Renault has decided to bet everything on nostalgia to increase the adoption of its electric cars, WhatsApp will become even more useful thanks to a new feature, an AI-boosted Nest Mini impresses, this is the recap.
In an interview, the chief designer of the diamond brand reveals that Renault will bet everything on nostalgia for its range of electric vehicles. For its part, Meta has just added a new feature to WhatsApp that allows you to send better quality photos. Finally, a modified old Google Nest Mini takes advantage of a new AI to become even smarter. Come on, let’s go for the recap of the day on Friday, August 18, 2023.
Renault relies on nostalgia for its electric cars
Renault is betting on nostalgia with its electric range by reissuing the legendary Renault 5 and 4L models to differentiate itself from the competition, which offers similar and icy designs. Laurens Van Den Acker, Renault’s design chief, explains that this neo-retro strategy, encouraged by CEO Luca de Meo, aims to stir up positive emotions by evoking good times from the past and to offer electric alternatives to models. thermals like the Clio and the Capture. This approach is part of the vision to give new life to legendary icons while offering modern and complete electric vehicles.
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WhatsApp lets you send photos in better quality
WhatsApp now has an update that allows high-quality photo sharing without compression, a long-awaited feature. This new option, announced by Mark Zuckerberg, is simple to use: just select the HD icon after choosing a photo, and check “HD Quality” in the popup. Images sent in this way are marked with an “HD” logo at the bottom left of the conversation and benefit from WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption.
Read – WhatsApp: the option to share photos in HD is available, here’s how to use it
Google’s Nest Mini speaker gets smarter with AI
Inventor Justin Alvey jailbroken a Google Nest Mini to add artificial intelligence (AI). It replaced the Nest Mini’s PCB with its own IC, Onju Voice, allowing a cheap but powerful WiFi chip to be used to boost the smart speaker’s capabilities. Alvey shows in a video how AI can perform complex tasks, suggesting a future where inexpensive devices like the Nest Mini could be used to communicate with advanced AI.
Read – This AI-powered Nest Mini speaker will unlock the full potential of your smart home