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Android Auto gets a massive AI-powered upgrade with YouTube, Dolby Atmos, and immersive 3D Maps

Google is giving Android Auto its biggest redesign yet
Widgets, immersive 3D Google Maps navigation, and video are all coming
Gemini AI is becoming deeply integrated into Android Auto and Google built-in cars

Google has announced major upgrades to its Android Auto product, with the company stating that the next generation of the software features a “stunning new experience, premium entertainment, and a more helpful Gemini”.

On top of this, Google has been working alongside most of the major automotive manufacturers to improve the proposition on the more than 100 models from 16 brands that feature an infotainment system that runs the Android Automotive operating system.

The most obvious upgrade is the redesign itself. Android Auto is adopting Google’s Material 3 Expressive design language, bringing slicker animations, bolder typography, and more personalization options to the dashboard.

Widgets are also arriving, allowing drivers to pin key information directly onto...

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Anthropic says it’s about to have its first profitable quarter

Anthropic has told its investors that it will more than double revenue to around $10.9 billion in its second quarter, and deliver an operating profit for the first time, the Wall Street Journal reports. That’s a big milestone and fast quarter-over-quarter growth that would put it in an

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Famously secret about its finances, SpaceX opens its books for the first time

After nearly a quarter of a century operating as a private company, with its financial accounts a closely guarded secret, SpaceX on Wednesday afternoon released a detailed accounting of its business in a nearly 400-page S-1 filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. SpaceX, founded in 2002 and still

AMD Prices Its Ryzen AI Halo PC At $3,999, Unveils Ryzen AI Max 400 Chips

They're direct shots at NVIDIA's AI systems AMD's big pitch for 2026 seems to be: "Who needs cloud AI processing when you can do it all locally?" At CES this year, the company unveiled its Ryzen AI Halo PC, a Mac Mini-sized

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'This reveals a broader security problem': Experts warn a key Microsoft legacy tool is still being abused to…

Anthropic says it’s about to have its first profitable quarter

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AMD Prices Its Ryzen AI Halo PC At $3,999, Unveils Ryzen AI Max 400 Chips