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Gaby Del Valle
Gaby Del Valle
A search is a search.

In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court determined that people have a reasonable right to privacy on their devices. The government had argued “geofence warrants” don’t constitute searches — but the court disagreed.

Elena Kagan, writing for the majority, said:

“An individual has a reasonable expectation of privacy in records about his cell phone’s location, and police intrude on that constitutionally protected interest when they demand the information—even though for only a limited time, and from a third-party tech company.”

Jess Weatherbed
Jess Weatherbed
Mac and iPad devices might get a colorful OLED upgrade.

That’s according to this Trendforce report, which says Apple is planning to adopt OLED panels across its future MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, and iMac products that are capable of achieving 95 percent coverage of the BT.2020 color gamut. BT.2020 covers more of the visible color spectrum compared to DCI-P3 standard Apple currently uses.

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Jess Weatherbed
Jess Weatherbed
Google says EU Search and Android proposals may increase cybercrime.

Mirroring similar concerns raised by Apple, Google is now warning that “scammers and fraudsters could exploit greater access to apps’ permissions” if the EU pushes ahead with draft measures that would force the company to open its Search data and Android operating system to competitors. In a statement to Wired, Google security engineering head, Heather Adkins, said:

”Past implementation [date], I would give it maybe weeks before we began to see an increase in fraud in
Europe.”

Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
LG’s new robovac has a camouflaged dock that looks like an Ikea side table.

It may never come to the US, but LG announced its new HomeBot AI Objet Collection Roni robot vacuum in South Korea today. Its charging/cleaning dock can be hidden in kitchen cabinetry (requiring some reno) but there’s also a standalone dock that looks like a nondescript side table.

<em>The robovac’s standalone charging dock includes a door flap that closes once the robot is parked inside.</em>
<em>The dock doesn’t include any internal storage except for a water tank, but it can be decorated with items on top to help further disguise its true purpose.</em>
<em>If you want the robot’s dock to be completely out of sight an under-cabinet option is available that’s just 15cm tall and connects to your kitchen’s plumbing directly.</em>
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The robovac’s standalone charging dock includes a door flap that closes once the robot is parked inside.
Image: LG
Let him cook: How Weber Blackstone CEO Roger Dahle went from upstart to the biggest name in grilling
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After taking over Weber, Blackstone founder Roger Dahle’s new job is integrating his griddle empire with what used to be his biggest competitor.

Nilay Patel
Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
A custom Game Boy cartridge is one of the worst ways to watch YouTube.

If you’re trying to cut down the amount of time you spend on YouTube, there’s at least one more video you should watch. Modder Throaty Mumbo has built a custom cartridge that can search and stream YouTube on a Game Boy Color. The quality and experience look awful, but it works.

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Jess Weatherbed
Jess Weatherbed
Jess Weatherbed
Australia doubles down on social media ban fines.

The maximum penalty for social media providers that fail to keep under-16’s off their platforms is now 99 million AUD (about $68.2 million), double the original. It follows a study suggesting more than 80 percent of under-16s are still using social media in Australia. In a statement, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said:

“It’s clear big tech are not doing enough to comply with the law – there are still too many children on social media.”

Jess Weatherbed
Jess Weatherbed
LG’s portable 4K TV gets a US launch.

The upgraded StanbyMe 2 Max TV that was unveiled in April is now available to buy in the US for $1,299.99. The 32-inch display provides up to 4.5 hours of battery life, and can be rotated into landscape or portrait orientations when attached to its rolling stand, or the built-in folding stand at the rear.

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<em>The StanbyMe 2 Max TV is designed to be moved around your home, allowing you to watch content anywhere.</em>
<em>It charges by connecting to the stand while it’s connected to a wall outlet, or via a USB-C connection when you want to use the display by itself.</em>
<em>Here’s what it looks like when rotated into portrait mode or detached from the stand entirely.</em>
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The StanbyMe 2 Max TV is designed to be moved around your home, allowing you to watch content anywhere.
Image: LG
Terrence O'Brien
Terrence O'Brien
Google is putting a cap on Meta’s Gemini usage.

Google has struggled to keep up with demand for its cloud computing power, and Meta has grown increasingly reliant on Gemini for many of its needs. Now, Meta, along with a number of other clients, is being told that Google simply can’t provide the capacity they want. According to the Financial Times:

The decision by Google to cap a large customer’s access to its models offers a rare glimpse into the infrastructure pressures and bottlenecks building across the AI industry. Despite spending tens of billions of dollars on chips, data centres and power, even the largest tech companies are struggling to secure enough computing power to support surging demand for advanced models and AI services.

Terrence O'Brien
Terrence O'Brien
F1 is using the world’s fastest camera drone at the Austrian GP.

The racing league has been testing it for at least two years now, and it’s ready to make its big debut. It can accelerate to 300 km/h (186 mph) in 4 seconds with a top speed of over 350 km/h (217 mph). The big challenge is keeping that up for an entire lap without exploding.

Correction June 28th: This post originally stated the race in question was the Australian GP.

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