Photo by DAVID GANNON/AFP via Getty Images Tesla, Uber, Rivian, Lucid Motors, and others have joined forces to create a new lobbying group for electric vehicles on Capitol Hill. The group, which is called the Zero Emission Transportation Association (ZETA), says its mission is that 100 percent of new car sales are electric by 2030.
Read More{$inline_image} Sophia Kunthara / Crunchbase News: DataRobot, which helps companies train and deploy ML models, raises $270M led by Altimeter Capital at a $2.7B valuation, following $206M Series E in Sept. 2019 — Enterprise artificial intelligence company DataRobot has raised $270 million in a new round of funding, likely its last fundraise … DataRobot, which
Read MoreAndrei Frumusanu / AnandTech: Deep dive on the M1 chip in the Mac Mini, which has a small fan: performance is “outstandingly good”, besting Intel’s chips and on par with AMD’s new Zen3 line — Last week, Apple made industry news by announcing new Mac products based upon the company’s new Apple Silicon M1 SoC
Read MoreI take mashed potatoes very seriously, and I can’t imagine Thanksgiving without them. Over the years, I have developed several methods—“hacks,” if you will—for making the creamiest, dreamiest, most flavorful mashers around, and I’d like to share them with you, friend (because it’s my job). Read more… 9 Tips for Perfect Mashed Potatoes Source: Life
Read MoreOne year ago, Google Stadia charged three ways to try its new cloud gaming service: you had to buy $130 worth of hardware, pay $10 a month for the service, and buy many of its games. But starting on November 19th — Stadia’s anniversary — Google will let you play Destiny 2 without paying a
Read MoreBen Schoon / 9to5Google: Google says it has identified the problem that has caused an outage for Nest’s mobile app and some devices for hours and is working on a fix — It’s not just you. Nest is down again, with this November outage taking down the original mobile app as well as some Nest
Read MoreMichael McSweeney / The Block: Bitcoin’s market cap hits $329.91B, a new all-time high, breaking December 2017’s record, after the price crossed $17K for the first time since January 2018 — The market capitalization of bitcoin has broken its previous all-time high record, according to market data. Bitcoin's market cap hits 9.91B, a new all-time
Read MoreA new EU-funded project will use AI to investigate and recreate the scents that have molded Europe‘s cultural heritage. The “Odeuropa” team will develop machine learning and computer vision techniques to scour documents and images for references to smells such as tobacco and the stench of industrialization. A selection of the scents will then be “reconstructed” using heritage science techniques. “Smells
Read MoreHis travel special Conan Without Borders will continue. Conan O'Brien to end nightly talk show, launch HBO Max variety series – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreProtect your precious little corneas and look good while doing it. The 7 best blue light blocking glasses to prevent eye fatigue – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: Instagram formally debuts Guides, a feature letting creators share long-form content in a dedicated tab on their profile, and now lets you search with keywords — Earlier this year, Instagram launched a new feature called “Guides,” which allowed creators to share tips … Instagram formally debuts Guides, a feature letting creators
Read MoreUnkore might sound like a crappy mobile game, but it actually encourages players to care about their digestive health. In new mobile game, you earn points describing your poop to anime girls – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe director also teases a trailer breakdown. Justice League Snyder Cut gets classy black-and-white trailer – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTwitter has been highly active in labeling election-related posts as disputed and misleading, including President Trump’s tweets. Twitter’s chief, Jack Dorsey, is likely to face particular ire. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreSome may ask why you’d want to program a Cortex-M microcontroller like the STM32 series using nothing but the ARM toolchain and the ST Microelectronics-provided datasheet and reference manual. If your first response to that question wasn’t a panicked dive towards the nearest emergency exit, then it might be that that question has piqued your
Read MoreThe new Wyze Sprinkler Controller is available for preorder now. Wyze brings a smart sprinkler controller on board for – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLeft-leaning policy wonks call it the biggest political layup of our time. It enjoys rare bipartisan support in a time of rancorous political division. It would lower rates of incarceration among people of color and chip away at the prison industrial complex. Read more… What Federal Cannabis Decriminalization Would Mean Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreThe calls for legislative changes could portend an agenda aimed at Silicon Valley in the next Congress. Democrats call for more regulation of the tech industry. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MorePhoto: GitHub GitHub has reinstated an open-source tool for downloading YouTube videos, and it’s changed its policies to make similar copyright-related takedowns less likely. Yesterday, the Microsoft-owned software repository reversed its removal of YouTube-dl, which lets users save local copies of streaming videos from YouTube and many other sites. The Recording Industry Association of America
Read MoreTodd Spangler / Variety: YouTube is introducing audio-only ads for users who listen to music or podcasts in the background and letting advertisers buy ads targeted by mood — YouTube claims to be the world’s biggest jukebox — and now it wants to wring more ad dollars from the platform’s music fans. YouTube is introducing
Read MoreNo, the Georgia recount does not include reverifying signatures. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreMinecraft Minecraft has announced a new DLC pack — and it’s Star Wars-themed. Per Minecraft’s blog post, the pack includes “a map, a skin pack, a full bespoke texture set, mobs and items reskins, UI treatment, and even a licensed soundtrack.” You’ll get content from the original trilogy (A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back,
Read MoreResentment of Airbnb poses a challenge both for the company and for the future of our communities. Airbnb’s Biggest Problem Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreWe’ve known since close to the start of the pandemic that wearing a mask protects other people from your own respiratory droplets. But shouldn’t masks protect the wearer, as well? The science wasn’t available to answer that question at first, but it’s probably true. The CDC recently updated their mask advice to note… Read more…
Read MoreImage: Bud Light Bud Light, the beer brand produced by Anheuser-Busch, has created a video game console. It’s called the BL6, and yes, it will keep two of your beers cold. It has 16 gigabytes of memory and six games, including Tekken 7 and Soulcalibur VI. It has a built-in Asus projector. It has the
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