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Macwheel Cruiser budget electric bike review: Cheap thrills at $799

November 13, 2020
While I definitely appreciate the nicities of premium electric bicycles, I also understand that plunking down several thousand dollars on an e-bike isn’t in the cards for many people. So with that frame of mind, I went into this review of the $799 Macwheel Cruiser electric bike looking to see what a budget Amazon e-bike could deliver. And I came away optimistic for all of the new e-bike riders…
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Google Chat adds Calendar shortcut for fast event creation

November 13, 2020
After announcing new unthreaded rooms last week, Google Chat is now adding Calendar integration for streamlined event creation. Google Chat’s compose field today lets you quickly add or take an image, browse files in Drive, and start a Meet call. Calendar now joins to…
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Hum to Search can recognize over half a million songs as Google explains how it works

November 13, 2020
The ability to hum a song to Google was the breakout hit of last month’s Search keynote. In a blog post today, Google explains how the machine learning that powers Hum to Search works. Hum to Search builds on 2017’s Now Playing feature where Pixel phones can recognize songs playing in the background without needing an internet connection. Work on that feature was later applied to Sound…
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EGEB: Bloomberg: how Biden can act on climate without Congress

November 13, 2020
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Michael Bloomberg details how Joe Biden can address climate change without Congress. The US Federal Reserve’s financial stability report addresses climate change for the very first time. The Philippines will no longer accept proposals to build new coal power plants. Arcadia Power is committed to making clean energy work for the planet and…
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Gmail on the web now lets you pin Google Chat conversations

November 13, 2020
In the integrated Gmail experience available to Workspace customers, classic Hangouts has already been swapped out. Google Chat is in its place, with conversations now able to be pinned for consistent Gmail sidebar access. You can now pin a direct message or a room in…
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Google updates Web Stories for WordPress plugin w/ more text sets, GIFs, and caption support

November 13, 2020
Back in September, Google launched a WordPress plugin for easily creating AMP-based stories through a WYSIWYG editor. Version 1.1 of Web Stories for WordPress is now here as the first major update following the beta period and stable release. The text tab now features several sets that are optimized for “editorial use-cases.” We partnered with the typography experts at iA, known for its…
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