Cleantech & EV'sNews

Michigan is closing the door behind Tesla on direct-sale, leaving Rivian, Lucid, and more behind

September 22, 2020
Michigan, the home state of the US auto industry’s big three, is making sure that it is closing the door behind Tesla on direct-sale as Rivian is about to follow in its footsteps. In many ways, Tesla has open doors for new EV startups in the auto industry. There are some intangibles like changing consumers’ psyche on buying a car from a startup without a long track record and in some clear…
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MobileNews

Scam apps see 2.4M downloads on iOS and Android, make $500k

September 22, 2020
A series of iOS and Android scam apps identified by security researchers managed to rack up a total of 2.4M downloads and make $500k thanks to promotion on TikTok and Instagram. They came to light after a report by a child … says that the apps appeared to target…
AI & RoboticsNews

Qualcomm's mid-range chip uses AI to clean up the audio on voice calls

September 22, 2020
Qualcomm has unveiled the Snapdragon 750G, a 5G-capable processor designed for mid-range smartphones rather than higher-tier devices that might use the Snapdragon 765G. The key feature is an updated 4 TOPS (trillion operations per second) AI system that can do echo cancellation and background vocal noise suppression for gaming, chat and voice assistants. Qualcomm says it can filter noise like…
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MobileNews

You can now set Firefox as your default iOS browser

September 22, 2020
One big benefit of iOS 14 is that you can set non-Apple-made apps as your default, including for email and web browsing. Hot on the heels of you being able to set Chrome and Gmail as your clients of choice, Firefox is enabling you to make its browser the default on iPhones…
ComputersNews

HP's first Intel 11th-gen laptops use recycled ocean-bound plastics

September 22, 2020
HP has unveiled its latest 13-, 14- and 15-inch Pavilion laptops that are its first to use 11th-generation Intel Core processors and Iris XE graphics that should deliver a huge GPU boost over last-gen Intel chips. They’re also among the company’s first laptops (along with the Elite Dragonfly) to use post-consumer-recycled and “ocean-bound” plastics (limited to the speaker housing) that…
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GamingNews

Microsoft keeps the same price for its new wireless Xbox controllers

September 22, 2020
On Tuesday morning Microsoft will start taking pre-orders for its next-generation console family, the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. While the consoles will work with existing Xbox One gamepads, if you want a second Xbox Wireless Controller to maintain the subtle tweaks, low latency connection and dedicated Share button shown off in March, it will cost $60. That’s the same price as its…
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