Android Auto has been around for more than a decade, and it’s an amazing solution for staying connected with your phone safely while driving. Most cars support a wired Android Auto connection, so make sure you have the best cables for the job. Wireless Android Auto is increasingly common in many new car models, not just premium ones. Plus, Google keeps updating Auto with new features like support for Google Meet in Android Auto.While it works great out of the box, there are a few settings I always tweak every time I use a new phone with my car. These…
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For organizations that want to keep company data within their own systems and have more control over how AI is deployed, Mozilla is offering an alternative to externally hosted AI services with Thunderbolt, an open-source AI client designed for self-hosted use. Thunderbolt is available through a waitlist, with native applications for web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android. Its source code is published on GitHub. Mozilla says Thunderbolt “gives organizations what proprietary AI services can’t,” including ownership of their data, freedom from vendor dependencies, and AI infrastructure they can manage on their own systems with a self-hosted, customizable setup built…
Google can render JavaScript. That’s no longer up for debate. But that doesn’t mean it always does — or that it does so instantly or perfectly. Since Google’s 2024 comments suggesting it renders all HTML pages, many developers have questioned whether no-JavaScript fallbacks are still necessary. Two years later, the answer is clearer and more nuanced. Google’s stance on JavaScript rendering In July 2024, Google sparked debate during an episode of Search Off the Record titled “Rendering JavaScript for Google Search.” When asked how Google decides which pages to render, Martin Splitt said: “If it’s so expensive, how do we…
Nuclear clocks promise accuracy far beyond existing atomic timekeeping systemsThorium 229 offers a rare pathway to practical nuclear time measurementUltraviolet breakthrough reduces one of the hardest barriers in nuclear clock developmentA new crystal developed by Chinese scientists has broken the world record for ultraviolet light conversion, bringing nuclear clock technology closer to reality.The fluorinated borate compound pushes laser light to a wavelength of 145.2nm, beating the previous benchmark of 150nm set by a Chinese crystal from the 1990s.This wavelength is suitably short to meet a key requirement for ultra-precise portable nuclear clocks being developed in the United States, China, and…
Microsoft is warning that a recent Microsoft Edge browser update introduced a bug that breaks right-click paste in chats in the Microsoft Teams desktop client. In an advisory published on April 14, Microsoft says users are reporting that they are unable to paste URLs, text, or images into Teams chats when using right-click context menus, with the “Paste” option greyed out. To work around the bug, Microsoft says users can still copy and paste content using keyboard shortcuts: Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V on Windows, or Cmd + C and Cmd + V on macOS. “Impacted users report that they…
In a market where Razer and Logitech dominate with $160-plus flagship mice, Akko, a brand that is usually known for mechanical keyboards, has quietly dropped a giant killer. The Razer Viper V3 Pro and the Logitech G Pro X Super Lite 2 are the gold standards, but they carry a premium price tag as well as some features you might not need that most gamers just accept as the cost of entry. The Akko Dash Ultra V9 has now disrupted this market. For $70, it matches their weight at 40 g, their sensor in the form of the PAW3950, and…
Organizations are warned that a recently patched vulnerability affecting Apache ActiveMQ Classic is being exploited in the wild. The flaw is tracked as CVE-2026-34197 and it came to light roughly 10 days ago, after it lurked in the software’s code for 13 years. It has been patched with the release of versions 5.19.5 and 6.2.3. Apache ActiveMQ is an open source, multi-protocol message broker that enables reliable, asynchronous communication between applications. CVE-2026-34197 is related to the Jolokia API and can allow an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code. Horizon3, whose researchers discovered the vulnerability and published details on April 7,…
I was not one of the brightest students in my class because I lacked focus on academic tasks. I never tried to dig deeper into finding the real reason behind why I couldn’t concentrate as much as I needed to. I don’t know if there will be any dividend for me in doing so at this point, but I know for sure that I never enjoyed learning in my school and university days. I wish I had access to tools like NotebookLM back in the day. It was never going to happen at that point, but I could create mind…
Bryan Wolfe / Android AuthorityA few months ago, I reviewed my AI subscriptions and simply asked: “Am I actually using this?” The answer, in three out of four cases, was not really. I was paying for Adobe Firefly, ChatGPT Plus, and Perplexity Pro. Each served a different purpose on paper, but in reality, I used them similarly and paid three times for the same convenience. I canceled all three, switched to free alternatives, and saved about $50/month in the processTo make sense of my choices and their consequences, let me lead you through what I cut, what I replaced it…
Ravie LakshmananApr 16, 2026Vulnerability / Network Security Cisco has announced patches to address four critical security flaws impacting Identity Services and Webex Services that could result in arbitrary code execution and allow an attacker to impersonate any user within the service. The details of the vulnerabilities are below – CVE-2026-20184 (CVSS score: 9.8) – An improper certificate validation in the integration of single sign-on (SSO) with Control Hub in Webex Services that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to impersonate any user within the service and gain unauthorized access to legitimate Cisco Webex services. CVE-2026-20147 (CVSS score: 9.9) – An insufficient validation…