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GM gives its most important trucks a new UI—and includes CarPlay
General Motors has unveiled a redesigned digital interface for the 2027 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup trucks, taking a more minimalist approach across both the driver’s instrument cluster and central infotainment screen. Crucially, unlike GM’s newer electric vehicles, these trucks retain Apple CarPlay and Android Auto support, suggesting the firm has softened its earlier…
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Voicemod’s new pocket-friendly device brings real-time voice changing to your phone
Voicemod has launched the Key Pocket, a small hardware device that brings its real-time voice-changing technology to mobile phones for the first time, expanding on the original Voicemod Key dongle released for consoles in late 2024. Unlike the earlier device, which only used a phone as an interface for Xbox, PlayStation and Switch, the Key…
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The premium AirPods 5 are the best open-ear earbuds Apple has made
Apple has launched the AirPods 5, with the top-spec model featuring a wireless charging case priced at $149 — actually $30 cheaper than the outgoing AirPods 4 with ANC. According to The Verge’s review, this makes them the best open-ear earbuds Apple has produced, as they now include active noise cancellation, volume controls on the…
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Major update on hunt for missing mum-of-two who vanished in broad daylight on Sydney street – as her distraught parents offer cash for even the smallest clue
The family of British-born mother-of-two Katie Walker, 46, are offering a A$5,000 reward for information after she vanished in broad daylight in Sydney’s eastern suburbs in May 2026. Police suspect she may have taken her own life, but her family and friends dispute this, arguing that someone would have noticed a distinctive-looking woman entering the…
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GM updates its trucks’ native software to coexist with CarPlay
General Motors is overhauling the software interface in its top-selling pickup trucks to cut down on distracting taps and swipes while driving, and is simultaneously softening its previous resistance to phone mirroring by adding picture-in-picture support for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. The redesigned system will debut on the 2027 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC…
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UK state pension set to top £13,000 a year as wage growth slows to 3.9%
The UK government has pledged that pensioners will not be forced to pay income tax on the full new state pension, after wage growth figures paved the way for a triple lock rise that pushes the payment above the frozen personal tax allowance. Official data showed average wages rose 3.9% in the three months to…
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UK’s Digital ID walks into a bar… two months after being killed off
From today, new rules allow pubs, bars, restaurants, music venues and shops in England and Wales to accept digital proof of age for alcohol sales, letting customers use a phone app instead of a physical driving licence or passport. The move comes just two months after Prime Minister Andy Burnham scrapped his predecessor’s national Digital…
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PostgreSQL 19 graph queries fail the ‘would you ship this?’ test
PostgreSQL developers have dropped planned graph query support from the upcoming version 19 release, citing unresolved bugs that could cause problems after launch. The feature, SQL Property Graph Queries (SQL/PGQ), added to the SQL standard in 2023, would have let users explore relationships between connected data nodes, but the community decided further work was needed…
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Sandbanks property developer strangled his wife following Sunday roast at their £3million home after she filed for divorce over his affair, court told
A property developer strangled his wife during a drunken row at their £3million Sandbanks home after she filed for divorce over his affair, a court has heard. Paul Pressland, 63, denies intentionally strangling Gemma Martin, 52, at their Dorset property in December 2024, claiming he acted in self-defence, while prosecutors say the attack left her…
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Labour fury as Reform UK launches Space Invaders-style ‘small boat watch’ game with Royal Navy repelling Channel migrants
Labour and other critics have condemned Reform UK after Nigel Farage’s party launched a “Small Boat Watch” app featuring a Space Invaders-style game in which players command a Royal Navy vessel to intercept Channel migrant boats. The move has been branded a distraction from an ongoing Metropolitan Police investigation into Reform’s donations and a separate…