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Google Pixel 11 owners are reporting that Immersive Navigation, Google Maps' 3D route-view feature, disappears after upgrading from older Pixel or Android devices, both on the phone and through Android Auto. Because the feature was rolled out server-side rather than through an app update, affected users cannot restore it themselves through settings or reinstalling the app.
American Airlines is refreshing its main cabin snack offerings, introducing items like Goldfish crackers and Tate's Bake Shop cookies alongside its existing selection. The airline frames the change as an 'elevation' of its inflight menu and is soliciting passenger feedback on the new choices.
A comparison of financing a 256GB iPhone 17 Pro shows Apple's own Upgrade lease program, paired with a low-cost carrier plan, totals about $1,819 over two years. Verizon's competing offer, which bundles the phone with its pricier Unlimited Ultimate plan over three years, adds up to roughly $3,520 for the same device.
Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy S26 FE, a mid-tier successor to last year's S25 FE that keeps most of the same hardware but swaps in the newer 3nm Exynos 2500 chip with faster cores and an upgraded RDNA-based GPU. The device also gains camera software borrowed from pricier Galaxy models, including Horizon Lock and My FanCam, ships with One UI 9, and carries a design refresh to its rear camera housing.
CERN is proceeding with a major upgrade to the Large Hadron Collider intended to significantly increase the rate of particle collisions, giving physicists more data to search for phenomena beyond the Standard Model. This follows years in which the collider largely confirmed existing theoretical predictions without producing the unexpected results many researchers had hoped for.
A Korean leaker claims Samsung built several Galaxy S27 Ultra prototypes, including one with a 7,000mAh battery and versions that dropped the S Pen to fit it. Samsung is said to have abandoned that extreme option, instead settling on a 5,700mAh to 6,000mAh target, possibly using silicon-carbon battery technology.
The American Psychiatric Association has announced it will revise the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, aiming to incorporate biological measures into future diagnostic criteria for the first time. A strategic subcommittee, which included the author, has been working since 2024 to determine how neurobiology and biomarkers—such as blood tests and imaging scans—could supplement or refine existing symptom-based diagnoses. The current DSM-5, published in 2013, has faced criticism for relying solely on behavioral symptoms without objective biological measures.
Apple kept the M5 Max Mac Studio's starting price at $2,499, but choosing the 40-core GPU option—listed as a $300 upgrade—automatically bumps memory from 32GB to 48GB, adding another $300. That makes the real cost of the GPU upgrade $600, not the $300 shown next to it. John Gruber flagged the discrepancy while tallying configuration prices for the new lineup.
OpenAI has expanded access to ChatGPT's task scheduling hub, previously limited to paid tiers, so free account holders can now set up scheduled prompts. The company also added the ability to share scheduled tasks with other users, letting useful automations spread across workflows.
Apple unveiled the M6 chip alongside new Mac mini and Mac Studio models, marking the debut of a chip family that will later include the iPhone 18 Pro's A20 Pro. Apple says M6 uses a 2-nanometer manufacturing process and a redesigned 12-core CPU layout, delivering major gains in speed and power efficiency along with a doubled Neural Engine for on-device AI tasks.
A teardown of Google Translate version 10.32.66 uncovered hidden strings describing a new 'Listening area' setting built specifically for Android XR smart glasses. The feature would let users toggle Live Translate between a 'Front only' mode for one-on-one talks and a 'Surrounding area' mode that picks up speech from all nearby microphones.
Apple unveiled updated Mac Mini and Mac Studio desktops featuring new chip options, including the first Apple computer built on an M6-generation chip made with TSMC's 2-nanometer process, alongside an M5 Pro option. The company emphasized neural engine hardware and a memory architecture designed to help developers run and fine-tune large AI models directly on the machines rather than in the cloud.