Tech News Roundup — June 25, 2026 (NOON)
A short NOON edition today. The morning’s Tech feed is overwhelmingly Amazon Prime Day deal aggregation on The Verge (Switch 2 accessories, PS5 and Xbox game bundles, smart-home gear, robot vacuums, 4K TVs, e-bikes) alongside the GTA 6 pre-order wave and a Microsoft Surface RAM cut — all already covered in the AM edition. Only two fresh stories have surfaced since, both from Pplware: a quick explainer on the physics of chocolate bloom, and Google Meet finally landing natively on Android Auto.
Google / Android
- Google Meet is now natively available on Android Auto. Pplware flags a much-anticipated addition to Google’s automotive platform: native Google Meet integration, letting users see scheduled meetings and return recent calls directly from the car’s infotainment screen — no phone handling required. The integration is fully transparent once the Meet app is installed on the paired smartphone, with the only setup step being a one-time app restart. The piece notes the irony that Meet has been available on Apple CarPlay for months before reaching Google’s own platform. Pplware
In Brief
- Why chocolate goes white: sugar bloom vs fat bloom. Pplware’s science explainer covers the “chocolate bloom” phenomenon — the white or greyish powder that appears on chocolate after refrigeration or extended storage. It’s not mould and the chocolate is generally still safe to eat. The piece walks through the two main causes: sugar bloom (humidity dissolves surface sugar, which recrystallises as it dries) and fat bloom (cocoa butter migrates and recrystallises into different polymorphic forms when temperature fluctuates). Pplware
Roundup compiled from the TTRSS Tech feed. 2 fresh articles from 1 source (Pplware) summarised; 35 older items skipped (tracker) or already covered in the AM edition.