Here’s every game you can download on Xbox next week

Xbox’s next-week release calendar includes 24 games, from AAA pre-orders like Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced to Palworld’s long-awaited 1.0 launch on Game Pass.

As AI turbocharges digital abuse, UK agencies urge parents to limit who sees kids’ photos online

The UK’s NCA and IWF are urging parents to tighten social media privacy settings as AI tools make it easier to turn ordinary images into abuse material.

Chrome is getting better at understanding the breaks and punctations you never say out loud

Chrome 151 Beta introduces automatic punctuation for voice recognition, allowing the browser to infer commas and periods from natural speech without spoken commands.

Google Maps could soon order food for you using Gemini

Google Maps is reportedly developing a Gemini-powered feature that could let users discover restaurants and place food orders without leaving the app.

macOS clipboard app Maccy has a fake out there stealing passwords

Maccy users are being warned about fake sites after researchers found malware using the app’s name to steal Mac login passwords.

A new technology teaching drones to feel pain could stop your self-driving car from harming itself

The same real-time early warning signals that prevent drones from losing control could one day tell your self-driving car that something is about to go wrong.

The DC metro area is getting its first en-route electric bus chargers
The DC metro area is getting its first en-route electric bus chargers

The Washington, DC, metro area is getting its first en-route overhead pantograph electric bus chargers.

Podcast: Tesla Model YL, Q2 deliveries, BMW iX5, and more
Podcast: Tesla Model YL, Q2 deliveries, BMW iX5, and more

In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss the launch of the Tesla Model YL, BMW iX5, and EV sales results for the second quarter.

Sony may have been digging the grave of physical PlayStation games for years.

Sony’s disc factory has been retraining its workforce to handle microlenses, suggesting the plan to phrase out physical game discs was in the works for a while before the announcement.

Apple’s rumored camera AirPods Pro may have hit a major roadblock

Nearly two months after Bloomberg said camera AirPods Pro were in advanced testing, leaker Kosutami says the project is suspended.