Cleantech & EV'sNews

These US-built electric mopeds are expanding to Europe, adding electric motorcycles

December 12, 2020
North Carolina-based Huck Cycles may be less than a year old, but the electric moped company is moving fast! I first stumbled upon the company in April of this year. There was almost no information available, so I called up founder Brett McCoy to figure out what was going on with this obscure little e-moped startup. As it turned out, Huck Cycles was flying under the radar for a reason. The new…
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MobileNews

Google AdSense drop its barebones link ad units starting next year

December 12, 2020
Google AdSense is one of the easiest ways to monetize a website, but the platform is about to say goodbye to one of its ad formats. Starting next year, Google AdSense will drop its link unit ads. For those unfamiliar with AdSense, publishers have the choice of two types of ad blocks. The ones you’ll see throughout most of the web are display ads, but “link” blocks provide AdSense…
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MobileNews

Google Search adds 50 new 3D Animals, including many more dogs

December 12, 2020
One highlight of this year has been the immense popularity of AR creatures from Google that helps replicate the great outdoors inside. Google Search has now added 50 new 3D animals in the biggest drop yet. Announced on Friday afternoon, there are “50 new AR animals to discover on Search.” Google only highlighted a fraction of them in its video: hippo, giraffe, milk cow, cat, zebra, pig, and…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Teachable AI will help Alexa users set up preferences

December 11, 2020
Amazon today detailed a capability coming to Alexa called Teachable AI that will enable the assistant to ask questions to fill gaps in its understanding. First announced during the company’s September virtual press event, Teachable AI leverages machine learning to determine whether a request can be a trigger for a teachable moment. If Alexa makes this determination, it will ask a customer for…
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