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How to watch Tesla’s 2022 AI Day event Tesla’s AI Day kicks off today, September 30th, at which Elon Musk has said he hopes to show off a working prototype of the company’s humanoid robot, Optimus. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/30/23374542/tesla-ai-day-how-to-watch-optimus-robot-dojo-elon-musk

AI is already better at lip reading that we are Yuya Shino / reutersThey Shall Not Grow Old, a 2018 documentary about the lives and aspirations of British and New Zealand soldiers living through World War I from acclaimed Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson, had its hundred-plus-year-old silent footage modernized through both colorization an Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/ai-is-already-better-at-lip-reading-that-we-are-183016968.html

Square makes Tap to Pay on iPhone available to all US sellers Square has publicly launched its Tap to Pay solution for the iPhone after running an early access program these past few months. That means sellers across the US can now use the company's Point of Sale app to receive payments from customers using just their iPhones anywhere they are. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/square-tap-to-pay-iphone-public-launch-115532796.html

LG Display wants to change your commute with its transparent OLED windows In context: Train rides can be monotonous, but at least there is sometimes lovely passing scenery to view. Subway commutes are even worse. Sometimes it makes you wonder why they bother putting windows on subway cars at all. Continue Reading . . . https://www.techspot.com/news/96120-lg-display-wants-change-commute-transparent-oled-windows.html

The 11 biggest announcements at Amazon’s hardware launch event Amazon just held its fall hardware launch event, where it revealed a ton of new tech, including a new Kindle Scribe, an updated Fire TV cube, and a second-generation Echo Auto device. Here’s a roundup of some of the most exciting announcements that came out of Amazon’s event. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/28/23376481/amazon-echo-event-products-top-announcements-kindle-scribe-fire-tv-halo-alexa

All the news from Amazon’s September 2022 product launch event Amazon’s annual fall event is here, and the company is expected to announce new products from across its many brands — and that’s likely to mean a lot of products. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/28/23373604/amazon-fall-event-news-products-announcements

The Morning After: Does Samsung have another phone-battery problem? A few years ago, Samsung had major battery issues when several faulty Galaxy Note 7 phones had exploding batteries. The devices were recalled, and the company spent a lot of time over the following years outlining all the rigorous battery tests it did to ensure it didn’t happen again. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/the-morning-after-does-samsung-have-another-phone-battery-problem-111547205.html