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The event is set to begin on August 19th at Tesla’s headquarters in Palo Alto, California. According to an invitation acquired by Electrek, it would include “a lecture by Elon, hardware and software demos from Tesla engineers, Model S Plaid test drives, and more.” The event, like Battery Day, will be live-streamed on Tesla’s website, providing investors, the media, and the company’s many fans with an up-close peek at what’s in the works. Musk and other business executives are scheduled to offer updates on the progress of Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving”…

A new Google smartphone series, the Pixel 6, will be unveiled this year, and it’s likely one of the greatest improvements to Google’s Pixel line of smartphones ever. It’s speculated that Google will also release the Google Pixel 5a this month. According to a report by Android Police, Google is expected to launch its Pixel 5a smartphone on August 17. The Google Pixel 5a would have a rubber-like matte texture on the back panel. The 3.5mm audio jack is also anticipated to be retained by the firm. It is also likely…

Amplitude Studios’ Humankind will be the first Stadia release to utilize a new touch-focused control system, according to 9to5Google, which was also verified by Google to The Verge. Instead of using a Bluetooth controller or gamepad overlay, Stadia’s “direct touch” is based on multitouch finger inputs, just like a regular mobile game. Google confirmed playing with direct touch in Humankind is a very seamless experience with the release of few screenshots. In-game items can be selected with a single finger touch, content may be viewed by holding a finger down, canceling…

T-Mobile is investigating a forum post that alleged to be peddling personal information obtained from the mobile carrier’s servers. According to Vice, which reported the security breach accusation earlier on Sunday, the data leak includes information such as Social Security numbers, phone numbers, names, physical addresses, and driving licence information. T-Mobile isn’t mentioned by name in the forum post, but the vendor notified Vice’s Motherboard that the data came from T-Mobile servers. A portion of the data comprising 30 million Social Security numbers and driver’s licences is being sold for…

Apple on Friday defended its new child protection features, which will check images uploaded to its cloud storage and messaging platform.  Apple announced two new features for iPads and iPhones in the United States last week.    According to the company, one can identify child sexual abuse images uploaded to its iCloud storage, while the other uses machine learning to recognize and warn children and their parents when receiving or sending sexually explicit photos on Apple’s texting app, Messages.    “We can see that it’s been widely misunderstood,” the US tech…