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A growing number of automakers are scaling back or removing support for Android Auto and Apple CarPlay in newly launched vehicles. The move reflects a broader shift in how manufacturers approach in-car connectivity, with increasing emphasis on proprietary infotainment systems designed to offer deeper integration with vehicle functions. Even as smartphone mirroring technologies continue to evolve, carmakers are placing greater value on controlling the digital environment inside the vehicle. Software [âŠ]
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"Melania," which debuted in theaters on January 30, offers audiences a glimpse into first lady's life leading up to the 2025 inauguration. Read more âș
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Grammy Award winners Bad Bunny and Olivia Dean made comments about being immigrants and spoke out against ICE onstage. Read more âș
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Reports of Bill Gates' connections with Jeffrey Epstein grow more lurid with each dump of documents from the Department of Justice. The latest includes somewhat confusing emails that Epstein may have been drafting on behalf of someone named Boris, who worked at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The messages claim that Bill contracted an [âŠ] Read more âș
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ICE is enlisting ten companies for a widespread immigrant surveillance program. Read more âș
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Moltbook, the new social media site for AI agents, is either a terrifying glimpse into the future or just more AI slop, depending who you ask. Read more âș
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Gary Cohn, a former chief economic adviser to Trump, said Americans at the top are seeing "massive wealth" while those at the bottom are "suffering." Read more âș
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We may not have a concrete release date for the first foldable iPhone, but Apple may already be looking into a smaller device that will follow it up. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple is exploring a "square, clamshell-style foldable phone," with the caveat that this potential device is "far from guaranteed to reach the market" and only "under consideration" right now. If this eventually leads to a smaller foldable... Read more âș
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"I should spend more time at home, but there's so much to see and do and people to meet that I have a hard time staying home," Bill Strayer said. Read more âș
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Here is what happened this weekend and what it means for the crypto industry. Read more âș
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Leaks suggest Appleâs first foldable iPhone could include the largest battery ever in an iPhone, aiming to outperform competing foldables in all-day usage and efficiency. Read more âș
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Today, in 1982, Intel introduced its âshowstoppingâ 80286 processor. This 16-bit fully x86 software compatible CPU delivered some major performance and architectural advancements over the 8086 and 8088, and would continue to be produced and feature in PC systems well into the 1990s. Read more âș
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A computing enthusiast has assembled one of the most bizarre low-capacity USB drives we have ever seen. Read more âș
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In 2018, Epstein wrote that because he is "high profile" he had concerns about the "questionable ethics" of crypto pumps if he was involved. Read more âș
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After protests broke out in early January, the Iranian regime shut down the internet, starting the longest blackout in Iranian history. Despite this attempt to stop the protests from spreading, they did not stop. Still, the internet shutdown slowed down the spread of information both inside and outside Iran. Behind the heavily policed borders and [âŠ] Read more âș
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While many stars walked the 2026 Grammys red carpet in eye-catching looks, others, like Heidi Klum and Shaboozey, missed the mark with their outfits. Read more âș
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Europe fears it can't beat Russia's style of war â creating a golden opportunity for defense founders. Read more âș
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October saw Bitcoin reach $123,742. But less than four months later, "The world's largest cryptocurrency slipped below $76,000..." Bloomberg reports, "dropping about 40% from its 2025 peak..." "What began as a sharp crash in October has morphed into something more corrosive: a selloff shaped not by panic, but by absence of buyers, momentum and belief." Unlike the October drawdown, there's been no obvious spark, cascading liquidations or systemic shock â... Read more âș
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A mom shares what it's like raising kids with deeply involved great-grandparents and why she now realizes how rare that bond is. Read more âș
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Long-time Slashdot reader destinyland writes: Just months after his 20th birthday, Bill Gates had already angered the programmer community," remembers this 50th-anniversary commemoration of Gates' Open Letter to Hobbyists. "As the first home computers began appearing in the 1970s, the world faced a question: Would its software be free?" Gates railed in 1976 that "Most of you steal your software." Gates had coded the operating system for Altair's first home... Read more âș
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The director and creator of Ashes of Creation, the MMORPG brought to life via the $3.2 million donated by almost 20,000 backers in 2017, has quit "in protest" against decisions his board was making that he could "not ethically agree with or carry out". Read more Read more âș
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Meta has confirmed that it is developing a premium subscription model for its social media platforms, with WhatsApp included in this broader initiative. The move aligns with the companyâs effort to diversify revenue sources and reduce its dependence on digital advertising. Signs of this new subscription tier have begun to surface in the latest beta release of WhatsApp for Android; in this version, users can already find an option to... Read more âș
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Tokyo-based design studio Metal Goat has introduced the Oogani table lamp, a lighting object that combines soft illumination with a sculptural, animal-inspired form. Shaped like a folded crab, the lamp takes cues from origami principles without directly copying the traditional look of paper folding. Instead, it presents a more contemporary interpretation of folded geometry, positioned between functional home lighting and decorative design. The Oogani lamp is part of Metal Goatâs... Read more âș
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ARB, or Anti-Rollback, technology was reportedly added by OnePlus as part of the ColorOS 16.0.3.501/503 update series. This is a big change for people who like to tinker with software or depend on downgrades. Once a newer build has been installed, the security feature keeps devices from going back to previous firmware versions. This implementation seems to function at the hardware level in this instance; installing a ColorOS version, like... Read more âș
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Microsoft has issued an emergency update for Windows 11 after a newly reported bug began causing serious stability problems for some users. The issue was described as critical because it could crash Microsoft Outlook under specific conditions, particularly when users stored PST files inside folders synchronized through cloud services. This setup is relatively common in corporate environments, where Outlook data files are often kept in shared or backed-up locations. The... Read more âș
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Apple is preparing to introduce a new privacy feature in iOS 26.3 that reduces how precisely mobile carriers can track user location, enabled by devices equipped with Appleâs C-series modem. Location data has long been considered highly sensitive, and while iPhone users have been able to restrict app access to precise location, carriers have traditionally retained full visibility into detailed connection data. This is set to change with the upcoming... Read more âș
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Google is working on a native music generation feature using AI that is integrated into the Gemini app for Android. Although the feature has not been announced, a source code analysis of the app reveals that the company is working on making AI music generation more accessible to everyone. The feature was found in version 17.2.51.sa.arm64 of the Google app, where âmusic generationâ is listed alongside other fundamental Gemini features,... Read more âș
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LG Electronics has launched the 2026 Whisen Objet Collection Tower I and View I Pro air conditioners in South Korea, introducing a new proprietary cooling system known as AI Cold Free. This technology is designed to improve indoor comfort by managing both temperature and humidity more precisely than conventional air conditioners. Traditional air conditioners reduce humidity by lowering the room temperature, which can make indoor spaces feel too cold. LGâs... Read more âș
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Huawei may be preparing to revisit one of its more unconventional foldable phone concepts with a new model that builds on the original design. In March 2025, the company introduced the Huawei Pura X, notable for being the industryâs first foldable smartphone with a âwide foldâ form factor. Unlike most foldables that unfold into tall, narrow displays, the Pura X opened into a wider 16:10 screen, offering a tablet-like experience... Read more âș
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Microsoft is continuing to expand Windows 11âs cross-device capabilities, bringing the operating system closer to allowing users to seamlessly resume Android app activity on their PCs. The feature aims to let users pick up tasks started on their smartphonesâsuch as music playback, document editing, or web browsingâdirectly on a Windows computer. The company first introduced its cross-device resume functionality last year, initially limited to resuming OneDrive activity from an Android... Read more âș
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Appleâs iPhone Air arrived as a bold experiment, combining an ultra-thin body with several compromises to keep the design minimal. Alongside choices like a smaller battery, a single rear camera, and mono sound, Apple also took a major step in connectivity: in some markets, the device dropped the physical SIM card slot entirely, relying only on eSIM. That decision has been relatively easy to accept in the United States, where... Read more âș
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