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Google showed me the future of Android Auto – and now I dread my own car

Google showed me the future of Android Auto – and now I dread my own car

Published by skeptic

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. My first thought after demoing the upcoming Android Auto features at Google I/O this week was the dread of going back to my own car, innocently parked on the other side of the country. I’ve been an Android Auto user for years now, and while I’d like to think that I’m one of the more fortunate drivers who’s experienced only a few connectivity problems, the AI takeover across all of life’s consumer tech products has given me hope for something greater. Also: Everything we saw at Google I/O: Gemini 3.5, Android XR glasses, Spark, and more A YouTube video player on the dashboard isn’t that, to be clear, but many of the other new Android Auto additions, like self-generated widgets and immersive navigation, should make a big difference to my driving experience. Here are my first impressions of the latest features, set to launch later this year. A more contextual appearance It’s one thing to hear Google explain all the Material 3 Expressive changes …

The mindset shift that ended my Sunday-night dread

The mindset shift that ended my Sunday-night dread

Published by Jenni Sidey

Sunday evening. I’m staring at my to-do list for the week ahead, and that familiar weight settles into my chest. There’s the newsletter draft I need to finish. The client presentation to revise. Three strategy documents waiting for review. Dozens of unread emails. My first thought: “I’m already behind.” My second thought: “Have I ever truly felt on top of things?” That question took me by surprise. A lot of these tasks are things I chose. There’s work I care about, client deliveries I find meaningful, and working with colleagues I care about. Not to mention side projects, such as writing articles like this. These are all, in theory, things I like. So why does it feel like I’m drowning in obligation? Author Oliver Burkeman, who wrote the bestseller Four Thousand Weeks, might say it’s because of my belief that it’s ever possible to get on top of things in the first place.  “There will always be too much to do,” Burkeman told Big Think. “That’s why I think we need a way of understanding …

Football Focus host Alex Scott filled with ‘anxiety and dread’ ahead of BBC announcement

Football Focus host Alex Scott filled with ‘anxiety and dread’ ahead of BBC announcement

Published by Daniella Wilson

Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport Get our free Inside Sport newsletter Get our free Inside Sport newsletter Alex Scott has revealed her reaction after the cancellation of Football Focus. The presenter admitted feeling “so much anxiety and dread” over the expected “toxic” social media backlash, despite feeling the time was right for the programme to end. The BBC announced on Thursday that the Saturday lunchtime staple, first broadcast in 1974, would cease, attributing the decision to “changing audience behaviours.” Its traditional 12.45pm slot will be replaced by The Football Interview from next season. Despite the show’s departure, BBC head of sport, Alex Kay-Jelski, confirmed that regular presenter Scott, 41, would “remain at the heart” of the corporation’s sports output, including its coverage of next year’s Women’s World Cup in Brazil. Scott, while taking great pride in the impact Football Focus had over the years, ultimately understood the decision, recognising how audiences now access sport across diverse platforms. “To have been part of this show …

These Snapshots of the Moment a Star Exploded Will Fill You With Cosmic Dread

These Snapshots of the Moment a Star Exploded Will Fill You With Cosmic Dread

Published by José Betancourt

A pair of incredible images taken at the very moment two different stars exploded are also an accurate representation of how our feeble minds are being melted at the awesome but terrifying cosmic forces on display. The images, taken with multiple telescopes at the CHARA Array at Georgia State University, captures a stellar calamity known as a nova, in which the extremely dense remnant of a star that was once like our Sun, called a white dwarf, siphons material from its companion star orbiting dangerously near it, eventually causing a thermonuclear explosion that the white dwarf ultimately survives. The detonation arises once the stripped material — primarily hydrogen — accumulates on the white dwarf’s surface and reaches critical mass. Novas, in other words, are naturally occurring hydrogen bombs, releasing in mere moments the energy our star emits in roughly 100,000 years. Despite lighting up the night sky, astronomers could only infer what happens at the early stages of these formidable blasts, as direct observations proved difficult, not least of all because the exploded material appeared as …