Volkswagen is selling more EVs than petrol cars in Germany, and building them in Spain
The four budget models driving the shift have taken about 100,000 orders between them and are all built in Spain. Volkswagen is taking more orders for electric cars than for petrol and diesel in Germany, InsideEVs…
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F-Droid gets its biggest update in a decade with new UI and smoother app installs
You can access F-Droid apps with other clients, but maybe now you won't feel like you have to. Credit: Ryan Whitwam Virtually every Android device comes with the Play Store preloaded, but there are other ways to get…
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AmericanFortress paper shows how ZKPs can prove crypto wallet ownership
It proposes a novel means of proving the origin of crypto wallets. Vincenzo Botta, Michal Pospieszalski, Emanuele Ragnoli and Justus Ranvier of AmericanFortress authored “Provenance Proofs: Linkable, Post-Quantum ZK…
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New York Times Cooking is coming to Meta's AI and display glasses
Unfortunately, the glasses didn't quite hold up as a cooking aid. At the time, the only way to get recipe content was via Meta AI. And even when I tried the recipes it suggested, the steps wouldn't appear in the display…
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Bring your co-founder, partner, or colleague and get 50% off a second TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass
Buy one pass to Disrupt 2026 and get 50% off a second of the same ticket type. This is a short window to bring someone with you — and get more out of being there. Bring a colleague. A co-founder. A partner. This offer…
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ChatGPT now sends 95.1% of AI referral traffic to websites, BrightEdge says
The search marketing company said referral traffic from ChatGPT grew 101% between January and August. Gemini came second in August with 2.4%, BrightEdge said. Perplexity had 1.1% and Claude 0.8%. ChatGPT sent about 22…
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New York defies Trump admin, asks court to shut down Polymarket gambling
“By running an unlicensed gambling operation, Polymarket has done more than just knowingly violate state law, they have put New Yorkers at risk, especially those underage who are most vulnerable to problem gaming,”…
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Audi beat the EV range record by 133km, and beat its own WLTP figure by 72%
The car’s official WLTP range is 777 kilometres, and the drive took more than 45 hours, which puts the average speed under 30 kilometres an hour. Miko Marczyk drove an Audi A6 Sportback e-tron 1,338 kilometres across…
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'It almost started a war': US Army nearly boarded a Chinese ship after receiving an "entirely false" AI-hallucinated intelligence report saying it had nuclear arms on board
The report circulated during the Iran conflict and prompted preparations to intercept the vessel before officials discovered serious problems with its underlying information. Sources told CNN that armed personnel were…
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Save $250 on the Bambu Lab H2D AMS Combo dual-nozzle 3D printer
Now, the flagship machine is on sale. • Best for: Experienced makers and small businesses who want a large dual-nozzle machine for engineering-grade filaments. • The deal: The Bambu Lab H2D AMS Combo is now $1749 (was…
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