OpenRock S2 Review: Open-Ear Comfort Meets Everyday Performance
https://www.gizchina.com/2025/07/01/openrock-s2-review-open-ear-comfort-meets-everyday-performance/

Nothing Phone 3 Unveiled with Glyph Matrix and Flagship Specs
https://www.gizchina.com/2025/07/02/nothing-phone-3-unveiled-with-glyph-matrix-and-flagship-specs/

Nintendo Is Raising Switch Prices in Canada, Just Before the Switch 2 Takes Over
https://www.gizchina.com/2025/07/02/nintendo-is-raising-switch-prices-in-canada-just-before-the-switch-2-takes-over/

Nothing just launched the Phone (3) and...well, it certainly has a unique design!

What do y'all think of it? Did Nothing cook? Was replacing the Glyph lighting with the Glyph Matrix the right move?

(Specs and details in the link👇)

🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/nothing-phone-3-launch-3572890/

🚘 Self-Driving Cars Take Over The Roads in Major US Cities

You’ve seen the cars with the “spinny-thingies” on top—those are Waymo self-driving cars, and they’ve now launched in their 5th city, Atlanta. Tesla just rolled out its first ever Robotaxi in Austin too (with safety drivers on board).

Tesla uses only cameras. Waymo uses LiDAR, radar, and cameras—which explains the spinning tech on top.

Tesla’s system is much cheaper, but less reliable. An older version of the software was even fooled by a painted backdrop.

Waymo is already Level 4 autonomous. Tesla? Still Level 2, requiring a human in the seat.

The catch? These driverless cars are paving the road to Smart Cities—where humans may be banned from driving, and every move tracked.

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⚡ Privacy vs. Convenience: Who’s Really in Control?

There’s a spectrum between privacy and convenience—and most of us are somewhere in the middle without realizing the cost. Sure, convenience makes life easier, but it often means decisions are being made *about your data* without your knowledge or consent. I break down what this tradeoff really looks like and why reclaiming your agency starts with understanding where you sit on this spectrum.

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Guide to Backup and Restore Linux Systems with Timeshift
https://itsfoss.com/backup-restore-linux-timeshift/

https://freefilesync.org/

Timeshift is great for repair of a broken Operating System, or to roll back from a wonky Update. However, its a bit klunky when trying to include your Personal Data in the timeshift backup, and if not done properly, can actually result in the loss of personal data produced since your last timeshift backup. Even Timeshifts Help Files tell you this, and do NOT include your personal Data in the backup by default.

FreeFileSync is a Utility that can be rapidly configured and will backup your personal Data Files and Folders to an External Hard Drive, or a Flash Drive. It has a compare function, and both Manual and Automatic modes. For Automatic mode, the External Drive must be left plugged into the Computer all the time. Once an initial backup is completed with FreeFileSync, the Compare function will look at a Folder and Files structure on your machine, and only sync new and changed files, greatly reducing the time to create a good backup.

Pro Tip: In the event of a complete hard drive crash, where the Operating System cannot be restored, if you have backed up your Timeshift backups to an external, you can replace the Hard Drive, load a basic operating System, and FreeFileSync, insert your external drive, then run Timeshift, pointing it to the External as your backup file source, and restore to your new Hard Drive. Afterwards, run FreeFileSync, using your external as a source, and your Data Folders on your new Hard Drive as a target, to restore your personal files. Easy peasy!

Give it a try! Its saved me a couple of times.

Bluetooth gap turns headphones into listening stations
CVE-2025-20700: Missing Authentication for GATT Services
CVE-2025-20701: Missing Authentication for Bluetooth BR/EDR
CVE-2025-20702: Critical Capabilities of a Custom Protocol
https://insinuator.net/2025/06/airoha-bluetooth-security-vulnerabilities/

The Ullu app (Web, Android, iOS) parental PIN protection can be bypassed via brute force techniques (CVE-2025-45083) https://pastebin.com/mFM1a3CP

A new Rust-based GPU driver appears.

https://news.itsfoss.com/tyr-gpu-driver/

Cloudflare has upgraded its video calling solution with E2EE.

https://news.itsfoss.com/cloudflare-orange-me2eets/

Fedora has chosen to continue supporting 32-bit!

https://news.itsfoss.com/fedora-32-bit-support-stays/

digiKam's latest upgrades look neat. 😲

https://news.itsfoss.com/digikam-8-7-release/

🚨 Microsoft is killing password support in its Authenticator app by August 2025.

Autofill dies in July.
Saved logins? Only accessible in Edge—if it’s your default autofill.

Don’t export in time? You lose them.

What to know + what to do ↓ https://thehackernews.com/2025/07/microsoft-removes-password-management.html

🚨 North Korea infiltrated 100+ U.S. companies using fake remote workers—stealing data, crypto & defense tech.

They even used AI to forge voices, documents & LinkedIn profiles.

The worst part? Some were praised as top talent.

Full story → https://thehackernews.com/2025/07/us-arrests-key-facilitator-in-north.html

🚨 A new Chrome zero-day is already being exploited in the wild.

Discovered by Google TAG on June 25, CVE-2025-6554 lets attackers run malicious code via a crafted web page.

It targets Chrome’s V8 engine—again.

Update now → https://thehackernews.com/2025/07/google-patches-critical-zero-day-flaw.html

🚨 Compliance ≠ Trust.

Join Vanta and Matt Johansen, Founder & Security Researcher at Vulnerable U, on July 23 to unpack the new Trust Maturity Report and explore what real security trust looks like—at every stage of growth.

Don’t miss the session: Security, AI, and Trust: Reviewing Vanta’s Trust Maturity Report → https://thn.news/trust-ai-security-webinar

🚨 85% of work now happens in the browser—yet most orgs still can’t see what’s pasted into ChatGPT.

A new guide exposes how GenAI, BYOD, and rogue extensions turned the browser into the #1 blind spot in enterprise security.

Get the fix → https://thehackernews.com/2025/07/a-new-maturity-model-for-browser.html