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   EXPLORING REDDIT’S THIRD-PARTY APP ENVIRONMENT 7 MONTHS AFTER THE APICALYPSE
   
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 * TESLA’S WEEK GETS WORSE: FINES, SAFETY INVESTIGATION, AND MASSIVE RECALL
   
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 * CONVICTED CONSOLE HACKER SAYS HE PAID NINTENDO $25 A MONTH FROM PRISON
   
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 2. FCC TO DECLARE AI-GENERATED VOICES IN ROBOCALLS ILLEGAL UNDER EXISTING LAW
    
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 3. GOOGLE’S PIXEL STORAGE ISSUE FIX REQUIRES DEVELOPER TOOLS AND A TERMINAL
    
    Automatic updates broke your phone; the fix is a highly technical manual
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 5. ELON MUSK PROPOSES TESLA MOVE TO TEXAS AFTER DELAWARE JUDGE VOIDS $56
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 6. EBAY TO PAY $59M AFTER DOJ TIES PILL PRESS SALES TO FENTANYL DRUG RINGS
    
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 7. FOR THE FIRST TIME NASA HAS ASKED INDUSTRY ABOUT PRIVATE MISSIONS TO MARS
    
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 8. THE RIGHT BACTERIA TURN FARMS INTO CARBON SINKS
    
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 9. BIOGEN DUMPS DUBIOUS ALZHEIMER’S DRUG AFTER PROFIT-KILLING FDA SCANDAL
    
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 4. GOOGLE EARNINGS: 100 MILLION GOOGLE ONE SUBSCRIBERS, GOOGLE CLOUD PROFITS
    
    We highlight the interesting numbers from Google's earnings call.
    
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    Even some one-car households ditched vehicles in favor of cargo
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 6. “TIME TO MOVE ON”: FITBIT OWNERS FED UP WITH BATTERY PROBLEMS, GOOGLE
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 2. ANDRETTI’S GM-BACKED ENTRY WANTED TO ENTER F1 IN 2025, BUT F1 SAYS NO
    
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 3. ELON MUSK’S $56 BILLION PAY PLAN VOIDED AS SHAREHOLDERS BEAT TESLA IN COURT
    
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 5. FORD CEO CONFIRMS COMPLIMENTARY CHARGING ADAPTERS COMING SOON
    
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 6. LAMBORGHINI WILL MAKE HYBRID VERSIONS OF ALL ITS CARS TO CUT ITS CO2
    
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