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Comment Not much but there are upgrades... (Score 1) 39

by ack154 (#65998210) Attached to: Google's Pixel 10a Is the Same Damn Phone As the Pixel 9a

Faster wired charging, faster wireless charging, bluetooth 6, and a few other bits.

while dropping features like Pixelsnap Qi2 charging and advanced Gemini AI capabilities found in higher-end models

Can't drop something you never had. The 9a definitely did not have Pixelsnap, so I'm not sure why it's even mentioned. It's an easy thing to omit from the "budget" device in the lineup.

The real question would be what the new price point for the 9a would be - if they drop it at all. I'd normally expect the previous gen to see a price drop, but these are overall so close in spec, I'm not sure if they'll bother.

Comment So you say there's a recall? (Score 1) 141

by ack154 (#65997408) Attached to: Vermont EV Buses Prove Unreliable For Transportation This Winter

As much as I didn't want whatever questionable source that is to get anymore clicks, I had to dig in a little more on the recall.

From what it says, a safety concern with the batteries prompted the initial "recall". The "fix" for that recall was a software update that then prevented charging below 41 deg and limited charging to 75% - and even that only "decreased the likelihood for fire". It didn't actually solve the problem.

The transit GM guy says a fix for the 41 deg charge barrier is "simply a software update" and it could be resolved "this week". But I can't tell from that particular quote in the article if that is this guy talking out of his ass that "it's just a software update, how long could it take? a week?" or if they've actually been told that by the manufacturer and are actually waiting for an update.

Meanwhile actual replacement batteries won't be installed for another 18-24 months? WTF?

They should be suing the shit out of this manufacturer, IMO. This isn't an "electric bus" problem. This is a manufacturer problem (or potentially also a transit company problem, depending on how they ended up selecting these specific busses). Of course, it isn't framed that way, nor is it meant to be. "EVs are bad! Buy oil!"

Comment Strange analyst point (Score 1) 144

Wall Street analysts remain skeptical the proposal will survive, noting that only Congress can enact such a measure.

It's not like that's stopped this administration from anything else. Congress is too busy doing ........ you know, I really don't know wtf they're actually doing these days. Sure as hell doesn't feel like they're passing any actual legislation.

Submission + - Garmin Emergency Autoland deployed for the first time (flightradar24.com)

Submitted by alanw
alanw writes: On Saturday, 20 December 2025, the Garmin’s Emergency Autoland was used for the first time in a real world emergency situation. The Emergency Autoland system is designed to take control of an aircraft in the event of pilot incapacitation and safely land at a nearby airfield.

That is precisely what happened on Saturday as the pilot of Beech B200 Super King Air N479BR became incapacitated about 20 minutes after departing Aspen for Denver.

Submission + - Toronto Mom: Tesla's Grok chatbot asked kid for nudes (www.cbc.ca)

Submitted by jddj
jddj writes: A Toronto Mom says the recently "upgrade" of a Grok AI chatbot that Tesla installed in her vehicle steered a chat about soccer stars Ronaldo and Messi to a request for the child to send nude photos.

When CBC asked Tesla about the incident, they got no response, however xAI sent what appeared to be an automated response of "Legacy Media Lies".

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