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BetterHelp sold customer data while promising it was private, says FTC
/ It could have to pay up to $7.8 million to settle the charges that it misled consumers.
Dashlane to support new third-party passkey sync feature in Android 14
/ In an upcoming version of Android, you can use a third-party app like Dashlane to manage passwordless logins instead of Google’s built-in password manager.
Microsoft now lets you change Bing’s chatbot personality to be more entertaining
Microsoft/ Tech / Microsoft restricted Bing AI in recent days after wild responses, but a new toggle lets the chatbot get more creative once again. 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 new toggle for Bing AI.
Garmin brings OLED displays to its latest Forerunner watches
/ Adding OLED to a running watch might seem odd, but it’s part of Garmin’s strategy to smarten up its watches. 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”>Image: Garmin Garmin’s Forerunner 265 and Forerunner 965 watches have just landed. And in a first for the line, both sport shiny always-on OLED touchscreens. The Forerunner series comprises Garmin’s midrange, lightweight GPS watches for runners (and triathletes), making the shift to OLED an interesting choice. That crowd tends to favor outdoor readability and long battery life — two things that smartwatches with OLED displays aren’t always ...
Tesla confirms its next Gigafactory will be in Mexico
/ Tesla’s sixth Gigafactory will be just south of the Texas border in the Mexican state of Nuevo León. Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced the new Monterrey Gigafactory at the company’s Investor Day event in Austin, Texas.
Elon Musk unveils a new Master Plan, a path to sustainable energy future, but no new cars
/ The billionaire CEO announced the third part of his company’s ‘Master Plan,’ outlining plans for a ‘fully sustainable earth.’ The announcement was made during an Investor Day event at the Gigafactory in Austin, Texas. Elon Musk revealed the third part of Tesla’s “Master Plan,” in which the company will lead the global effort to eliminate fossil fuels and convert the world to sustainable energy. The plan was outlined during an investor event Wednesday held at the company’s Gigafactory in Austin, Texas. Master Plan 3 includes adding renewable power to the existing grid, producing more electric vehicles, installing heat pumps in homes and buildings, using high-temperature heat delivery and hydrogen for industrial applications, and building sustainably fueled planes and boats. Musk’s plan is...
Tesla Investor Day 2023: all the news and announcements from Elon Musk’s next ‘Master Plan’ event
Tesla held its first-ever Investor Day event on March 1st at the Austin, Texas-based Gigafactory. The company’s CEO, Elon Musk, revealed the third part of his “Master Plan,” which outlined ways that Tesla would reduce its manufacturing costs and grow to “extreme size.” Tesla has been buffeted by questions around demand, price, and management — especially in the wake of Musk’s disastrous acquisition of Twitter. But after steep stock declines in 2022, the company appears to be on more solid footing. Tesla slashed the prices for its popular Model 3 and Model Y by as much as 20 percent, which seemed to help attract more customers. Also, Musk is coming off the heels of a victory of sorts: a California jury found that he was not liable for billions of dollars in damages as a result of his infamo...
Tesla’s Investor Day event live blog
/ Elon Musk’s company is convening its first-ever Investor Day to pull the curtain back on its latest Master Plan, as well as details about its plans to grow to ‘extreme size.’ a:hover]:shadow-highlight-franklin dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-highlight-franklin [&>a]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-white”>Tesla Investor Day 2023 live blog
Twitter’s timelines stopped working this morning
Twitter/ Tech / Normal service is now resumed, but users reported that their For You and Following timelines weren’t loading this morning. It’s yet another Twitter outage in recent months. 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″>Welcome to Twitter! Hope you like nothing!
Volkswagen, Audi, and Porsche are getting their own in-car app store — and yes, that includes TikTok
/ Volkswagen Group is getting on the apps. TikTok, Spotify, The Weather Channel, and more are coming to VW’s new in-car app store. If you’ve long felt like the one thing missing from your Audi was in-car TikTok, fret no more. Volkswagen Group is the latest to join the in-car app party, and it’s doing it in a big way. And it’s a preview of the conglomerate’s big plans for a unified in-car software platform that will govern how its cars operate for years to come. The world’s second-largest vehicle manufacturer announced today that it will soon roll out an app store designed to serve its wide portfolio of car brands. Inside, drivers will find familiar third-party apps optimized for car-friendly usage. The initial rollout includes big names like TikTok, Spotify, Yelp, and mor...
This is Meta’s AR/VR hardware roadmap for the next four years
During an internal presentation, Meta execs laid out plans for three new Quest headsets, AR glasses in 2027, and a ‘neural interface’ smartwatch. Share this story a:hover]:shadow-highlight-franklin dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-highlight-franklin [&>a]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-white”>Three new Quest models 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”>Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Meta’s main challenge with the Quest 3, which is internally codenamed Stinson, will be convincing people to pay “a bit more” money than the cost of the existing Ques...
HBO Max’s Dune series has lost a lead actress and a director
/ Following the exit of one of its co-showrunners, HBO Max’s forthcoming Dune: The Sisterhood show is losing a star as well as a director. 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”>Photo by Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic Dune: The Sisterhood — HBO Max’s Dune prequel series about the origins of the Bene Gesserit — already appeared to be in a bit of trouble back when it lost its original co-showrunners, hired two more, and then lost one again. Now, though, things seem to be getting worse. Deadline reports that actress Shirley Henderson, one of Dune: The Sisterhood’s lead actresses, and director Joh...
