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Some iPhone users receiving ‘phantom’ AirTag privacy alerts, Apple shares temporary fix

Apple has made quite of bit of progress in its efforts to improve the anti-stalking and privacy features of its AirTag item trackers. This is despite the fact that AirTag launched with a set of anti-tracking features more sophisticated that similar products on the market. A new report from the Wall Street Journal dives into a phenomenon it refers to as “phantom AirTag alerts” that “send…
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iOS 15.5 re-enables API to let Apple Music third-party clients change playback speed

MusicKit is an official Apple API that lets developers create apps, such as third-party clients, with access to Apple Music. For some unknown reason, the company had removed the ability to let these apps control playback speed – but now this feature will be back with iOS 15.5. Since this API was removed in iOS 15.4, multiple developers have complained about it to Apple. At the time, an Apple…
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The world’s largest hydrogen-battery hybrid mine haul truck starts work

UK-headquartered multinational mining company Anglo American today launched a a prototype of the world’s largest hydrogen-powered mine haul truck in South Africa. Hydrogen-battery hybrid mine haul truck Photo: Anglo American The 2 megawatt (MW) hydrogen-battery hybrid truck generates more power than its diesel predecessor and is capable of carrying a 290-tonne (320-ton) payload. The truck…
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Podcast: Rivian R1T live Q&A, F-150 Lightning deliveries, Tesla news, and more

This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we do a live Q&A about the Rivian R1T from the electric pickup truck, Ford starts F-150 Lightning deliveries, we discuss some Tesla news, and more.  Check the battery before buying a used EV & monitor your battery performance with monthly insights using…
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