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Welcome to episode 43 of The Sideload, a 9to5Google podcast. This week, Will is joined by 9to5’s Daniel Bader for an interview with Fairphone’s CTO Chandler Hatton. The trio discusses the brand-new Fairphone Gen 6+, the company’s first official US launch, the appetite for repairable devices amid the growing RAM crunch, and much more.

If your Rivian hasn’t gotten the new update yet, you haven’t been skipped. Rivian rolls software out in waves, not all at once, and the gap between “the update exists” and “the update is on your truck” is completely normal.

Software updates for apps, operating systems and services primarily serve two benefits — they deliver new features and fix known issues. Hardware driver updates largely fall into the latter category, so don’t offer as much excitement, but keeping them up-to-date is a good way to ensure your computer’s internals perform optimally. 

If you like to get your hands on tech before anyone else, Nothing offers plenty of opportunities through its community-focused review program. For those who missed out on the last time the brand opened spots for the program, now is the time to sign up. Once again, the London-based electronics maker is turning to its…