Last month, Google announced that it would fulfill a long-time feature request in its RCS client. End-to-end encryption in Google Messages is now rolling out for some beta users.
In mid-November, Google announced the security feature alongside the global availability of its direct RCS solution. E2EE means that the contents of a chat cannot be read by anybody as its sent from sender to…
The US Navy wants to find ships to kill using aerial drones launched from submarines
December 8, 2020
WASHINGTON – The name of the game in the Pacific is stand-off range. But with longer range torpedoes and anti-ship missiles in the arsenal, submariners are looking to a new domain to help them extend their deadly reach: The air.
In an October request for information…
Lexus teases electric SUV powered by new drivetrain technology
December 8, 2020
Lexus is teasing an upcoming new electric SUV powered by the automaker’s new “DIRECT4” drivetrain technology.
Like its parent company, Toyota, Lexus has been lagging behind in electrification.
You could argue that the market disruption is even more important for the…
Researchers are starting to refuse to review Google AI papers
December 8, 2020
Computer scientists in AI are beginning to refuse to review Google AI research until Google changes its stance on former AI ethics co-lead Timnit Gebru. Reviewers who select research for publication at academic conferences work on a voluntary basis to support the scientific community and are typically chosen based on their experience and expertise. According to an analysis of papers published last…
In partnership with the Education Fund, a collection of nonprofits working in the U.S. and other countries to improve the quality of education, Ford and Pittsburgh-based autonomous car startup Argo AI say they’ve teamed up to make contactless deliveries in Ford’s Fusion…
Driving into the future from autonomous to AI
December 8, 2020
With new connective technology, autonomous systems, and innovative business models, the transportation industry is on the cusp of a transformation that could expand the market by more than a trillion dollars over the next decade and drastically reduce road injuries, one of…
Third report adds weight to iPhone getting 10x optical zoom
December 8, 2020
Back in July, we heard reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predict that iPhone would gain periscope lenses as soon as 2022. A report followed in November saying the same. As we’re about to close out 2020, we’ve got a third report corroborating the tech that could allow Apple to bring up to 10x optical zoom to iPhone cameras should debut in the next couple of years.
In the July report, Kuo…
California finally rolling out COVID-19 iPhone contact tracing based on Apple’s Exposure Notifications
December 8, 2020
After launching a pilot program for digital contact tracing last month, the state of California will now officially start the public rollout this week, that’s about half a year after Apple/Google made the feature available on iPhone and Android. But better late than never…
Apple makes iOS 14.2.1 available for HomePod and HomePod mini
December 8, 2020
After Apple released iOS 14.2.1 for just the iPhone 12 lineup at the end of November and before the iOS 14.3 arrives to the public with new features, HomePod and HomePod mini are getting bug fixes and performance improvements with their own build of iOS 14.2.1 today.
The…
Google Assistant rolling out multi-account sign-in and access; available for Calendar, Meet
December 8, 2020
Assistant has primarily been tied to your main email account since it launched. However, most people use and have several accounts signed in on their phones. Google Assistant now better reflects that reality with multi-account information access.
We first detailed multi-account access in early September, and some users today are encountering a new menu in Google Assistant settings. It starts…
