Tuesday, April 13, 2021

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The Morning After: Even NASA’s Mars drone needs software updates

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Today's headlines: Domino's starts making autonomous pizza deliveries, Apple is reportedly working on a speaker with Apple TV built-in and NASA's Mars drone needed a software update.

OnePlus Watch review: Just get a Fitbit instead

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OnePlus is promising a week's worth of juice in just 20 minutes. And its $159 price tag is another pro. But with a brand new OS and little else unique, the OnePlus Watch struggles to hold its own against the competition.

Canon's mirrorless EOS R3 leaks with a 1D-like pro body

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Prolific (and generally accurate) camera leaker Nokishita has just tweeted an image that appears to show an EOS R3 camera.

Northrop's servicing robot extends the life of an orbiting satellite by five years

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Northrop Grumman's Mission Extension Vehicle-2 clamped onto Intelsat's IS-10-02 communications satellite and extended its lifespan by five years.

Siri says Apple will hold a special event on April 20th

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Apple's virtual assistant Siri seems to have let slip the official date of its upcoming event where it's expected to reveal a new iPad pro.

Blue Origin's 15th New Shepard test flight serves as an astronaut rehearsal

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The launch window for New Shepard's 15th test flight opens on April 14th, 9AM Eastern time. That particular test, aptly codenamed NS-15, will serve as a verification step for the vehicle and its operations prior to flying astronauts to suborbital space.

NASA's Mars copter needs a software update ahead of its flight test

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The Ingenuity copter should be ready to fly on Mars after it downloads an update... from 174 million miles away.

Watch NVIDIA's GTC keynote in 17 minutes

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Come for Jensen's hair, stay for all of NVIDIA's chip announcements.

The FCC wants to know how fast your internet connection is

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The FCC has had a speed test app since 2013, but under Acting Chair Jessica Rosenworcel it's asking that more Americans download and use the software.

Oculus will host its first games showcase on April 21st

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Expect updates on 'Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge' and 'Pistol Whip.'

The Google Play video app will leave Roku, Vizio, LG and Samsung's TV platforms

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Google is discontinuing the Google Play Movies and TV app for Samsung, LG and Vizio smart TVs, as well as Roku devices.

Intel wants to make chips for automakers to help with the global shortage

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Intel has laid out a plan to help automakers dealing with the global semiconductor shortage that has left companies like GM canceling production shifts.

Google's Nest Audio smart speaker is 20 percent off across the web

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Google's Nest Audio is on sale for $20 off at many online retailers, including Best Buy and Walmart.

Apple's iPad mini drops to $345 at Amazon

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Save big the iPad mini -- Apple's tiny tablet is $55 off at Amazon right now.

Netflix is working on a live-action Gundam movie

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Kong: Skull Island's Jordan Vogt-Roberts will produce and direct the film.

Facebook starts displaying state by state vaccination notifications

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Facebook plans to start rolling out notifications to connect people to state-specific information from their local health departments about how they can get vaccinated.

NVIDIA unveils pro-level Ampere GPUs for workstations

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NVIDIA isn't letting gamers have all the fun. Today at its GTC conference, the company announced its next round of professional-focused graphics cards, based on the Ampere architecture first scene with its RTX 30-series GPUs.

NVIDIA's Drive Atlan chip is headed to cars in 2025

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NVIDIA detailed its next-generation Atlan Drive chip at its GTC keynote, promising a processor that will deliver 1,000 TOPS of performance.

Apple ditches its ‘far beyond HDR’ claim for the Pro Display XDR in the UK

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The Advertising Standards Authority reportedly asked the company to stop using the phrase.

NVIDIA and MediaTek want to bring RTX graphics to ARM laptops

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What would an ARM-based laptop look like with an RTX graphics card? That's something NVIDIA is exploring together with MediaTek, a company best known for building ARM-based chips.

NVIDIA's Grace, its first datacenter CPU, is another major threat to Intel

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Just like Apple did with its M1 chip, NVIDIA is taking on Intel directly with its own Arm-based CPU.

Uber says March was its biggest month ever

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According to The Wall Street Journal, Uber had a record March, with gross bookings hitting their highest-ever level in the company's history. Uber also said that demand has recovered faster than driver availability — something that means you might be paying a surge price or waiting a little bit for a car when you need one.

GM's Cruise will operate a robotaxi service in Dubai

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Cruise has struck a deal to operate a robotaxi service in Dubai in 2023 — the first time it will offer commercial self-driving service outside of the US.

Uber, PayPal and Walgreens set up a Vaccine Access Fund

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Anyone can donate and help to cover the cost of rides to COVID-19 vaccination sites.

Watch NVIDIA's GTC 2021 keynote here at 11:30AM ET

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NVIDIA is holding its GTC keynote at 11:30AM ET, and it's poised to share news on graphics, self-driving car technology and more.
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