To be continued

🚨 To be continued: Google says Samsung and other Android devices are now vulnerable to the same security risk behind June’s Pixel zero-day warning. It’s so bad that they aren’t even saying what the exploit is (code for “We don’t want bad guys to find out”). I’ll let you know when they release a patch to fix it.

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Is your tech tattling? Here's how to check

Sometimes, your favorite gadgets betray you. No, I’m not talking about when your phone dies at 3 p.m. I mean like the British guy whose wife found text messages to a prostitute on his iPhone that he thought he’d deleted. Now he’s suing Apple for $6 million.

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NO returns on Cybertrucks

You better really want a Cybertruck because there’s no going back after you buy one.

Trivia

In which major U.S. city do Uber drivers make the most money?

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$32,000 to move

To the region of Tuscany in central Italy. That is, as long as you’re willing to live in a town with fewer than 5,000 people. Tuscan officials started a $3 million fund to combat a shrinking population in the countryside. Apply on their site by July 27. Buona fortuna!

No more touchscreens in your car!

Distracted driving is one of the leading causes for accidents across the country, and now touch screens are to blame.

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Only if you let me control the radio.

$100,000

What one 11-year-old makes doing bike stunts on YouTube. Local police and some neighbors aren’t impressed with little Alex Santacroce, aka Oneway Lilman. One neighbor even sued, and the boy’s dad pleaded guilty to “allowing a child to illegally operate a bicycle.”

1 in 50 knife injuries

Are avocado-related. No kidding, it’s so common doctors call it “avocado hand.” This stat guaced my world. Here’s a tool made for the job.

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$15 billion investment

From Mercedes, with a chunk of that going toward “high-tech combustion technology.” Yep, gas cars. Audi, Porsche and Toyota are hitting the brakes (sorry) on EVs, too. They’re not stopping development, though — just pouring less money into it.

$300,000

For a souped-up Land Rover Defender … that’ll probably break down. Fans of the Defender are modifying iconic older models notorious for mechanical issues. One guy dropped six figures (paywall link) to trick out his 1986 Defender. Meanwhile, his gas gauge still doesn’t work. 🤦