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Google details News Showcase progress in first six months, launches in Italy

With News Showcase now six months old and live in five countries, Google is detailing the initial progress of its $1 billion plan to pay publishers for a new content card format that appears in News and Discover. Meanwhile, Google News Showcase launched in Italy today. Google says existing publishers are creating more than 7,000 panels per week, with many “aimed at helping to inform users at…
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Lexus unveils electric SUV concept that is ‘symbolic’ of its next-generation vehicles

Lexus has unveiled a new electric SUV concept, the “LF-Z Electrified,” but it’s not something it plans to bring to production. Rather, the automaker says that it is “symbolic” of its next-generation Lexus. Toyota, Lexus’s parent company, has notoriously been a laggard in the auto industry when it comes to battery-electric vehicles. The Japanese automaker has heavily invested in…
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Gocycle unveils 4th-generation fast-folding automotive-inspired electric bikes

Before today, Gocycle already had some of the fanciest folders in the e-bike world, but the company’s new fourth generation e-bikes are set to increase the lead. The new models announced today include the Gocycle G4, G4i, and G4i+.  We’re now getting our first look at the new models after previously seeing only teasers from Gocycle earlier this year. The bikes follow the same basic Gocycle…
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Ricoh's Pentax K-3 III 26MP DSLR is finally here

Ricoh has officially unveiled the Pentax K-3 III, a 26MP APS-C DSLR with a host of significant updates over the previous K-3 II. The camera is built around A stabilized 25.7MP BSI-CMOS sensor and sees most of its critical components entirely reworked or replaced. A new shutter mechanism allows it to shoot at up to 12 fps (11 with continuous autofocus), with less viewfinder blackout as the frames…
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