Technology

Android Auto messaging is useless, and it’s all because of one missing feature

I’m sick of Gemini butchering my texts — it’s time for a change.

Android Authority · 7 hours ago

The Best Action Cameras for All Your Craziest Adventures (2026)

Gearing up to shred the slopes or dive into the seas? These photography tools are made for danger.

Wired · 7 hours ago

Oh Lord, AI Reporters Are Actually Breaking Big News

Last week, an AI newsroom beat mainstream journalists—including WIRED—to a story about OpenAI and hacking. It’s just the beginning.

Wired · 7 hours ago

Survey says YouTube Premium users are worried about the platform’s future perk plans

For many YouTube subscribers, price decreases trump Peacock.

Android Authority · 7 hours ago

Why Tesla Stock Is Headed for a 5-Day Winning Streak

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Barron's · 7 hours ago

New Microsoft Defender 'ShieldBreak' zero-day grants SYSTEM privileges

Nightmare Eclipse has released a new Microsoft Defender zero-day exploit named "ShieldBreak" after Microsoft released the August 2026 Patch Tuesday security updates. [...]

BleepingComputer · 8 hours ago

McDonald’s Built a 515-Page Dossier on Me. It Says I’ll Never Stop Eating There

I requested a copy of my data from McDonald’s loyalty program and received an extensive, personalized report that algorithmically predicts my next purchase.

Wired · 8 hours ago

SpaceX Launches More Starlink Satellites. Why the Stock Is Rising.

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Barron's · 8 hours ago

Electric cars and connected homes: How technology adoption extends beyond the driveway

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YouGov · 8 hours ago

California drivers fully exhausted Tesla’s new EV rebates in one week

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E&E News by POLITICO · 8 hours ago

Show HN: Woxi - Open-source Mathematica / Wolfram Language reimplementation

Hacker News · 8 hours ago

Tim Gowers: What sort of maths are LLMs good at?

Hacker News · 8 hours ago

Veteran tech columnist Joanna Stern has been using Apple's new Siri. Here's what she thinks.

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Business Insider · 8 hours ago

I tried to love ‘second brain’ apps. Here’s why I abandoned them — and what I’m using instead

Trying to maintain a second brain app felt like a second job.

Android Authority · 8 hours ago

AI was supposed to destroy jobs. Where’s the carnage?

The AI jobs apocalypse never showed up. Still, jobs are changing and economists expect more to come. The prediction was stark: artificial intelligence advancements would wipe out jobs en masse. “Half” of all entry-level white collar jobs would vanish, Anthropic’s CEO, Dario Amodei, said in May 2025. A month later, OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, went further, foreseeing the end of “certain job categories”. Companies began citing AI in their layoffs. Workers organized. And students reconsidered their future careers. But a year later, the mass carnage hasn’t shown up. Continue reading...

The Guardian Technology · 8 hours ago

Syracuse police want to replace several dozen police cars. Lawmakers ask: Should they go hybrid?

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WSYR · 8 hours ago