Full school day cellphone bans are more popular than ever
Full school day cellphone bans are more popular than ever

As schools across the country continue to implement cellphone bans, a new Pew Research Center survey shows they continue to gain support. Seventy-seven percent of US adults support banning cellphones in middle and high school classes, and 48 percent support banning them for the entire school day. That’s the first time more Americans have supported, […]

Waymo adds Google’s Gemini AI assistant and new UI to Ojai robotaxi
Waymo adds Google’s Gemini AI assistant and new UI to Ojai robotaxi

Waymo is putting Google’s Gemini AI assistant inside its robotaxis for the first time, alongside the first major redesign of its rider interface in years.
Both features are launching in the Ojai, Waymo’s purpose-built vehicle, as the company gets ready…

Gemini is moving into Google Play, and it has front-row seat to your spending habits

Ask Google Pay uses Gemini to analyze spending and explain financial topics, while a new SBI partnership expands Google’s app-based Flex credit card in India.

The Kia EV3 will go on sale soon, with production set to begin in Mexico next week
The Kia EV3 will go on sale soon, with production set to begin in Mexico next week

Kia opened pre-orders for the EV3 in Mexico, where the electric SUV will be built and shipped to the US later this year.

The Ferrari Luce has at least 500 fans
The Ferrari Luce has at least 500 fans

Just two months after a bumpy launch earlier this year, Ferrari has reportedly already hit its 2026 sales goal for its polarizing, Jony Ive-designed Luce EV. Ahead of Ferrari announcing its quarterly earnings on Thursday, the Financial Times reports that Ferrari was aiming to sell “just under 500” Luce units this year, and reached that […]

DoorDash wants to deliver your food order flown by a drone, eventually

DoorDash secured FAA approval to launch DoorDash Air, an in-house drone delivery service, joining Wing, Zipline, and Amazon as one of only eight certified US drone operators.

Gemini on Mac can now type what you say and act on what it sees

Google is upgrading the Gemini app for Mac with system-wide dictation triggered by the Fn key, plus an opt-in mode that lets Gemini pull context from what’s on screen for more complex tasks.

Huffy’s kids’ e-bike makes a compelling case for pedal-assisted riding
Huffy’s kids’ e-bike makes a compelling case for pedal-assisted riding

For many parents, the idea of buying an electric bike for their kid might initially seem unnecessary. After all, didn’t we all grow up pedaling regular bikes without a motor?
But the more you look at today’s generation of young riders – and the role th…

Free AI chatbots are disrupting China’s expensive college counseling industry

Free AI chatbots from Alibaba, ByteDance, Tencent, and Baidu are disrupting China’s costly college counseling industry, helping millions of gaokao students choose universities and majors without paying consultants.

Volvo drops lidar for good on EX90 and ES90, pays owner compensation
Volvo drops lidar for good on EX90 and ES90, pays owner compensation

Volvo has confirmed it’s dropping lidar for good on the EX90 and ES90, and it’s paying owners compensation for a feature they were promised but will never get.
In Norway, that payout is NOK 18,000 (about $1,900) per car, one of several market-by-market…