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US judge rules Tesla must face claims it misled buyers on self-driving; it’s faced accusations since 2016 when it said new cars had “full self-driving” hardware — – Negligence, fraud allegations advance based on Musk statements — CEO vowed in 2016 cars would soon self-drive from LA to NYC
Google announces Android 14 for TV, with new energy modes, accessibility features including color correction, picture-in-picture for some TV models, and more (Andrew Heinzman/How-To Geek)
Andrew Heinzman / How-To Geek:
Google announces Android 14 for TV, with new energy modes, accessibility features including color correction, picture-in-picture for some TV models, and more — It’s been nearly two years since the last major Android TV release. — It’s been two-year-long wait, but the next major Android TV version is finally here.
VMware makes its Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro desktop hypervisor products free for personal use (Dan Robinson/The Register)
Dan Robinson / The Register:
VMware makes its Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro desktop hypervisor products free for personal use — A nice gesture among the sh!tshow of Broadcom’s acquisition — VMware has made another small but notable post-merger concession to users: the Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro desktop hypervisor products …
The US DOJ indicts two brothers for allegedly stealing $25M in crypto via an exploit of the MEV-Boost software used by some Ethereum validators (Sam Kessler/CoinDesk)
Sam Kessler / CoinDesk:
The US DOJ indicts two brothers for allegedly stealing $25M in crypto via an exploit of the MEV-Boost software used by some Ethereum validators — The alleged 12-second attack related to the controversial practice known as MEV, or maximal extractable value. — 10 Years of Decentralizing the Future
Some iPhone owners say the iOS 17.5 update, which Apple released on Monday, is resurfacing photos they had deleted (Wes Davis/The Verge)
Wes Davis / The Verge:
Some iPhone owners say the iOS 17.5 update, which Apple released on Monday, is resurfacing photos they had deleted — Apple appears to have a bug that’s dredging up data that iPhone owners thought was gone. Some iPhone owners are reporting that, after updating their phones to iOS 17.5 …
Google says Wear OS 5 will consume 20% less battery life and have more useful watch face complications; the Wear OS user base grew by 40% in the last year (Victoria Song/The Verge)
Victoria Song / The Verge:
Google says Wear OS 5 will consume 20% less battery life and have more useful watch face complications; the Wear OS user base grew by 40% in the last year — Wear OS 5 is on its way, and with it, Google says Android smartwatch users ought to see even better battery life.
Google announces a threat detection capability coming to Android that uses on-device AI to spot malware, analyzing apps’ use of permissions and services (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Google announces a threat detection capability coming to Android that uses on-device AI to spot malware, analyzing apps’ use of permissions and services — Google is preparing to launch a new system to help address the problem of malware on Android. Its new live threat detection service …
Google unveils Android for Cars updates: new apps including Max, Peacock, and Angry Birds for select car models, Google Cast for Android Automotive OS, and more (Lawrence Bonk/Engadget)
Lawrence Bonk / Engadget:
Google unveils Android for Cars updates: new apps including Max, Peacock, and Angry Birds for select car models, Google Cast for Android Automotive OS, and more — There are also forthcoming developer tools for creating new experiences. — Google just announced at an update coming …
Google unveils Android 15 security features, like Theft Detection Lock, which detects motions associated with theft, and Private Space, to store sensitive data (Allison Johnson/The Verge)
Allison Johnson / The Verge:
Google unveils Android 15 security features, like Theft Detection Lock, which detects motions associated with theft, and Private Space, to store sensitive data — Google is announcing an array of new security features as it releases its second Android 15 beta, including a feature that can detect …
Google opens early API access to its Google Home platform, letting developers join a waitlist to access 600M+ Matter or Works with Google Home devices (Jennifer Pattison Tuohy/The Verge)
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge:
Google opens early API access to its Google Home platform, letting developers join a waitlist to access 600M+ Matter or Works with Google Home devices — Google has announced that it’s opening up API access to its Google Home smart home platform. This means that any app maker …