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WhatsApp bug is making some Android phones falsely report microphone access

Google and WhatsApp have confirmed they are aware of a bug that makes it appear as if WhatsApp is accessing phones’ microphones unnecessarily on some Android devices. The issue first cropped up a month ago, but gained new attention after a Twitter engineer tweeted about it in a post that was boosted by Elon Musk. An image shared by Twitter engineer Foad Dabiri appeared to show that the…
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DefenseNews

How the US Army aviation chief is prepping for the future fleet

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The U.S. Army’s aviation branch is reaching a critical inflection point where it will need to determine how and when to begin retiring its aircraft fleet — while also keeping some of them flying for decades as it adopts new piloted and unmanned vertical lift platforms along with launched effects. Maj. Gen. Mac McCurry, who runs the Army Aviation Center of Excellence at…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Ford to reopen F-150 Lightning orders on May 9 – no reservation needed [Update]

If you’ve been waiting to buy Ford’s electric truck, now is your chance. Ford is reopening orders for its trendy F-150 Lightning electric truck again on Tuesday, May 9. However, this time, no reservation is needed. Since its release in May 2021, the F-150 Lightning has become an instant fan favorite, gathering over 200,000 reservations by the end of that year. Ford calls the Lightning its…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

45% of US car dealers won’t sell you an EV – here’s what’s going on

Sixty-six percent of US car dealers don’t have any EVs to sell, and 45% said they wouldn’t sell them no matter what, according to a new report from Sierra Club about the EV shopping experience in the US. Conversely, the authors report that out of the 66% of dealerships that don’t have any EVs, 44% want to sell them when they can get them. Those who want to sell EVs say that stock…
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