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Volvo is using native Android Auto in its electric XC40 SUV

October 9, 2019
Google has been pushing Android Auto as a native option for infotainment systems with some carmakers, and Volvo has several with the platform. Today, the company has confirmed that its upcoming Volvo XC40 EV will be using native Android Auto. Reported by our colleagues at Electrek earlier today, the infotainment system in the Volvo XC40 SUV will be using a native build of Android Auto just…
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GamingNews

Germany synagogue shooter livestreamed attack on Twitch

October 9, 2019
Unfortunately, mass shooters are still livestreaming their attacks. Twitch has confirmed to CNBC that the shooter who attacked a synagogue in Halle, Germany was broadcasting the murders on its service. The company has pulled the 35-minute clip and reiterated its…
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An anti-Semitic shooting in Germany was live-streamed on Twitch

October 9, 2019
A shooting outside a synagogue in Halle, Germany was live-streamed on Twitch — marking another use of online streaming sites to broadcast terror attacks. Twitch confirmed to CNBC and The Verge that the attacker had posted the video to the platform. “We are shocked and saddened by the tragedy that took place in Germany today, and our deepest condolences go out to all those affected,” said…
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Using Apple Watch Series 4 with an older iPhone? There’s a software update for you

October 9, 2019
Apple today has released watchOS 5.3.2 for the Apple Watch Series 4. This update is for people who don’t have an iPhone that is capable of running iOS 13, and therefore can’t update to watchOS 6. In order to update an Apple Watch to watchOS 6, you also need an iPhone that is capable of running iOS 13. The Apple Watch is technically supported by the iPhone 5s and iPhone 6, but both of those…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Salesforce sharpens its computer vision teeth on shark-scanning AI

October 9, 2019
White sharks are being spotted off the Pacific coast more than ever before. A 2014 study found that, at minimum, California’s shark population now exceeds 2,000. And the California Department of Fish and Wildlife reports that since 1950, there’s been at least 158 documented cases where a shark approached a person in the water, 44 of which occurred since 2010. Those numbers are at best rough…
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