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Bloomberg: Apple Car team adds more ex-Tesla executives, release at least 5-7 years away

January 8, 2021
A new report from Bloomberg today offers new details on Apple’s ongoing efforts to build a self-driving electric car. According to the report, Apple has a “small team” working on Apple Car, but a release is likely at least five to seven years away. The Apple Car team has also added even more former Tesla executives, the report says. The report explains: The Cupertino, California-based…
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Behind the Scenes of How Kodak Film is Made

January 7, 2021
Curious how Kodak manufactures its film? In this 8-minute video, Studio C-41 shows the process from making the original giant rolls of plastic that eventually becomes film, to the finished product found on store shelves around the world. Despite the demand for film falling…
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Researchers design AI that can infer whole floor plans from short video clips

January 7, 2021
Floor plans are useful for visualizing spaces, planning routes, and communicating architectural designs. A robot entering a new building, for instance, can use a floor plan to quickly sense the overall layout. Creating floor plans typically requires a full walkthrough so 3D sensors and cameras can capture the entirety of a space. But researchers at Facebook, the University of Texas at Austin, and…
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The UK is investigating NVIDIA's acquisition of ARM

January 7, 2021
The UK’s competition regulator has launched an investigation into NVIDIA’s $40 billion acquisition of ARM. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has asked interested third parties to submit views on the deal ahead of an investigation that will commence later in…
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Lenovo's Tab P11 Android tablet is targeted at families

January 7, 2021
Lenovo has released a new Android tablet at this year’s CES, though it has a rather familiar name. It’s called the Lenovo Tab P11, and it appears to be a more budget-friendly and lesser version of last year’s Tab P11 Pro. While the P11 Pro is aimed at professionals…
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iPhone 12 component costs are $431, 26% up on the iPhone 11 – Counterpoint

January 7, 2021
Counterpoint research has put together an estimate of the iPhone 12 component costs in a so-called Bill of Materials (BOM) analysis. It estimates that Apple’s total cost for materials for the US version of the middle-tier base model iPhone 12 is $431 – 26% up on the iPhone 11. The company provided a breakdown of some of the main costs involved … 5G components were, of course, a…
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OxygenOS 11.0.6.8 for OnePlus 8T fixes previous OTA issues

January 7, 2021
The OxygenOS 11.0.6.8 update is now rolling out for the OnePlus 8T with the aim of resolving some of the issues that many owners encountered after updating to the previous 11.0.6.7 build. Announced in an official OnePlus Forum post, the changelog is effectively the exact…
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History and tab sync features now rolling out for Microsoft Edge

January 7, 2021
In the browser battles, Microsoft Edge hasn’t made too much of a splash since being rebuilt from the ground up in Google’s Chromium. It has, however, added some notable tweaks and features, but like its counterpart Chrome, it has now finally gained the ability to sync search history and tabs across devices. The option has previously been spotted on mobile devices with the release of an Edge…
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