Hertz is selling 20,000 used EVs due to high repair costs

The rental car company will replace them with gasoline-powered vehicles.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/01/hertz-is-selling-20000-used-evs-due-to-high-repair-costs/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

"There is no standard diagnosis for ‘phone addiction’," says the Guardian. Yeah, because it doesn't fucking exist. Bullshit #MoralPanic.

Everyone is on their phones. But is it really phone addiction we’re experiencing? https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/ng-interactive/2024/jan/03/what-is-phone-addiction-definition-science-debate?CMP=share_btn_tw

No, a marketing firm isn’t tapping your device to hear private conversations

"Real-time" listening claims were exaggerated, but the creepy factor remains.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/12/no-a-marketing-firm-isnt-tapping-your-device-to-hear-private-conversations/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Google reportedly plans new “Pixie” AI assistant, exclusive to Pixel devices

What will happen to the Google Assistant when the new AI assistant comes out?

https://arstechnica.com/reviews/2023/12/google-reportedly-plans-new-pixie-ai-assistant-exclusive-to-pixel-devices/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social