Google Maps für CarPlay: Mit Gemini sprechen bei der Fahrt
Wer von Googles Ki-Assistenz nicht genug bekommt, kann sie nun auch in CarPlay-Autos aufrufen, während Google Maps navigiert.
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Trump says he asked Google CEO to rename Atlantic Ocean to American Ocean or Trump Ocean on Maps. That's what happens when you bow to a bully once.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/22/trump-atlantic-ocean-rename-go…
Spotify and other music streaming services are a product of the current time, which is mainly defined by the lack thereof. People would enjoy buying CDs, MP3s, taking the time to listen to albums, if that wouldn't take away the precious time our economic system demands for productivity.
Streaming services provide music as it is required in the western world: Something that is experienced passively, to numb, and to distract, not something to be actively enjoyed.
Of course any musi…
a16z rebrands a16z Crypto as a16z Frontier and expands the fund's scope to back startups developing AI, robotics, and other emerging technologies (Camila Grigera Naón/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2026/10/22/venture-gian…
There've been plenty of opinions proffered on the BAAJA bill over the past few weeks (mine here: https://www.transitiontimes.net/tt-17-my-verdict-on-baaja/) but those don't move markets.
What moves markets is the companies themselves, and the energy transition …
Spotify-owned outlet The Ringer moves newsletters by some of its most popular staff to Substack; Spotify declines to explain the strategy behind the move (Owen Lewis/Defector)
https://defector.com/nobody-wants-to-talk-about-why-the-ringer-is-pivoting-to…
NEW PREPRINT: Climate trends over the last century and a quarter have increased the frequency of Joshua tree's mass-flowering years—but not how often they produce fruit. That may mean their specialized pollinators aren't keeping up with the trees' climate-changed behavior. Master's thesis research by Pryce Millikin
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I solved today's #TiledWords puzzle!
🔲 “Side”
🕒 2 minutes, 10 seconds
💡 0/3 reveals used
∗️ 43 moves used
https://tiledwords.com/puzzles/2026-10-18
#lfc
Gakpo moves more central and boom.
“This is the Closest Thing to Magic”: Massless Ultrasound Tube Moves Matter Through the Air
https://thedebrief.org/this-is-the-closest-thing-to-magic-massless-ultrasound-tube-moves-matter-through-the-air/