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Submission + - Utah allows AI to renew medical prescriptions (utah.gov) 1

Submitted by sinij
sinij writes:

This agreement marks the first state-approved program in the country that allows an AI system to legally participate in medical decision-making for prescription renewals, an emerging model that could reshape access to care and ultimately improve care outcomes.

Hopefully opioids are excluded.

Submission + - VW Bring Back Physical Buttons (caranddriver.com)

Submitted by sinij
sinij writes:

Volkswagen is making a drastic change to its interiors, or at least the interiors of its electric vehicles. The automaker recently unveiled a new cockpit generation with the refreshed ID. Polo that now comes with physical buttons.

Unfortunately, glued-on-dash tablet look is still there.

Submission + - Ubisoft Hacked by Four Different Groups (pcquest.com)

Submitted by sinij
sinij writes:

Hackers breached Ubisoft's backend around 11 a.m. UTC on December 27, flooding countless accounts with billions of in-game Rainbow Six Siege credits, rare skins, and packs, while sending random fake ban messages. Ubisoft shut down all servers and the marketplace that afternoon to control the damage and also promised no punishments for players who spent the gifted credits and launching full transaction rollbacks with quality checks.

Submission + - BYD overtakes Tesla (marketwatch.com)

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sinij writes:

BYD sold a total of 4.6 million new energy vehicles in the year, a 7.7% gain on 2024. On Friday, Tesla said it sold 1.63 million vehicles in 2025, below the 1.78 million it delivered in 2024


Submission + - Medicare to require prior authorization from AI for some procedures (marketwatch.com) 1

Submitted by sinij
sinij writes:

Starting in January, about 6.4 million Americans enrolled in traditional Medicare in New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona and Washington state will be part of a pilot program using artificial intelligence for prior authorizations.

Denying coverage is one use case where AI hallucinations is a feature and not a bug.

Submission + - Investigation looks into Tesla's electronic door releases which may trap people (caranddriver.com)

Submitted by sinij
sinij writes:

Report: Tesla Doors That Won't Open Have Led to 15 Crash-Related Deaths

When I was recently researching a new car, I was surprised to find that NHITSA does not regulate this and IIHS does not include ability to operate door handles into safety category. It is criminal idiocy to have car door mechanisms that require something other than mechanical pull/release.

Submission + - The UK's Ministry of Truth 4th attempt to go after 4chan (prestonbyrne.com) 2

Submitted by sinij
sinij writes:

The United Kingdom's Ofcom has sent yet another threatening letter to 4chan (a US company). After 4chan refused to pay fines to a foreign government, the United Kingdom says they are "expanding the scope of the investigation into 4chan".

Australia, UK, Germany are all working in different ways to undermine one of the core principles of Western Civilization — the right of free speech.

Submission + - "Rage bait" named Oxford word of the year 2025 (bbc.com)

Submitted by sinij
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Rage bait beat two other shortlisted terms — aura farming and biohack — to win the title.

Fundamental problem with the social media as a system is that it exploits people's emotional thinking. Cute cat videos on one end and rage bait on another end of the same spectrum. I suspect future societies will be teaching disassociation techniques in junior school.

Submission + - Trump stuns auto industry with tiny-car move that promises ultra-cheap wheels (dailymail.co.uk)

Submitted by sinij
sinij writes:

President Donald Trump says he's moving to legalize Japan's beloved kei cars — the tiny, boxy, almost toy-like vans, trucks, and coupes that have a cult following overseas. And he wants US automakers to start building them here.

This makes a lot of sense in urban settings, especially when electrified. Hopefully these are restricted from highway system.

Submission + - Netflix to buy Warner Bros film and streaming businesses for $72bn (bbc.com)

Submitted by sinij
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Warner Bros owns franchises including Harry Potter and Game of Thrones, and the streaming service HBO Max. The takeover is set to lead to a radical reshaping of the US film and media industry, but analysts have warned that it could face resistance from competition authorities.


Submission + - European Union May Not Ban Combustion Cars After All (caranddriver.com)

Submitted by sinij
sinij writes:

The European Union's plan to ban new combustion cars starting in 2035 may be over before it has a chance to go into effect, if Germany's leader has anything to say about it.

2035 target was simply infeasible with current technology. While some promising new developments, like solid state batteries, are being worked on, they are not yet ready for mass production.

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