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A new, free US support line is providing electric vehicle advice

December 17, 2020
Community-owned Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) and nonprofit EV advocate Plug In America have partnered up to provide free electric vehicle advice, not only just in Sacramento, but nationwide. Free electric vehicle advice The EV Support Program makes the transition to driving electric simpler for consumers by answering all their questions. The Support Program provides…
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How to Optimize Lightroom Classic for the Best Performance

December 16, 2020
One of the consequences of reviewing computers for PetaPixel and running benchmark after benchmark is that you learn a thing or two about working in Lightroom. From weird quirks to the optimal performance settings for import, export, and editing, there are a few key changes…
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Japanese Astronaut Snaps Incredible Photos of Earth from Space

December 16, 2020
Japaneses astronaut Soichi Noguchi has emerged as the International Space Station’s resident photographer, uploading a slew of incredible images of Earth taken from the Cupola Observational Module. Noguchi is a Japanese astronaut that joined the crew of the ISS via the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft which was propelled out of the atmosphere by the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on November 15. Back…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Oscar-nominated studio Laika leans on AI to accelerate stop-motion animation

December 16, 2020
AI is really, really good at automating repetitive tasks. Laika, the stop-motion animation studio best known for its feature films , , ,, and , captures and edits tens of thousands of frames for each of its movies. Needless to say, the company has plenty of repetitive tasks that could benefit from acceleration. So, Laika teamed up with Intel to create software tools able to save time and keep its…
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Samsung denies rumors of Galaxy Note discontinuation

December 16, 2020
Samsung is planning to introduce the Galaxy S21 lineup next month and we’ve received multiple reports that as the S21 Ultra and the Z Fold3 after it adopt the S Pen the company will retire the Galaxy Note series. Yet, a report from South Korea arrived today, disproving these rumors – a company official said a Galaxy Note launch is being prepared for next year. Samsung S Pen incoming…
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