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It's official: EU will force Google to share search data and open up AI on Android
Europe wasted no time using its landmark Digital Markets Act (DMA) to try and rein in Big Tech. Companies like Apple, Meta, and Google have faced steep fines and orders to modify their business practices since the law came into force in 2024. And the hits keep on coming for Big Tech in Europe. After several months of consideration, the European Commission has announced new DMA measures that will force Google to support interoperability…
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Do Face Masks Help With Wildfire Smoke? Yes, But More Is Needed
Wildfire season is fully upon us—and with it, the smoke. The most spectacular threat of a wildfire is of course the possibility it might directly threaten lives and homes, like the wildfires last year that devastated Los Angeles. But it is the smoke and the stinging haze—and especially the invisible particulate matter borne aloft for hundreds of miles—that is most likely to pose grave health risks to millions across the country, as wildfires rage…
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Netflix says around 300 titles used generative AI
The American Experiment docuseries includes 17-minutes of ‘AI-enhanced’ footage. The American Experiment docuseries includes 17-minutes of ‘AI-enhanced’ footage. Netflix says roughly 300 titles on its platform used generative AI, most of which occurred in post-production. The streaming service revealed the news in its second-quarter earnings report released on Thursday, saying it’s “increasingly leveraging these tools to deliver higher quality output more quickly and at a lower cost.” It also provided some examples of titles…
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Gemini gets ready to let you fine-tune its voice models
TL;DR Gemini lets you choose from your pick of voice models for its output, but doesn’t currently allow you to customize them further. That may soon change, with new parameters that can be independently tweaked to your preference. Options are set to include Speed, Energy, Warmth, and Formality. Google Gemini is already an incredibly versatile tool, and that versatility doesn’t just extend to the questions it’s capable of answering, nor the tasks in can…
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xAI can’t deny Grok makes CSAM anymore. So it’s suing users.
Facing mounting pressure to acknowledge that Grok can still be used to generate non-consensual sexualized images of adults and minors, xAI filed a lawsuit Tuesday, suing the first user that Elon Musk’s firm has accused of using its chatbot to create illegal content. The complaint targets Terry Wayne Harwood, who was arrested earlier this year for possession and distribution of child sexual abuse materials (CSAM), the South Carolina attorney’s office announced. As xAI alleged,…
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MLB bans using dugout iPads for AI-powered in-game strategy calls
It appears the urge to turn all critical thinking over to AI has not escaped Major League Baseball teams. Regular baseball viewers have become accustomed to seeing players and staff huddled around tablets in the dugout. The expectation is that the devices are used for reviewing performance and maybe crunching last-minute stats, but apparently MLB officials have intervened to prevent teams from using the hardware for running generative AI. League officials have taken the…
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Verizon is cutting jobs and selling hundreds of stores to turn its fortune around
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Verizon has had a tough time in recent years, losing thousands of customers to its competition. When Dan Schulman took the reins as CEO in 2025, he was tasked with turning the company around to help it grow. Part of Schulman’s strategy to transform the carrier will impact thousands of jobs come August. According to Fierce Network, Verizon plans on selling 274…
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LM Studio expands beyond chat with Bionic, a new AI agent app for open models
LM Studio is launching LM Studio Bionic, a new app for Mac and Windows that uses open models to handle coding, research, and complex work with documents and files. Here are the details. LM Studio has always been a great way to use local models on the Mac. Its Model Search tool lets users easily check which available models are best suited to their Mac’s specs, and the app has been steadily evolving to…
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Fear of humanoid robots spurs human workers to strike at Hyundai auto factory
Thousands of unionized Hyundai auto workers began walking off the job early after negotiations with the South Korean automaker broke down over plans to deploy humanoid robots—the most significant pushback from organized labor so far over the latest wave of robotic automation. The partial strike at Hyundai’s automotive production complex in the city of Ulsan in South Korea represents “the car industry’s first factory stoppage addressing humanoid robots,” according to The Wall Street Journal.…
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Founders Fund hires former OpenAI exec Ryan Beiermeister (and not because of her ‘Mafia’ skills)
Ryan Beiermeister has joined Founders Fund as a partner, she announced on Monday. Beiermeister is well-known in Silicon Valley for a number of reasons. For one, prior to this role, she spent about two years as VP of Product Policy at OpenAI as it became a household name, shortly after ChatGPT became the fastest-growing app in history. That career choice ended abruptly in February when she was reportedly fired after objecting to a planned…
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Android fans may soon have another reason to envy the iPad mini
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Not many compact Android tablets have really taken the market by storm, which is one reason the iPad mini continues to stand out. The small tablet has been something of the forgotten child of Apple’s lineup in recent years, but that may finally change this fall with what is reportedly its biggest upgrade since 2021. Bloomberg reports that Apple is preparing a…
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Trump teleprompter aide made $100,000 betting on what Trump would say, reports say
Kalshi is a high-tech prediction market that allows people to "forecast the future" (their term). It is about contracts and information, the company says, making its offerings more like a soybean futures contract than a round of blackjack or a pull on the one-armed bandit. Still, prediction markets look a lot like betting if you squint, which is why states like New York have tried to regulate them under gambling laws. To head this…
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Why are people buying so many CDs?
A new report shows that CD sales are up over the first half of 2026. A new report shows that CD sales are up over the first half of 2026. CD sales are apparently going up, reportedly thanks to fans realizing they’re an affordable way to support their favorite artists. According to a new report from research firm Luminate, 16.3 million CDs were sold in the first half of 2026 in the US, a…
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2026 Toyota RAV4 plug-in: Big battery means daily drives are all-electric
For year after year, more Americans have bought Toyota RAV4s than anything that isn't a pickup truck. The brand's reputation for solid reliability has kept it ahead of SUVs from other automakers, and the nation's embrace of SUVs and crossovers relegated the poor old Camry to near-bottom of the top 10. For the latest generation—the sixth since 1994—all RAV4s are electrified. Most will use a mix of internal combustion engine and brakes to recharge…
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Gemini 3.5 Pro delays due to coding performance, upgraded Flash model in testing
In mid-May, Google announced Gemini 3.5 Flash at I/O 2026 and said the Pro version would arrive in June. On stage, Google said it was “showing great improvements.” That deadline has passed with no update on when to expect it. According to Bloomberg, Google is “taking time to try to improve [Gemini 3.5 Pro’s] capabilities, particularly in coding.” In late June, “Google updated the data being used to train Gemini in an attempt to…
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AI-generated Roblox games are about to get much easier to make on iPhone
Roblox is putting AI game creation inside its mobile app, giving more people a faster way to turn a written idea into a playable experience without starting in Roblox Studio. The company will begin a public alpha of Build in New Zealand on July 28, 2026. The mobile-first AI tool turns text prompts into playable games inside the Roblox app and will include publishing among its selected early features. Build adds a creation tab…
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Google’s ‘Your info’ is finally starting to roll out to the Contacts app
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Lately, Google has been hard at work developing AirDrop-like Tap to Share features for Android. Earlier this month, we pointed out some changes to the Google Contacts app that are in preparation for this. Specifically, the Mountain View-based firm is making it easier to share your information with others. The next time you open the Contacts app, you may finally see this…
Lire l’article completThe AI compute gap: Enterprises are buying infrastructure faster than they can measure what it costs
Across 107 enterprises, AI infrastructure spending is accelerating well ahead of the ability to see or steer its economics. Most organizations run their AI on a familiar base of hyperscalers and model-provider APIs, yet the next dollar is aimed at specialized compute almost none of them use today; a majority intend to switch or add providers within the year, many within a quarter. Buying decisions turn on integration and total cost of ownership rather…
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Actualité : Guêpes et ultrasons : pourquoi la DGCCRF surveille de très près ces boîtier
Un petit boîtier blanc clignote discrètement dans la prise de la terrasse. Son propriétaire en est convaincu : depuis qu'il l'a branché, les guêpes semblent moins nombreuses autour de la table. Mais leur présence varie naturellement avec la météo, la saison, l'heure et les aliments disponibles. Le biais de confirmation peut alors faire le reste : après avoir acheté l'appareil, l'utilisateur attribue plus volontiers au boîtier toute accalmie observée. Une impression positive n'est pourtant…
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Microsoft accused of unfair labor practices by US and Canadian video game unions
Charges filed with the NLRB accuse Xbox of bad faith bargaining. Following another round of mass layoffs and studio upheavals at Xbox, Communications Workers of America has filed unfair labor practice charges against Microsoft with the National Labor Relations Board. The CWA accuses Microsoft of bad faith bargaining, coercive actions, contract repudiation and failing to provide notice to employees, according to the charge on the NLRB site. The case was filed on July 15…
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Roblox is Adding AI Game Creation to iPhone and iPad
Online game platform Roblox today said it is adding a new Build tool that will let iPhone and iPad users create games using AI. With the mobile-first Build option, Roblox users can write a text-based prompt and have AI turn it into a basic game. A single prompt will create a starting point that can be expanded with playtesting and further commands. The entire game-making process, from creation to uploading on the Roblox platform,…
Lire l’article completThe agent security gap: 54% of enterprises have already had an AI agent incident, and most still let agents share credentials
Across 107 enterprises, AI agents are being given real access to systems and data while the controls meant to contain them lag behind. More than half have already had a confirmed agent security incident or a near-miss; only about a third give every agent its own scoped identity, and most agents still share credentials; and only three in ten isolate their highest-risk agents. The security stack is overwhelmingly borrowed from the model providers and…
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NTSB investigators confirm Tesla driver overrode Full Self-Driving system in fatal crash
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is also investigating the crash. Michael Butler, the driver of a Tesla Model 3 that fatally struck a woman in her Texas home, manually overrode the car's Full Self-Driving (Supervised) system "by pressing the accelerator pedal to 100 percent," according to a preliminary investigation from the National Transportation Safety Board. While local authorities initially reported that the Tesla's "automated driving assistance system" was engaged when Butler crashed into…
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Android 17 QPR1 Beta 7 fixes a few problems Pixel users reported for months
What you need to know Google is rolling out Android 17 QPR1 Beta 7 to Pixel users with a Pixel 6 or newer phone. The patch is lighter; however, it features a trifecta of fixes for the Pixel Quick Settings menu for issues that have been reported since January. Beta 6 rolled out at the top of July, achieving the major milestone of Platform Stability. Google is following up on a huge milestone for…
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