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Ford bets on Apple for its next-generation of EVs

Apple on Thursday announced a new set of developer tools that will let automakers embed Apple Maps navigation and mapping directly into their vehicles’ infotainment systems.

The software development kit, called MapKit for Automotive, will debut with Ford and its new line of electric vehicles, starting with a $30,000 midsize truck in 2027.

Ford is placing a hefty bet on its next-generation of EVs, which it has promised will be affordable and efficient while still offering the latest technology. To build them, Ford ditched its century-old tradition and instead started with a universal EV platform, or UEV, that will underpin the midsize truck and eventually other vehicles including a sedan, crossover, three-row SUV and even small commercial vans.

Features like Apple Maps integration may seem minor compared to Ford’s decision to use single-piece aluminum unicastings for the vehicle, which are large components cast as one piece to eliminate parts and...

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AI image fraud will cost $40 billion next year - can these international standards help?

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways * AI or real? Images now have a credibility problem. * Standards to help identify AI images proposed by EIC and ISO. * JPEG Trust represents the first steps toward image authentication. International standards bodies are stepping up

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Amazon is bringing games to Prime Video

Amazon announced on Thursday that it’s bringing games to Prime Video by integrating its Luna cloud gaming service into the streaming platform. Games including “Hogwarts Legacy,” “EA Sports FC 26,” “Indiana Jones and the Great Circle,” “Clue,” and “Taboo” will be available starting today on Fire TVs in the

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Google closes in on another billion user product with Gemini

7:52 AM PDT · July 23, 2026 Google is about to add another name to its long list of products with more than a billion users, a list that already includes Search, Gmail, Drive, Android, YouTube, and Chrome. The company said during its Q2 2026 call that the AI assistant

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The Real Winner at Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked? Qualcomm and Its Snapdragon Chips

If there’s one overriding theme that ran through Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event in London on Wednesday, it wasn’t foldables, or AI, or even phones – it was the inclusion of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon in every single device announced. All three of the company’s new phones – the Galaxy

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AI image fraud will cost $40 billion next year - can these international standards help?

Amazon is bringing games to Prime Video

Google closes in on another billion user product with Gemini

The Real Winner at Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked? Qualcomm and Its Snapdragon Chips