The Saturday Selection, Vol. 45

On steering wheel buttons, Murdoch's stock drop, LLM limitations, 'Fierce', and more.

Every day, WITI’s group chats buzz with fresh links. As part of our Saturday send for paid readers, we round up 11 of the best.

It’s WITI, on the weekend.

Why are these interesting?

Volkswagen is reintroducing physical controls for vital functions (Autocar)

The brand's design chief is committing to "never" repeating the "mistake" of relegating essential controls to touchscreens. “Honestly, it’s a car. it’s not a phone. It’s a car.”

Elon Musk confidant James Murdoch becomes the latest Tesla insider to sell (Fortune)

The estranged son of Rupert Murdoch exercised some of his stock options, contributing to the worst single-day loss for Tesla since September 2020.

Revealed: The UK Tech Secretary is using ChatGPT for Policy Advice (New Scientist)

Good use of Freedom of Information requests.