Elon Musk updates Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta v9 timeline and FSD Subscription once again

May 26, 2021
Elon Musk has again updated the timeline for Tesla releasing its highly anticipated Full Self-Driving Beta v9 software update and FSD Subscription. Here’s the long history of Tesla’s FSD v9 and FSD Subscription timelines: Tesla Full Self-Driving beta Tesla is currently testing the “feature complete” version of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) package in beta with a few thousand customers and…
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Google Career Certificates launch in UK with DWP backing

May 26, 2021
Google and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in the UK have launched a new Career Certificates initiative to help citizens grow their digital skills. This partnership and Career Certificate program was announced in a dedicated Google blog post with some…
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Philips’ latest collection of Android TVs brings OLED, HDMI 2.1, more

May 26, 2021
The Android TV space is growing considerably and includes TVs of all sizes, types, and prices. This week, Philips has announced a new range of OLED TVs powered by Google’s Android TV that will be coming to Europe. The Philips 7-Series OLED TVs are certainly high-end TVs, but they’re designed with the cost of OLED in mind. Prices for the series start at $1,300 (£980). That’s roughly in the…
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Android privacy changes are coming — are you ready?

May 26, 2021
Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. A few weeks ago, Apple made the change that app developers, advertisers, and Facebook have long fretted about: They moved access to the Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA) and the ability to “track”…
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First all-electric Google Street View car is a Jaguar I-Pace with air quality sensors for Dublin

May 26, 2021
For the past few years, Google has equipped its mapping vehicles with air pollution sensors. Google worked with Jaguar Land Rover on the first all-electric Street View car that will be tasked with measuring air quality in Dublin, Ireland. A Jaguar I-Pace is being used for this effort, and it will see a roof mounting for the tall Street View camera, as well as a new rear-window glass for wiring…
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SECAF nominee walks a tightrope on F-35 procurement plans

May 26, 2021
WASHINGTON — The F-35 joint strike fighter loomed like a ghost over the May 25 confirmation hearing of President Joe Biden’s pick for Air Force secretary, who famously called the program a case of “acquisition malpractice.” If confirmed, Frank Kendall — who…
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Quick Charge Podcast: May 25, 2021

May 26, 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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Pixel Launcher Discover feed on Android 12 can be themed by Doodles in Material You-like manner

May 26, 2021
At the end of last month, Google redesigned the Discover feed on Android 12. With today’s Doodle celebrating the Savoy Ballroom, some rather Material You-like theming is being applied to Google Discover on the Pixel Launcher. Normally, Discover has either a dark gray or white background to match your system theme. The current Doodle is primarily brown/beige, and that color is applied to the…
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