Tesla Is Making Its Vehicles Safer With Autopilot Disabled

From PC Mag: As far as Tesla is concerned, Autopilot is the future and will eventually lead to self-driving cars. But right now Autopilot can be turned off, and Tesla decided to make its electric vehicles even safer when it is.

This week, Tesla announced that all vehicles manufactured after Oct...

Moto Z4 leak suggests it could bring back the headphone jack

From The Verge: A leaked image of the unannounced Moto Z4 suggests that the phone could be the first flagship Moto Z device to have a headphone jack. Outside of the 3.5mm connector, the handset appears to support Motorola’s Moto Mod accessories — including the recently released 5G module — and has a...

Samsung Insists Smoking Galaxy S10 Was Damaged

From PC Mag: If you want to put Samsung's public relations team on high alert, start talking about a Galaxy S10 emitting smoke and overheating. That's exactly what happened a few days ago in South Korea, but this isn't a repeat of the Galaxy Note 7 disaster from 2016 as far as Samsung is concerned...

Huawei doesn't need the US, hits 50% growth in phone sales

From CNET: Do you know what the most-drunk spirit in the world is? It's not whiskey, vodka or gin. It's baijiu. Baijiu is only consumed in China, but that's enough to make it number 1.

In a similar way, Huawei, without any exposure to the US market, is within reach of the global number 1 spot. The...

Huawei is reportedly preparing a 5G 8K TV for later this year

From The Verge: Huawei is planning to release an 8K 5G TV by the end of this year, a new report from Nikkei claims. According to sources familiar with the company’s plans, the set would include a 5G modem to allow it to stream remote content directly without the need for a cable box or fixed-line...

Nokia 4.2 Launching in US for $189

From PC Mag: Not everyone wants or can afford a high-end smartphone, and I'd argue many who own one probably don't need all the features. For those who'd like to save hundreds of dollars there's a number of budget-friendly Android smartphones out there. The latest to see a release in the US is the...

Cryptocurrency scams and thefts siphon off $1.2B in early 2019

From CNET: The new technology of cryptocurrency isn't immune to the old problems of money, with theft, fraud and scams resulting in losses of $1.2 billion in the first quarter of 2019.

That's the assessment of CipherTrace, a startup specializing in tracing cryptocurrency flows to detect things like...

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