Rivian R2 uses up to 26% more energy than Model Y in real-world test
Rivian R2 uses up to 26% more energy than Model Y in real-world test

Out of Spec Reviews put a Rivian R2 Performance and a Tesla Model Y Performance on the same roads on the same afternoon. The R2 used 18% to 26% more energy at every single speed they tested.
That’s awkward, because the two SUVs carry identical EPA effi…

Lenovo brings Bose-tuned Yoga headphones to the US and they don’t cost a fortune

The Headphone Yoga PC Edition is now available in the US with Bose-tuned audio, ANC, and a lightweight folding design.

The AI-hooked younger generation is sourcing chatbot help even for in-person talks

Gen Z is increasingly leaning on AI chatbots to navigate dating, texting, and even face-to-face conversations, a trend experts warn could erode self-trust over time.

Chinese RAM company CXMT makes a $484 billion stock market debut
Chinese RAM company CXMT makes a $484 billion stock market debut

The China-based memory firm ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) had a massive first day on the Shanghai stock exchange after its shares surged 466 percent, as reported earlier by The Wall Street Journal and CNBC. The stock market frenzy boosted CXMT’s valuation to $484 billion, making it the most valuable Chinese company listed on the exchange. […]

BMW iX5 LWB debuts with a range of over 620 miles and a huge Theater Screen [Images]
BMW iX5 LWB debuts with a range of over 620 miles and a huge Theater Screen [Images]

BMW introduced the new iX5 Long Wheelbase in China with a CLTC driving range of over 620 miles (1,000 km) and plenty of digital screens.

Tesla partly settles racism lawsuit as hundreds of workers press on
Tesla partly settles racism lawsuit as hundreds of workers press on

Tesla has confidentially settled with three of the five named plaintiffs in the racism lawsuit that has been hanging over its Fremont factory since 2017.
That doesn’t end much. Up to 580 Black workers are still suing over conditions at the same plant, …

E-bike bans in schools highlight the growing debate over freedom vs. safety
E-bike bans in schools highlight the growing debate over freedom vs. safety

Across the US, school districts are increasingly finding themselves caught in the middle of an uncomfortable question: Should they embrace e-bikes and e-scooters as tools that give students greater transportation independence, or restrict them because …

Google Chrome could soon let you translate pages right inside Reading Mode

Google is testing a translate button inside Chrome’s Reading Mode on Canary, which would translate pages and PDFs without leaving Reading Mode.

AI dramas need actors, so Chinese platforms are turning human faces into stock assets

Chinese platforms are paying people to license their faces for AI-generated dramas, but contracts may offer limited protection once those reusable digital likenesses leave the marketplace.

Experts find it’s easy to manipulate AI chatbots into coughing up bioweapon recipes

Researchers found that persistent conversations could push major AI chatbots past their biological safety barriers, as increasingly capable models acquire knowledge that worries biosecurity experts.