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Google has been caught using powered off Android phones to send and receive personal data to serve users targeted ads.
Future Society

Google Going to Trial After Doing Something Super Sketchy to Android Users

By Joe Wilkins

Android Authority discovered that the Rabbit R1 AI pin's entire operating system is a simple Android smartphone app.
Artificial Intelligence

Pricey AI “Device” Turns Out to Just Be an Android App With Extra Steps

By Victor Tangermann

White hat hackers discovered a vulnerability with hotel room keycards over a year ago — but for the most part, it hasn't been fixed.
Hacking

Android Phones Can Open Almost Any Hotel Room Door, Hackers Say

By Noor Al-Sibai

A smartphone startup called Nothing will launch Nothing Chats, a messaging service that turns green texts into blue-bubbles iMessages.
Future Society

Rejoice, Peasants! New App Turns Android Messages Blue in iMessage

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

An Android app that was supposed to be used to do screen recordings has been caught secretly recording audio and sending it somewhere shady.
Future Society

Android App Busted Secretly Recording Users’ Lives

By Noor Al-Sibai

Bug hunter David Schütz discovered that he could unlock any Google Pixel phone without a passcode — but Google were slow to respond.
Coding

Guy Discovers a Way to Unlock Any Pixel Phone Without the Passcode

By Frank Landymore

Researchers at a Chinese security lab have found a loophole that allows them to turn fast chargers for smartphones into a phone-killing device.
Devices

New Hack Makes Phone Chargers Kill Devices Plugged Into Them

By Victor Tangermann

Amateur photographer and scientist Gaurav Agrawal had no idea his spectacular picture of a lake in a National Park could end up crashing Android phones.
Devices

This Guy Accidentally Took a Photo That Crashes Android Smartphones

By Victor Tangermann

Russian startup Promobot says it can create robot clones of any person, from Michael Jordan to William Shakespeare to you.
Robotics

A Russian Startup Is Selling Robot Clones of Real People

By Kristin Houser

Don’t Want to Receive That Presidential Text Alert Today? Here’s How to Avoid It
Future Society

Don’t Want to Receive That Presidential Text Alert Today? Here’s How to Avoid It

By Dan Robitzski

The EU just fined Google $5 billion for violating antitrust laws designed to prevent market leaders from stifling competition.
Future Society

EU Fines Google $5 Billion for Stifling Android’s Competition

By Kristin Houser

Google Is Investing in the Not-Quite-So-Smart Smartphone Market
Investing

Google Is Investing in the Not-Quite-So-Smart Smartphone Market

By Dan Robitzski

Google Just Admitted to Tracking Your Location Even When You Have the Settings Disabled
Future Society

Google Just Admitted to Tracking Your Location Even When You Have the Settings Disabled

By Brad Jones

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Artificial Intelligence

Watch: This Is the World’s Most Sophisticated Humanoid Robot

By Tom Ward

android androids robots chian
From Quarks to Quasars

China Just Showed Us the Most Human-Like Robots Yet

By Dieter Holger

Cashless, Cardless, and Now (thanks to Google) a Phoneless Way to Pay
Future Society

Cashless, Cardless, and Now (thanks to Google) a Phoneless Way to Pay

By June Javelosa