For the first time in 28 years of JD Power’s car owner survey, there is a consecutive year-over-year decline in satisfaction, with most of the ire directed toward in-car infotainment.
Nearby Share is a very apt name - it basically describes exactly what the entire point of it is. You can use it to quickly (and easily) share stuff between Android phones, regardless of maker. And starting today, you can use it to share files between Windows PCs and Android devices.
In 1990, John Romero, John Carmack, and Tom Hall were working at Louisiana software maker Softdisk. There, they had an idea that would change PC games forever.
The real reason seems to be clear: data and revenue. Like other automakers, GM is looking to monetize data-driven add-on features and services. They’re hoping to achieve profit margins of over 20% on “new businesses” by 2030, and the all-new subscription-based infotainment system will play the central part.
This is a familiar approach; every automaker now wants to be the next Netflix of the auto industry, where your car becomes another subscription service.
GM’s competitor, Ford, is also vying for a slice of this pie, aiming to create a “software-defined vehicle” with over-the-air updates and paid features.
Automakers must build cheaper, smaller EVs to spur adoption, report says (arstechnica.com)
European Parliament rejects mass scanning of private messages (edri.org)
Japan automakers play catch-up in EV race (www3.nhk.or.jp)
Car dealers say they can’t sell EVs, tell Biden to slow their rollout (arstechnica.com)
Job losses likely at VW as the people’s car brand becomes uncompetitive (arstechnica.com)
Degraded Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 efficiency reported as Cortex-X4 core guzzles 28% more power for 14% more performance vs 8 Gen 2+ (www.notebookcheck.net)
GM’s big bet on driverless cars turns sour (www.theverge.com)
A Virus that Generates Electricity (www.the-scientist.com)
Scientists 3D print a robotic hand with human-like bones and tendons (arstechnica.com)
Exclusive: Apple to pause advertising on X after Musk backs antisemitic post (www.axios.com)
The world's 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars (theconversation.com)
Hyundai to Be First Automaker to Sell New Cars on Amazon (www.wsj.com)
In a first, cryptographic keys protecting SSH connections stolen in new attack (arstechnica.com)
Now that cars are like smartphones, we don’t really own them (www.washingtonpost.com)
EU regulator says Apple should be on hook for €14.3 billion tax bill (arstechnica.com)
The new Twitter is becoming a cesspit of disinformation (www.nature.com)
Here's a breakdown of the cost of an EV battery (www.arenaev.com)
The Beatles’ final song is now streaming thanks to AI (www.theverge.com)
The EV transition trips over its own cord (www.theverge.com)
People are speaking with ChatGPT for hours, bringing 2013’s Her closer to reality (arstechnica.com)
Leica camera has built-in defense against misleading AI, costs $9,125 (arstechnica.com)
The average car purchased in 2023 emits higher levels of carbon dioxide (CO₂) than its 2013 equivalent. This is due to the large proportion of SUVs in the mix, which tend to be bigger and heavier. (english.elpais.com)
Fighting pedophilia at the expense of our privacy: The EU rule that could break the internet (english.elpais.com)
Toyota Will Adopt Tesla-Style Cast Bodies That Might Be Impossible to Fix (www.thedrive.com)
The living things that feast on plastic (knowablemagazine.org)
Europe’s sweeping rules for tech giants are about to kick in. Here’s how they work (english.elpais.com)
It’s time for Americans to embrace small cars (arstechnica.com)
Hydrogen-powered planes almost ready for takeoff (arstechnica.com)
Do our phones listen to our conversations? The answer is complicated. (english.elpais.com)
Our mobile devices listen to and collect a significant amount of data on us, even without using our microphones.
People are getting fed up with all the useless tech in their cars (www.theverge.com)
For the first time in 28 years of JD Power’s car owner survey, there is a consecutive year-over-year decline in satisfaction, with most of the ire directed toward in-car infotainment.
Google's interpretation of Apple's AirDrop, Nearby Share, is now officially out of beta for Windows. (www.gsmarena.com)
Nearby Share is a very apt name - it basically describes exactly what the entire point of it is. You can use it to quickly (and easily) share stuff between Android phones, regardless of maker. And starting today, you can use it to share files between Windows PCs and Android devices.
'Welcome to EV dongle town': the future of EV charging for non-Tesla owners may not be as bad as it looks. (www.theverge.com)
The birth of id Software (www.theverge.com)
In 1990, John Romero, John Carmack, and Tom Hall were working at Louisiana software maker Softdisk. There, they had an idea that would change PC games forever.
GM ditches Apple CarPlay: a smart drive or a dead end? (www.arenaev.com)
Ford unleashes the UK’s first legal hands-free drive car – but who will buy it (www.theguardian.com)
Ford’s Mustang Mach-E lets motorists drive hands-free in UK; T&Cs apply: motorways only, don’t look away for too long.
How Apple plans to change the auto industry in 2026 (www.arenaev.com)
Smartwatches can detect Parkinson’s years before diagnosis (english.elpais.com)
Accelerometers record subtle changes in movement and sleep patterns, and this information could anticipate the disease long before it becomes evident.