Ford introduced updates for the 2025 model year of the Maverick, a compact pickup truck. The updates include the option to order the Maverick with a hybrid engine and all-wheel drive, which was previously limited to front-wheel-drive models. The hybrid powertrain earns stellar EPA estimates of 42 city miles per gallon, 33 highway, and 37 combined, but has a towing capacity of 1,500 pounds.

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Influencers have become crucial in electoral politics, shaping opinions and encouraging voting. A visual guide has been created to showcase influencers and content creators from the right and left, comparing their followings and connections to the 2024 election.

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Researchers from iVerify published findings on an Android vulnerability that affects nearly all Google Pixel phones since September 2017. The issue is related to a software package called "Showcase.apk" developed by Smith Micro for Verizon. The vulnerability could expose devices to manipulation and takeover.

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Researchers from UC San Diego and Northeastern University revealed a technique to hack Shimano wireless gear-shifting systems, used by top cycling teams, including in the Olympics and Tour de France. The hack requires a few hundred dollars of hardware. The technique was presented at the Usenix Workshop on Offensive Technologies.

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ChatGPT's Advanced Voice Mode was tested as part of an early alpha, allowing users to interact with the AI in a new way. The feature was found to be entertaining, messy, and varied, with the AI occasionally interrupting to speak in different languages. The feature is part of the GPT-4o model, which was launched by OpenAI in May.

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NBCUniversal partnered with Meta, Overtime, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube to send 27 influencers to the 2024 Paris Olympics. The influencers, including Kai Cenat, Daniel Macdonald, and Zhongni "Zhong" Zhu, were expected to engage Gen Z and Gen Alpha viewers, but the effort did not seem to generate significant interest.

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Elon Musk had a two-hour conversation with former president Donald Trump, where Trump dominated the discussion and expressed views on policy issues that affect Musk's businesses, including energy policy and climate change. Trump voiced support for increasing US oil drilling and universal electric vehicle adoption, which differs from Musk's views. The conversation started with a discussion on the July assassination attempt against Trump.

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Independent researcher Matt Burch is presenting findings on six vulnerabilities in Diebold Nixdorf's Vynamic Security Suite (VSS) at the Defcon security conference in Las Vegas. The vulnerabilities, which have been patched, affect financial or enterprise ATMs used in banks and large institutions. The conference is known for its hacking challenges, including hacking ATMs to spit out cash.

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Andreas Bangheri, CEO of Heliotherm, a heat pump manufacturer, notes that extreme weather, including strong winds and cold storms, poses a challenge for heat pumps. He references a strong foehn year and mentions the impact of windy weather on his own air source heat pumps at his mountainside home.

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Noah Lyles, an Olympic runner from Team USA, wore a diamond-studded chain and an Omega Speedmaster watch during the men's 100-meter sprint at the Paris Olympics. He won the race with a time 0.005 second faster than the other athlete. The event took place during the competition, not after.

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