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Workhorse gets order for 6,320 electric delivery vans – it had planned to build 1,800 this year

January 5, 2021
Workhorse Group, a company focusing on commercial sales of last-mile electric delivery vans, has received an order for 6,320 all-electric vans. The order comes from Pride Group Enterprises, a company which focuses on equipment sales, rental and leasing for the logistics industry. While 6,320 doesn’t seem like an astounding number at first blush, it’s much larger than Workhorse’s planned…
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AI Weekly: The argument in favor of regulation in 2021

January 5, 2021
2020 was an eventful year, not least of which because of a pandemic that shows little sign of abating. The AI research community experienced its own tribulations, capped off by Google’s firing of ethicist Timnit Gebru and a spat over AI ethics and “cancel culture”…
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Report: Entire iPhone 13 lineup to feature LiDAR scanner, not just ‘Pro’ models

January 5, 2021
With the release of the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max, Apple added a new LiDAR scanner to the back camera array for depth-sensing features. Now, a new supply chain report from Digitimes says that Apple will expand the LiDAR sensor beyond the ‘Pro’ models with this year’s iPhone 13. iPhone 13 LiDAR rumor The Digitimes report focuses broadly on the time-of-flight sensor industry…
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iPhone and iPad: How to hide Photos widget pics

January 5, 2021
The home screen widgets that arrived with iOS 14 have been super popular. Among those is the first-party Photos widget to surface a fresh set of memories each day. But you probably don’t want all your photos to possibly show up on your iPhone or iPad home screen. Let’s…
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Galaxy Buds Pro leak in hands-on video, complete w/ mic test

January 5, 2021
Ahead of their launch in just 10 days, a YouTuber has gotten his hands on the Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro and in turn revealed just about every detail there is to know about the truly wireless earbuds, including a full mic test. YouTube user “Digital Slang” was able to obtain a pair of Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro ahead of launch from the Facebook Marketplace seller who sold a couple of units in the…
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EGEB: Japan to scrap gas-powered cars by mid-2030s

January 5, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Japan aims to abolish gas-powered vehicles in the next 15 years. Massachusetts reaches a deal to make 40% of its electric power green by 2030. South Korea will replace all diesel trains with an electric bullet train by 2029. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar…
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