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The Audi Q6 E-tron has three screens lighting up the entire dashboard
/ Dubbed the ‘Digital Stage,’ the Audi Q6 E-tron has two displays for the driver and one for the passenger. a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>The “Digital Stage” stretches across the entire dashboard.a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>Passengers gete a 10.9-inch screens for movies and infotainment controls.a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shado...
New Godzilla Minus One trailer takes the kaiju king back to his metaphorical roots
/ Takashi Yamazaki’s new Godzilla film looks like a monstrous exploration of the horrors that devastated postwar Japan.
Burning Man access is closed as heavy rains muddy the playa
US & World/ Tech / Tens of thousands of Burning Man attendees were asked to shelter in place after rainstorms left the area filled with sticky mud. a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>A picture from Burning Man in 2009.
Mini’s new Cooper EV centers a giant circular OLED on the dash
/ The all-electric Mini Cooper now has vibe-setting RGB lighting and a modernized interior with a huge OLED screen. a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>The 2025 Mini Cooper EV’s interior.
X’s New Privacy Policy to Collect Biometric Data, Job and Education History
X, previously known as Twitter has been reported to be planning an update to its privacy policy, which would include added collections of biometric data, as well as job and work history.While details on biometric data collection are scarce at the time of writing, it's assumed that the new collection will be in the form of individual physical attributes, like facial structures and fingerprints -- although methods for capture have not yet been specified.The update has been proposed with the objective of enhanced safety, security and identification. One existing example is that of premium members being able to provide government-issued IDs one exchange for an additional layer of verification said to thwart impersonators.Although all of these updates will require consent, there is already some...
Airline fears around 5G may finally be over
/ Delta, the last holdout, has updated its airline equipment.
Google raises Nest Aware subscription prices up to $30 per year
/ The price increase affects both Nest Aware and Nest Aware Plus subscriptions. a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>Nest’s wired indoor camera.
Charter Spectrum Customers Experience ABC & ESPN Blackout
Charter Spectrum customers, unfortunately, got caught up in Charter Communications' dispute with Disney.
Gizmodo’s owner shuts down Spanish language site in favor of AI translations
Artificial Intelligence/ Tech / Gizmodo en Español editors were laid off on August 29th. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Gizmodo owner G/O Media shut down and laid off editors of its Spanish-language site Gizmodo en Español and is now using AI to translate articles. Matías S. Zavia, a writer at Gizmodo en Español, posted that the publication was shut down on August 29th and that it would now publish automatically translated articles. Gizmodo en Español previously had a small staff who wrote original stories and created Spanish-language ...
What goes into designing a solar-powered Bluetooth speaker
/ After two pairs of sun-harvesting headphones, Urbanista turns its attention to Bluetooth speakers with the Malibu. a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>Urbanista’s Malibu. After releasing two solar-powered pairs of headphones, you would have thought that it’d be simple for Urbanista to apply the same technology to a Bluetooth speaker. But with the Malibu, which is being shown off at IFA in Berlin ahead of its release later this month, Urbanista says it had a whole new set of challenges to overcome. That’s because the company’s approach to its solar powered products hasn’t just been to put some solar-a...
Meta may offer paid ad-free Facebook and Instagram in Europe
/ Meta and the EU have been locked in a fight on data privacy and ads. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Meta could let users pay for Facebook and Instagram to avoid ads in their feeds, at least in Europe. The New York Times reports that Meta is considering a paid subscription to its social media products, an attempt by Meta to quell concerns by the EU around data privacy and ads. No information is available on price or a release date, and it’s not confirmed whether the product will actually be released. Meta did not respond to a request for c...
LG Announces U.S. Launch of Suitcase TV “StanbyME Go”
LG has recently announced the U.S. launch of its portable suitcase TV, "StanbyME Go," a $999.99 USD screen you didn't know you needed.Dubbed by LG as the perfect "travel companion for on-the-go entertainment," the device is essentially a high-quality entertainment center tucked inside a durable suitcase.The 27-inch LED touchscreen offers a variety of viewing modes, as it's able to tilt, rotate, rise and fall in both landscape and portrait positions -- as well as a table mode perfect for chess or questionably, the poolside, according to one of its product shots as seen in the gallery above.Adding to the experience, is devices built-in 20-watt speaker that auto-adjusts according to screen orientation to provide optimal surround sound. The device supports Dolby Vision™ video technology...
