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2020 Mazda3 Announced With Fuel-Efficient SkyActiv-X Engine | Digital Trends

10/17/2018, 5:35:46 PM
Mazda released a short teaser video that likely previews the next-generation Mazda3. Expected to make its global debut at the Los Angeles auto show, the next-generation 3 will wear a more curvaceous design and offer one of the most advanced engines in the automotive industry. It will go on sale in 2019. ✔ Mazda released an enigmatic teaser video that briefly shows two cars ✔ Expect a similarly design-led interior with a vastly improved infotainment system and a wide array of available electronic driving aids that will trickle down from bigger models like the Mazda6


Chrome 70 Is Available, and It Doesn't Auto Login Users to the Browser | Digital Trends

10/17/2018, 7:49:56 PM
Google has launched Chrome version 70 on Windows, Mac, and Linux. The latest update introduces new Progressive Web App integrations on Windows 10, but also makes it so that you're no longer automatically logged in with your Google account when signing into any of the company's online services or apps. ✔ Google officially launched Chrome version 70 today, October 17, on Windows, Mac, and Linux ✔ Aside from the syncing changes, Chrome version 70 also makes it so that Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) are more heavily integrated with Windows 10 ✔ There is also developer support for Web Bluetooth, allowing websites to communicate with nearby user-selected devices


GM’s data mining is just the beginning of the in-car advertising blitz

10/17/2018, 6:41:32 PM
Connected cars produce tons of raw data, and advertisers want it all. ✔ Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge It wasn’t until The Detroit Free Press reported on General Motors’ radio-tracking program which monitored the listening habits of 90,000 drivers in the Los Angeles and Chicago areas for three months in late 2017 that it became clear that the future of targeted advertising in cars is… well, it’s practically already here ✔ The owner of a Cadillac Escalade, for example, might be more likely to listen to 101.5


Workhorse NGEN-1000 Electric Delivery Van Enters Production | Digital Trends

10/17/2018, 7:14:22 PM
Ohio-based Workhorse Group claims its new NGEN-1000 electric delivery van costs the same as a conventional diesel van and can haul a similar amount of cargo. A lower curb weight makes this possible. The NGEN-1000 is the first Workhorse vehicle to be built at a new Midwest factory. ✔ That’s about the same as a medium-sized passenger car, and Workhorse claims it’s less than half the weight of a traditional diesel step van ✔ The W-15 is expected to enter production in 2019, while Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification of the SureFly is expected to take at least two years ✔ In May 2018, the company also began a drone-delivery pilot program in Ohio


How to Buy Speakers: A Beginner's Guide to Home Audio | Digital Trends

10/17/2018, 5:35:48 PM
If you know you want great sound but don't know where to start, we've got you covered. From the difference between bookshelf speakers and floorstanders to the proper way to audition them in your home, our buying guide has all the information you need to buy, set up, and manifest your own home audio nirvana. ✔ Below is our guide to the ultimate speaker-buying process from beginning to end ✔ Armed with the knowledge contained within, your next speaker purchase can be easy, fun, and downright gratifying ✔ brick & mortar shopping In-home testing Frequently asked questions


Apple could launch first Macs powered by its own processors in 2020, says Kuo

10/17/2018, 7:33:40 PM
MacBooks are likely to be first. ✔ Kuo says the changeover will come with the obvious upside of Apple being freed from relying on Intel’s processor roadmap and the delays that can disrupt it ✔ TSMC has the exclusive supplier of A-series chips since 2016 and will maintain that arrangement going forward


Investors see an opportunity framed in Lensabl’s prescription lens fulfillment business

10/17/2018, 7:47:28 PM
Lensabl, the company that has built a business putting prescription lenses into any style of glasses frame, has raised $3.7 million in a new round of funding.  Lensabl makes it easy to put new lenses in a favorite pair of shades or glasses Based in Los Angeles, Lensabl already has an agreement inke… ✔ For Bilinsky, the opportunity in setting up a business exclusively focused on filling prescriptions means reduced prices and better options for the estimated 188.7 million people who wear corrective eyewear or contact lenses in the U.S. We’re offering every different type of prescription lens for every different frame brand, says Biinsky


Tesla News: Judge Approves Elon Musk SEC Settlement, Resolving Take-Private Scandal

10/17/2018, 5:35:38 PM
Elon Musk's legal trouble with the SEC has been resolved, two months after the "funding secured" tweet. ✔ He mocked the SEC on Twitter in early October, causing Tesla shares to drop by 7 percent ✔ Tesla struggled with production problems in manufacturing its Model 3 vehicle earlier this year, but the company’s third-quarter production report indicated those have largely been fixed


What Crazy Tech is Coming to Adobe Next? Start With Moving Stills | Digital Trends

10/17/2018, 7:18:39 PM
Software giant Adobe shared a glimpse behind the scenes at what's next -- and the Creative Cloud future is filled with crazy A.I.-powered tools. Create moving stills. Turn your voice into an instrument. Watch an animation react to real-time Tweets. Quickly mask a video. Here are the sneak peeks from Adobe Max 2018. ✔ Actress Tiffany Haddish (left) co-hosting the 2018 Adobe MAX Sneaks keynote with Paul Trani, senior Creative Cloud evangelist at Adobe ✔ The animation can also be tied to the viewer’s location like matching the weather in the animation to the location ✔ Another feature allows custom modifications to be applied to all the characters at once, instead of manually applying special effects to each letter


Tesla News: Elon Musk To Buy $20M More Company Stock

10/17/2018, 5:35:36 PM
Tesla's CEO is also its largest shareholder, and Elon Musk will buy even more stock at the next opportunity. ✔ Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images Additionally, Tesla will have more control over things like Musk’s tweets going forward ✔ Just reviewed Tesla’s service locations in North America & realized we have major gaps in geographic coverage! Sorry for this foolish oversight ✔ — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 17, 2018


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