More than 10,000 Spotify users have united in the Unwrapped collective to sell their music data to third-party developers who create AI tools for deeper analysis of streaming habits. This caused serious discontent with Spotify, which believes that such activities violate its policies.
According to Autocar, the new model should be released in 2027. The new model will be produced at the Valencia plant, where the Ford Kuga is currently assembled.
Finnish company HMD Global has introduced a new Vibe 5G smartphone, as well as two classic push-button phones - HMD 101 and HMD 102. These are affordable, rugged devices focused on basic communication support. The company is likely to continue developing the devices it has been selling for many years under the Nokia brand.
Toyota is preparing an update of the Corolla. The first reliable images were published by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). This is a usual practice for MIIT, which registers all new models before they go on sale.
Xiaomi has introduced a new e-reader in China, the Moaan InkPalm Mini Plus 2, which could become a serious competitor to the Kindle. It runs on Android 14 and has up to 512 GB of internal storage, which is significantly more than most analogues, which are usually limited to 32 GB. However, hardly anyone needs such large storage in an e-reader.
Ducati continues to experiment with electric technology: at the IAA Mobility show in Munich, the company showed the V21L prototype. It is the first Volkswagen Group vehicle with a solid-state lithium-metal battery. The power cell was developed by QuantumScape and PowerCo.
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Adult content website Pornhub experienced a significant outflow of customers on 9 September. It seems that visitors left for a competing platform - the drop was clearly correlated with the Awe Dropping presentation. Interestingly, the event selectively affected Apple users, while Android users were not inspired by the event at all, and their number on Pornhub even increased by 2%.
Back in 2023, spy photographers spotted a prototype that looked like an electric RS6, but now it has been revealed that the model will not appear in this form. According to Top Gear sources, Audi has abandoned the RS6 E-Tron project due to insufficient demand.
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Popular insider @UniverseIce has criticised the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S26 Pro and claims that the company has unreasonably changed the name to Pro.
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We can argue for a long time about how popular the iPhone Air will become, but we cannot but agree that it has become a real challenge for Apple's engineers. One of the extraordinary solutions was the USB connector. Despite the fact that the thickness of the USB Type-C connector is 2.6 mm and the thickness of the iPhone Air is 5.6 mm, it should be borne in mind that the display takes up part of the internal space on top. It was necessary to make sure that despite the thin walls, the connector was not too fragile and would not be broken off along with the cable during charging.
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