Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Department of Justice announced on Tuesday that it seized two domain names and more than 900 social media accounts it claims were part of an “AI-enhanced” Russian bot farm. Many of the accounts were designed to look like they belonged to Americans and posted content about the Russia-Ukraine war, including videos in which Russian President Vladimir Putin justified Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Justice Department claims that an employee of RT — Russia’s state media outlet — was behind the bot farm. RT’s leadership signed off on a plan to use the bot farm to “distribute information on a wide-scale basis,” amplifying the publication’s reach on social media,” an FBI agent alleged in an affidavit. To set up the bot farm, the employee... Continue reading…

A broken cellphone with a rechargeable battery lies in a collection container for hazardous materials at a waste sorting facility. | Photo by Jens Büttner / picture alliance via Getty Images Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries used in everyday gadgets, electric vehicles, and to store renewable energy could be a growing source of the “forever chemicals” that pollute soil and waterways, new research suggests. “Forever chemicals” encompass thousands of different kinds of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). For decades, they’ve been used to make products more resistant to water, stains, and heat. More recently, a particular subclass of PFAS called bis-perfluoroalkyl sulfonimides (bis-FASIs) has been used as electrolytes and binders in lithium-ion batteries. Those bis-FASIs are now showing up in soil, sediment, water, and snow surrounding manufacturing facilities, according to research published yesterday in the journal N... Continue reading…

Google occasionally introduces new features for its Android apps before bringing them to iOS, but the wait can be excruciating. For example, this week, Google finally brought a speedometer and speed limits to Google Maps on iOS and CarPlay... a full five years after those rather basic features were added to Google Maps on Android. TechCrunch reports that Apple has started to roll out speedometers and speed limits for iPhone users globally. If you're in a moving vehicle while Google Maps is open, you'll see the speed of the vehicle in the lower left corner of the app. The features are on by default in the latest version of the app, but you can manually adjust both of them by tapping on your profile picture in Google Maps and going to Settings > Navigation > Map display. You should see new switches for "Show speed limits" and "Show speedometer" in this section, which you can easily toggle on and off. If you decide to leave them on, you'll notice that the speedometer in the app will change colors if you are driving over the speed limit. Google also notes that "speedometers shown in the Google Maps app are for informational use only." You should always use your vehicle's speedometer to make sure you're not driving over the speed limit. While it might not be the most substantial addition Google Maps has ever received on iPhone, it's a notable one. Speed limits have been in Apple's Maps app and Google's Waze for years. It wasn't one of the primary reasons that I ditched Google Maps last year, but I have appreciated having these features on Apple Maps and Waze since I switched. If you can't find the speedometer and speed limits, be sure your Google Maps app is up to date. On my iPhone, I'm currently on version 6.123.0 of the app. Don't Miss: Today’s deals: $169 AirPods Pro 2, $21 Philips Sonicare toothbrush, $35 Sony Bluetooth speaker, more The post Google Maps for iPhone and CarPlay finally added a speedometer appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Today’s deals: July 4th sales, $19.50 AirTags, best-selling laptops, $300 Shark AI robot vacuum, more Today’s deals: $53 HP Chromebook, $850 M3 MacBook Air, 20% off LG C4 OLED TV, $28 Echo Dot, more Today’s deals: Early Prime Day sales, $50 Ring Doorbell, $80 Keurig coffee maker, $470 Dyson V11, more Best Apple deals for July 2024

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