2019 BMW X7 is big on space, tech and luxury

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The R1T concept from Rivian is the electric truck we’ve been waiting for

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Google Pixel Slate is the Mirror Universe iPad Pro

I have a dream of a tablet that can also be my laptop. The Microsoft Surface already does that. The iPad Pro tries for that, but delivers only half of the equation. And now the Google Pixel Slate claims to offer the exact things the iPad Pro lacks most, but at an equally high price. But it brings with it …

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Qualcomm bets $100M on new AI venture fund

When it comes to AI, Qualcomm’s betting big.  The company said on Wednesday that it plans to start a venture fund that will invest at least $100 million in early stage startups working on artificial intelligence. In particular, the fund will look at companies finding ways to do intensive data processing on devices like smartphones and security cameras instead of …

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Samsung’s new Infinity

Samsung was never a big fan of the notch. Instead, it released its “Infinity Display” starting with the Galaxy S8. The Infinity Display is a curved display with thin bezels on the top and bottom to create more screen space on phones. Now it seems like Samsung is ready to get rid of bezels entirely with its new “Infinity-O” design. …

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Sensitive Facebook documents could be published ‘within the next week’

The UK may release documents “within the next week” about Facebook’s knowledge of Russian interference on the social network, a member of Parliament said Tuesday. The documents may contain evidence that Facebook knew about the issue as early as 2014. Parliament seized the documents over the weekend from the founder of app development company Six4Three while he was visiting London. …

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Google Fi phone service now works on iPhones, Galaxy and OnePlus phones

Following Tuesday’s speculation about Google’s Wi-Fi first network, Project Fi is expanding its lineup of compatible phones and changing its name. The service, now dubbed Google Fi, will be available for certain Samsung and OnePlus phones, as well as iPhones — though the latter will be in beta for the time being. Before Wednesday’s announcement, Google Fi only worked with …

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What is Wi

On Wednesday, Google announced that Google Fi, previously known as Project Fi, will be expanding to iPhones, Samsung and OnePlus phones. For a service that was once compatible with only a handful of Android phones, this is a notable development for the company’s Wi-Fi first network. You can make a Wi-Fi call anywhere there’s a Wi-Fi network available. Omar Torres/Getty …

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Facebook tests alerts from local governments and first responders

Facebook wants to make it easier for its users to find real-time information when a disaster or emergency strikes.  The world’s largest social network said Wednesday that more than 100 local governments and first responders with Facebook Pages are testing “local alerts.” Users would see a local alert label in their News Feed and “Today In,” a local news section …

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Instagram improving accessibility for users with visual impairments

On Wednesday, Instagram announced new features intended to provide a better experience for people with vision impairments. Instagram is introducing automatic alternative text, which lets you hear descriptions of pictures when using Instagram with a screen reader. The automatic alternative text uses object recognition tech to generate a list of things that may appear in the photo, helping people know …

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Apple says the iPhone XR has been its top

Apple’s iPhone XR has been outselling the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max every day since the cheaper, colorful phone hit the market last month. Greg Joswiak, Apple’s vice president of product marketing, told CNET in an interview Wednesday that the device has “been our most popular iPhone each and every day since the day it became available.”  Apple showed off its three new iPhones in …

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Apple Watch ECG will arrive in next WatchOS update, says report

The current beta of WatchOS, version 5.1.2, looks like it will deliver support for the the ECG/EKG sensor that Apple touted when it announced the Apple Watch Series 4 in September. MacRumors reportedly got its hands on an Apple in-store training document, which indicated that the app needed to work with the sensor data is in the next version of …

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