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Tesla now forces drivers to give feedback when intervening on ‘Full Self-Driving’

Tesla has quietly made it mandatory for drivers to provide feedback every time they intervene on “Full Self-Driving.” The prompt, which used to disappear on its own after a few seconds, now stays on screen indefinitely until the driver selects a reason or sends a voice note.

The change arrived with FSD v14.3.2 as part of software update 2026.2.9.9, which rolled out in late April. Tesla didn’t announce the new behavior — the company retroactively updated the release notes to mention it.

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Tesla Solar Roof is on life support as it pivot to panels

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Tesla’s Solar Roof was supposed to revolutionize residential solar. Elon Musk unveiled the product in 2016 with the promise of beautiful solar tiles that would replace your entire roof — and he set a target of 1,000 new Solar Roofs per week by the end of 2019. Nearly a decade later, Tesla has installed roughly 3,000 Solar Roof systems total, stopped reporting deployment numbers, and is now quietly pivoting to conventional solar panels.

The gap between Tesla’s Solar Roof promise and reality is one of the most stark examples of unfulfilled ambitions in the company’s history — and it has left thousands of customers stuck with an expensive product that Tesla appears to have deprioritized.

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iOS 27 design changes, AirPods with cameras, Apple education store changes

Benjamin and Chance discuss changes to the Apple education store, the cool new Apple Developer icon, rumors about some design changes for iOS 27 and macOS 27, and whether we can think of anything compelling AirPods with cameras could be used for. 

And in Happy Hour Plus, we discuss the state of iOS keyboard autocorrect and dictation accuracy.. Subscribe at 9to5mac.com/join.

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Today’s Apple Books and audiobook deals from $2

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Today’s lineup of the best Apple Books deals is now ready to roll, including titles like The New One Minute Manager, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, The Rules of Wolfe, Big Driver (Unabridged), The King of Diamonds, 1922 (Unabridged), The Elimination Threat, and more. Scope them all out below.

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Amazon early Memorial Day deals from $15: Echo, Ring Pro, Blink, more

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Memorial Day 2026 is right around the corner now and the Amazon Devices deals are already going live. Alongside some carry over Amazon lows on its latest Echo Show 8 and Show 11 smart displays, as well as the Echo Dot Max and Echo Studio, it has already added some notable smart home deals into the mix well ahead of this year’s holiday. Firstly, we have quite a rare discount on some of the latest Ring Doorbells, including the 4K Pro model, alongside some ultra-affordable Blink gear from just $15. Scope it all out below and expect plenty more to land in the coming days, and weeks. 

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XPeng in talks to buy a Volkswagen plant in Europe as exports surge 62%

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XPeng (XPEV) is in talks with Volkswagen about acquiring a factory in Europe as the Chinese EV maker’s contract production in Austria runs out of capacity. The company’s exports hit a record 6,006 vehicles in April, up 62% year-over-year.

The move comes just one day after BYD revealed it is also pursuing European factory deals with Stellantis and other automakers, signaling a broader wave of Chinese automakers moving to localize production on the continent.

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Today’s Android game and app deals: Subnautica Below Zero, Kingdom Rush 5, Iron Marines 2, more

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Your afternoon lineup of the best Android game and app deals is now ready to roll, including titles like Subnautica: Below Zero, Subnautica, Kingdom Rush Vengeance TD Game, Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD, Iron Marines 2 – Invasion RTS, The Wild Case Adventure (Full), Aces of the Luftwaffe Premium, Angelo and Deemon (Full), and more. We also have Galaxy Tab S11 at $250 off, Galaxy S26 Ultra 512GB up to $435 off, and new Amazon all-time lows on Galaxy S26+ – just be sure to check out this ongoing offer on 41mm Pixel Watch 4 at nearly $100 off. The apps await below. 

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Today’s Apple TV deals up to 65% off: Boardwalk Empire, 24, Big Bang Theory, One Battle After Another, more

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Today’s lineup of the best Apple TV deals is loaded and ready to go, including complete series runs for Boardwalk Empire, 24, Entourage Doctor Who: The Matt Smith Years, and The Big Bang Theory, as well as the Avengers 4-Movie Collection, One Battle After Another, and more. We also have Apple’s most affordable M5 MacBook Pro down at the $1,499 Amazon low alongside one of the best Apple Watch Series 11 deals, and the best price to date on the 16-inch M5 Pro MacBook Pro 24GB/1TB at $249 off. The Apple TV await below.

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How to use color-coded calendars on Mac, iPhone and iPad to maintain balance in your life

It will surprise no-one to know that I was an early adopter of electronic calendars, starting with a Casio Digital Diary in the early 1990s, followed by a Psion 5mx in 1997. But making the switch from a Filofax to a grayscale PDA did mean giving up one thing I didn’t get back until years later: color-coded calendars.

Many people use color-coding to distinguish work and social events, as well as things like family calendars. But I also use them to help me maintain a balanced life …

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Deals: Galaxy S26+ Amazon all-time low, S26 Ultra up to $435 off, 4K Ring Doorbell Pro low, more

Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by Galaxy S26+ hitting new Amazon all-time lows at $235 off alongside Best Buy open-box units up to $465 off and Galaxy S26 Ultra 512GB up to $435 off. We also have the now regularly $1,000 mid-range Galaxy Tab S11 at $250 off and the latest Retinal 4K Ring Wired Doorbell Pro back at its best price ever (2K model down at $50). Head below for a closer look at the details.

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Deals: Most affordable M5 MacBook Pro $1,499, base 16-inch M5 Pro $250 off, iPhone 16e from $449, more

While Amazon is shipping MacBook Neo from $590 as early as tomorrow, today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by the most affordable M5 MacBook Pro you can buy back at $1,499 Amazon low ($300 off launch price), alongside the base model 16-inch M5 Pro MacBook Pro at $249 off and Apple’s 48GB M5 Pro MacBook Pro at $300 off. You can also land rare deals on iPhone 16e down as low as $449 at Amazon today and Apple’s 13-inch M4/M5 iPad Pro Magic Keyboard at 25% off. Just be sure to scope out the now live ecobee 2026 Memorial Day sale at up to $120 off and even more down below.

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China wants to build its own electric K-car industry to boost EV sales

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China’s top auto industry group is calling for the creation of a standardized budget electric vehicle category — modeled on Japan’s wildly popular K-car ecosystem — to revive sluggish domestic car sales and bring millions of new buyers into the EV market.

The proposal, from the head of the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA), would target elderly consumers and rural markets where cheap, unregulated electric vehicles have flourished dangerously for years.

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