Rivian software update bricks infotainment system, fix not obvious(electrek.co)

244 points by carlivar 2 years ago | 331 comments

Jeep software update bricks vehicles, leaves owners stranded(thestack.technology)

76 points by croes 1 year ago | 6 comments

Bankrupt Fisker says it can't migrate its EVs to a new owner's server(arstechnica.com)

79 points by asteroidburger 2 years ago | 72 comments

Tesla delays Cybertruck's range extender, reduces its range(electrek.co)

39 points by doener 2 years ago | 39 comments

Spotify's Car Thing, due for bricking, is getting an open source second life(arstechnica.com)

93 points by nickthegreek 1 year ago | 24 comments

Samsung makes ads on smart fridges official with upcoming software update(arstechnica.com)

539 points by stalfosknight 1 year ago | 445 comments

Ars Technica article reporting that Samsung will officially show ads on its $3,499 Family Hub smart fridges through an upcoming software update.

BMW PHEV: Safety fuse replacement is extremely expensive(evclinic.eu)

416 points by mikelabatt 10 months ago | 477 comments

EV Clinic blog post on recovering a 2021 BMW PHEV iBMUCP after a crash fault, criticizing costly, unrepairable safety fuse design that generates waste.

2026 will be my year of the Linux desktop(xeiaso.net)

767 points by todsacerdoti 9 months ago | 572 comments

Xe Iaso's blog note announcing a switch from Windows 11 to Fedora Linux as their main desktop OS in 2026, criticizing Microsoft's recent Windows changes.

Android phones will soon reboot themselves after sitting unused for three days(arstechnica.com)

386 points by namanyayg 1 year ago | 317 comments

Ars Technica article reporting that a Google update will make Android phones automatically reboot after three days unused, improving security.

We replaced Firecracker with QEMU(hocus.dev)

379 points by hugodutka 3 years ago | 137 comments

Hocus blog post by co-founder Hugo Dutka explaining why the company switched its development environment VMs from Firecracker to QEMU.

My rude-ass car(neverbeclever.org)

399 points by isoprophlex 3 years ago | 418 comments

A personal blog post venting about the poor, intrusive software in the author's modern car and the broader enshittification of vehicles.

Porsche sold more electrified cars in Europe in 2025 than pure gas-powered cars(newsroom.porsche.com)

412 points by m463 9 months ago | 587 comments

Porsche newsroom press release reporting 279,449 car deliveries in 2025, a 10 percent decline from 310,718 the previous year.