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Slovakia approves Tesla FSD Supervised, ninth EU country
Slovakia recognised the Dutch approval of Tesla's FSD (Supervised) on 16 October, the ninth EU country to do so. Tesla says rollout begins soon.
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Arden Lux covers the Tech desk, with 21 stories on phones, gadgets and the companies that make them. That includes the foldables and stands at IFA in Berlin, Amazon's redesigned Kindle and Fire TV Stick 4K, and Qualcomm's 2nm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chips. Lux has also covered Apple's new Macs, including the 2nm M6 Mac mini.
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Tesla adds 30 Cybercabs, Texas robotaxi fleet hits 349
Texas DMV lists show Tesla at 349 Cybercabs and 769 robotaxis after a +30 batch. Waymo still leads the state book at 1,185.
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Tesla Roadster flies: US$50,000 to reserve, US$250,000 for the thrusters
Tesla's new Roadster flew at its reveal. Reserving one costs US$50,000, or US$250,000 with thrusters. Here are the three versions and the 2028 timing.
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Apple TV 4K (4th generation) brings Siri AI for A$449
Apple's new Apple TV 4K costs A$449, ships 13 November and adds far-field mics and an A19 chip. Siri AI also comes in beta to older 4K boxes.
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Ford opens invite list for its US$28,350 Fathom EV ute
Ford's cheapest electric pickup now has a US preorder invite list. Real orders open in early 2027 and range is still a secret.
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Tesla FSD v14 Lite reaches Intel-era Model S and Model X
Tesla's FSD v14 Lite is rolling out to older Intel Model S and X cars in North America. Tesla gave no release notes, so fleet trackers filled the gaps.
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Tesla's new Roadster, nine years late, finally shows Friday
Tesla streams its new Roadster event at 11:25am Friday, Adelaide time. Here's what it promised in 2017, every delay since, and what buyers want answered.
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Apple HomeView hub opens preorders ahead of a November launch
Apple opened HomeView preorders on 13 October at US$299, with availability from 13 November for the 7-inch home display.
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Google Fitbit Edge brings a screen and a replaceable battery
Google's Fitbit Edge is a US$179.99 tracker with a bigger screen, GPS and Fitbit's first replaceable battery. Preorders are open and it ships 27 October.
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Queensland heat: calls to make extreme heat a planning hazard
Queensland's planning policy hasn't treated extreme heat as a hazard. Planners and conservationists want the draft State Planning Policy to change that.
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Darwin council defends $18,000 Asia trade trip after rate rise
Darwin City Council will spend about $18,000 sending its lord mayor and two staff to China and Vietnam in December, after a 5.5 per cent rate rise.