Waymo has started manually driving and mapping all regions of Singapore around the clock, gathering data it needs to seek approval from the Land Transport Authority for autonomous operations by 2027. Initial runs will use human specialists behind the wheel, with the company promising public notice before shifting to autonomous-specialist and eventually fully driverless operations. Data collected will be handled under Singapore's Personal Data Protection Act and Waymo's own privacy policy.
Waymo announced plans to bring its autonomous ride-hailing service to Singapore, with vehicles arriving within months to begin mapping and safety-driver testing in 2027 ahead of a public launch in 2028. The company must first pass safety assessments from Singapore's Land Transport Authority and its CETRAN testing center before carrying passengers, and it has already set up a local entity and joined the city-state's autonomous vehicle steering committee.
Android Authority found new code in Google Photos version 7.93.0 that adds direct Copy and Download options to the app's QR code sharing screen for albums. Currently, the app only lets users take a screenshot of the generated code to share it, but this hidden feature would let them save or copy the code directly instead.
Numerous Android users report that YouTube's full-screen video player is being partially obscured by suggested 'watch next' videos, blocking the progress bar and preventing scrubbing. The issue has reportedly been occurring since at least April, with a fresh wave of complaints emerging recently, including from Android Authority's own staff who saw it appear and disappear intermittently. Google has not publicly acknowledged the glitch, leaving users uncertain whether it's a bug or a UI experiment.
Nature has published an author correction to a 2017 paper on genomic deletion of malic enzyme 2 (ME2) in pancreatic cancer, fixing several figure mistakes made during assembly. These include a duplicated AMPKα immunoblot image, an incorrect β-actin loading-control blot, and a mislabelled timepoint in bioluminescence imaging data.
Android Authority released its weekly roundup of Android wallpapers for September 16, featuring submissions from readers and the site's own team. The collection offers a fresh batch of images that phone owners can download and set as backgrounds.
The publisher issued an author correction to a previously published study examining how obesity rates are plateauing in developed nations while accelerating in developing ones. The correction notice itself does not detail the specific data or textual changes, only confirming that an amendment was made to the original article under its Creative Commons license.
The Advertising Standards Authority has banned five social media adverts, all hosted on Meta platforms, that promoted AI companion and video-generation apps by objectifying and sexualising women. One ad reportedly used sexualised imagery of a girl under 18, while others encouraged users to upload photos of a 'crush' or turn images into explicit videos without consent. Meta had already taken the ads down before the ASA's ruling.
An executive coach describes working with a leadership team that expanded into four international markets rapidly, hitting strong growth numbers on paper. Despite the metrics, regional teams felt disconnected, decisions stalled over unclear authority, and the company's core culture felt abstract to staff working outside headquarters. The underlying issue was that leaders had exported their domestic playbook wholesale rather than adapting how they led as the company grew globally.
The authors published a correction to their paper on erythropoietin receptor's role on cDC1 cells in immune tolerance, fixing several duplicated or mislabeled data points across multiple figures and their source data files. Errors included copy-paste duplications in Figures 2e, 3i and 5k, mislabeled units and protein names in extended data, an incorrect sample size in a figure legend, and a mislabeled cell population in Figure 5i. The authors state none of these corrections change the study's interpretation or conclusions.
Beyond the usual OS and security update settings, Android devices include a distinct, less visible menu for updating individual system services like Google Play services. Depending on the manufacturer, these services may need to be updated separately from the main software update screen, and how they appear can vary between brands such as Google Pixel and others.
Android Authority highlights an open-source fork of the popular Shizuku app that solves its most persistent problem — failing to stay active in the background and not restarting after a device reboot. Because Shizuku grants other apps access to restricted system APIs, its instability has long forced users to manually relaunch it, breaking tools like uninstallers and adaptive theme switchers. The fork, built by developers working from Shizuku's GitHub repository, adds automatic recovery so dependent apps keep working without manual intervention.
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