Google announces Pixel 11 launch event in August
Google announces Pixel 11 launch event in August

Google is hosting its next Made by Google launch event for Pixel hardware on August 12th in New York City, according to an invitation sent by Google to The Verge. Unusually, the event is taking place in the evening: It’ll kick off at 6PM ET that day. The email also includes a brief animation teasing […]

Tesla launches startup challenge to scale Giga Berlin battery cells
Tesla launches startup challenge to scale Giga Berlin battery cells

Tesla is opening the doors of its Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg to outside startups through a new “Cell Giga Challenge,” inviting them to pilot technologies inside its live battery cell production line.
The program comes as Tesla ramps 4680 cell outpu…

Doom developer id reportedly cut in half as part of Xbox layoffs
Doom developer id reportedly cut in half as part of Xbox layoffs

As part of the mass layoffs hitting Xbox, Doom developer id Software has laid off around 50 percent of its staff, according to Game Developer. One source claimed to the publication that the cuts equate to more than 90 redundancies. Another source said that id’s QA department was significantly impacted. The report was published the […]

iFixit wants to fix your appliances next, and it brought a bigger toolkit

iFixit’s $34.95 Megalodon Driver Kit takes its repair expertise beyond tiny electronics with longer bits and a high-torque driver built for household fixes.

Ford is recalling over 42,000 Mustang Mach-E EVs
Ford is recalling over 42,000 Mustang Mach-E EVs

Ford is recalling nearly 43,000 Mustang Mach-E electric vehicles. This time, it’s due to a faulty differential unit that may fracture, resulting in a loss of drive power.

Discord accidentally banned over 8,000 people for posting grids and other ‘benign’ images
Discord accidentally banned over 8,000 people for posting grids and other ‘benign’ images

Discord says a bug affecting its safety system caused it to mistakenly ban more than 8,000 accounts since May. The platform’s statement follows a wave of reports from users over the past week, who say they’ve been banned for posting images containing grids, such as chessboards, game textures, and even Minecraft inventories. Stanislav Vishnevskiy, Discord […]

Ex-Tesla Optimus scientist unveils European humanoid robot startup
Ex-Tesla Optimus scientist unveils European humanoid robot startup

A scientist who worked on Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot is now building a rival of his own — in Europe, not Silicon Valley.
Rémi Cadène, co-founder and CEO of Paris-based startup UMA, unveiled plans for a lightweight humanoid robot called Northstar an…

Kia’s EV push is paying off with a full lineup from entry-level electric SUVs to vans
Kia’s EV push is paying off with a full lineup from entry-level electric SUVs to vans

Kia’s growing lineup of electric vehicles, ranging from affordable SUVs to vans, helped power the automaker to its best first-half sales performance on record.

Social media ban for young users is proving to be an age verification nightmare

Researchers created 50 social media accounts claiming to belong to 16-year-olds and found that none of the major platforms asked users to prove their age

iRobot’s newest floor cleaner isn’t a robot
iRobot’s newest floor cleaner isn’t a robot

iRobot just announced its first-ever non-robotic floor cleaner. The $399 Roomba Electro Plus is a 5-in-1 hard-floor cleaner that combines vacuuming, mopping, and disinfecting, but you have to operate it yourself. The company also announced updates to its line of Roomba robot vacuums, launching five new models with higher suction power, smaller footprints, and lower […]