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Tesla accelerates Model S Plaid delivery timeline after delays, stops taking Model S Plaid+ orders

May 25, 2021
Tesla is accelerating its Model S Plaid delivery timeline after seemingly overcoming delays. At the same time, the automaker has stopped taking orders for the Model S Plaid+. After months of delays, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that the automaker will hold a delivery event on June 3 for the first new Model S after the update unveiled in January. With the Model S now finally ready for…
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MobileNews

Google TV places ‘much greater emphasis’ on app integrations, quality than Android TV

May 25, 2021
While I/O 2021 is over, Google today released a pair of interesting talks about “Getting your app ready for Google TV” focused on integrations. One highlight was a comparison between Android and Google TV. It starts with Google summarizing that the difference between the two is a “much greater emphasis on quality and integrations” for TV apps. The latter includes features like: Google…
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NewsPhotography

Sigma's fp is getting support for its EVF-11 viewfinder and more in upcoming 3.00 firmware update

May 25, 2021
Sigma’s fp full-frame mirrorless camera. Sigma has published a notice on its website confirming firmware version 3.00 for its fp camera will be released on June 3, 2021. According to Sigma, the update will add ‘various functions’ to improve the capabilities of the camera. Specifically, Sigma says firmware version 3.00 for the fp will add the Powder Blue and Duotone ‘Color Modes’…
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DefenseNews

Italian Air Force eyes microwaves and lasers to defeat drones

May 25, 2021
ROME — Directed-energy beams could be the next step in bringing down hostile drones, officials from the Italian Air Force are predicting. “This technology is moving really fast and we are evaluating both microwave and lasers as solutions for stopping drones,” said…
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Faraday Future launches FF 91 viewing experience in New York

May 25, 2021
EV startup Faraday Future is celebrating the grand opening of what it’s calling the FF Futurist Experience in New York City, allowing the public to see its upcoming FF 91 EV up-close for the first time. This experience will coincide with Faraday Future’s pending SPAC merger to promote its flagship vehicle while the deal finalizes. Faraday Future was first founded in 2014 in Carson…
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