Better safe than sorry...
Android Authority spotted a new beta feature to delete all your passwords, passkeys, and other data from the tool in one go, rather than removing them individually.
In October Google made it easier to use third-party password managers in Chrome on Android, and this change should help users move from Google’s option to another without leaving a load of data behind.
[Link: Switching from Google Password Manager? This newly arrived Google feature is a must. | https://www.androidauthority.com/google-password-manager-delete-all-rolling-out-3534237/ | androidauthority.com...
The app now lets you remove every photo uploaded to the cloud from a specific device, without deleting the images from local storage. It turns off backup too. That’s better than previous options, which only let you remove photos individually, or delete them from both the cloud and your device.
iOS and iPadOS users got the option in December 2024.
[Link: You now have more control over your backed up photos & videos - Google Photos Community | https://support.google.com/photos/thread/330429602?hl=en | support.google.com...
Mike Verdu had Netflix’s been VP of generative AI for games, with Alain Tascan taking over as gaming boss, but Verdu has left the company, it confirmed to Game File.
[Link: Scoop: Netflix’s first gaming boss exits, following 2024 leadership shift | https://www.gamefile.news/p/netflix-mike-verdu-exit-gdc?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web | gamefile.news...
If The Weeknd wasn’t enough to convince you to pick up Apple’s $3,499 headset (or at least stop by an Apple Store to try one out), now the company will offer a 25-minute virtual trip to the Mexico City finale of Metallica’s M72 World Tour, which will also be available as an EP on Apple Music.
Filmed on 14 cameras in “ultra-high-resolution 180-degree video and Spatial Audio to give viewers unprecedented access to James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, and Robert Trujillo,” it will be available as an extended preview in Apple Store demos beginning Friday.
[Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/Apple-Vision-Pro-Apple-Immersive-Video-James-Hetfield-and-Lars-Ulrich.jpg?quality=90&strip=all...
I’m willing to bet you’ve never heard of AdHawk, but it’s a Canadian startup that specializes in advanced eye tracking technology. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that Google is set to sign a $115 million deal to buy AdHawk. Why do we care? Two words: smart glasses. Meta sniffed around AdHawk in 2022, and EssilorLuxxotica — Ray-Ban’s parent company — is a backer too. Google’s already shown that it’s ready to put Google Glass behind it with Android XR and its partnership with Samsung for Project Moohan. This is another sign.
[Link: Google Is Poised to Acquire Eye-Tracking Startup for Future Glasses | https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-11/google-googl-is-poised-to-acquire-eye-tracking-startup-adhawk-for-glasses?sref=9hGJlFio | bloomberg.com...
The New York Times reported in 2023 that Keita Takahashi gets no royalties from his quirky roll-up-the-world’s-objects-into-a-blob game series — which wouldn’t terribly surprise me. Royalties aren’t common in an industry that doesn’t treat workers well in general. But I imagine he’s getting something from cute licensed products with his name on them, right? Right?
The desk mat is $28, and I just bought one for my wife. (We bonded over Katamari in our dating years; Don’t tell her, it’s a surprise!)
[Image: “By Keita Takahashi,” says the website. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/product_katamari_delicacy_deskmat_main_93d62f70-aa06-44c0-abab-7d2c6dca277a-2.webp?quality=90&strip=all...
Donald Trump livestreamed a Tesla showcase in the White House driveway on Tuesday, apparently reading the notes of a Tesla sales pitch as he performed choosing one of its EVs to purchase from five delivered for the event.
Standing alongside Elon Musk, Trump attempted to boost the automaker, after prices of its shares dropped 15 percent over the last five days, and said he’d label violence against its locations as domestic terrorism.
[Image: Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., left, and US President Donald Trump in a Tesla Model S vehicle on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. Trump said he’ll buy a new Tesla to support Elon Musk, after shares of the electric-car maker had their worst day in four years amid a growing backlash over Musk’s political allegiances. Photographer: Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images ...
That’s according to legal filings seen by The New York Times, which says Google can’t own more than 15 percent of the AI startup, and has no voting rights, board seats, or board observer rights. Google has invested a total of $3 billion into Anthropic so far, and it plans to invest $750 million more in September, the NYT reports.
[Link: Inside Google’s Investment in Anthropic | https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/technology/google-investment-anthropic.html?partner=slack&smid=sl-share | nytimes.com...
A new batch of Apple security updates today that includes iOS 18.3.2 and macOS 15.3.2 might re-enable Apple Intelligence (again), but it also supplements an issue first addressed in iOS 17.2, where “Maliciously crafted web content may be able to break out of Web Content sandbox,” according to an Apple update note spotted by 9to5Mac.
[Link: This is the one security fix added in iOS 18.3.2 and more - 9to5Mac | https://9to5mac.com/2025/03/11/this-is-the-one-security-fix-added-in-ios-18-3-2-and-more/ | 9to5mac.com...
A disgruntled software developer implemented a software “kill switch” at his job was designed to lock out all users at his company when he was terminated, according to a Department of Justice press release reported on by Ars Technica. It did activate when he was terminated in 2019 and “impacted thousands of company users globally,” the DOJ says.
[Link: Developer convicted for “kill switch” code activated upon his termination | https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/03/fired-coder-faces-10-years-for-revenge-kill-switch-he-named-after-himself/ | arstechnica.com...
Although there have been an increasing amount of protests against Tesla, “the Seattle Fire Department (SFD) has not yet said whether foul play was suspected as the cause of the fire, which is under investigation,” according to KOMO News.
[Link: Fire burns 4 Tesla Cybertrucks in Seattle's SoDo neighborhood | https://komonews.com/news/local/four-tesla-cybertrucks-destroyed-in-fire-in-seattles-sodo-neighborhood-elon-musk-doge-federal-jobs-cut-protests-seattle-fire-department-investigation | komonews.com...
A 4K restoration of Princess Mononoke is debuting in IMAX theaters in North America starting March 26th in celebration of the film’s 40th anniversary. You can buy tickets now.
[Link: New Princess Mononoke 4K Restoration to Debut Exclusively in IMAX® Theatres in North America March 26 - GKIDS Films | https://gkids.com/2025/03/11/new-princess-mononoke-4k-restorationto-debut-exclusively-in-imax-theatres-in-north-america-march-26/ | gkids.com...
Rest of World looks at a small-town political fight over whether a planned EV battery plant from Chinese company Gotion was a boon for employment, an environmental disaster-in-the-making, or a “Communist Trojan horse.”
It opens with the VP of Gotion’s US subsidiary deciding “he would have to eat part of a battery” to prove they’re safe. So far, the plant hasn’t been built.
[Link: How a Chinese battery factory sparked a political meltdown in a small Michigan town | https://restofworld.org/2025/gotion-ev-battery-us-expansion-backlash-michigan/ | restofworld.org...
That’s apparently a version for Lyft in development that’s designed for elderly customers, Bloomberg reports:
> Dubbed “Lyft Silver,” the new mode would include a user experience “designed for seniors with a simple new look” and “easy access to support,” according to a Bloomberg News review of the app’s publicly available iOS code. The offering, which has not been previously reported, would also let older users share ride details with a contact and use digital gift cards sent by people they know.
[Link: Lyft Working on Simpler Version of Its App for Elderly Riders | https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-11/lyft-working-on-simpler-version-of-its-app-for-elderly-riders?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=twitter?sref=LqVYNnVJ | bloomberg.com...
The company has sued PlayerAuctions, a marketplace that lets people buy things like accounts and in-game currency for video games, IGN reports. Roblox also sued the marketplace last month.
[Link: Rockstar Owner Take-Two Sues PlayerAuctions for Allegedly Selling Hacked GTA Online Accounts and Currency | https://www.ign.com/articles/rockstar-owner-take-two-sues-playerauctions-for-allegedly-selling-hacked-gta-online-accounts-and-currency | ign.com...
Plankey isn’t new to the Trump administration, as he previously served as the principal deputy assistant secretary at the Department of Energy from 2019 to 2020. He also worked as the director for cyber policy with the National Security Council before that.
[Link: Sean Plankey picked by Trump to be CISA director | https://cyberscoop.com/sean-plankey-cisa-nomination/ | cyberscoop.com...