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Android Auto Now Fits Weirdly Shaped Screens, Streams Video While Parked

The overhaul -- including the biggest Google Maps update in a decade -- brings a full UI refresh and new Gemini capabilities to more than 250 million vehicles.

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Google is rolling out a sweeping update to Android Auto and cars powered by its Google Built-in software. The suite of changes and new features includes an overhaul to Google Maps, the addition of in-dash video playback and a full visual refresh rolling out to compatible vehicles and devices throughout 2026. As cars get smarter and in-car screens get weirder, the previewed changes should keep Google's automotive ambitions competitive with Apple CarPlay.

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Android Auto is getting a full visual refresh built on Google's Material 3 Expressive design language, bringing new fonts, animations, and wallpapers from the phone experience to the dashboard. The interface can now adapt to any screen shape, including the familiar...

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

* Bitdefender reports rising abuse of the legacy MSHTA utility to deliver infostealers and loader malware * Campaigns range from simple commodity threats like LummaStealer to advanced persistence tools such as PurpleFox * Defenders are urged to restrict outdated scripting utilities and deploy layered security controls to detect malicious script activity Cybercriminals are

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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

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

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