Xiaomi hires Tesla’s former head of sales in China to lead its auto retail push
Xiaomi hires Tesla’s former head of sales in China to lead its auto retail push

Xiaomi has recruited Kong Yanshuang, formerly Tesla’s General Manager for the China region, to take charge of its growing automotive sales operations. The hire signals a significant professionalization of Xiaomi’s EV retail strategy as the company targ…

Subaru announces new Getaway 3-row EV SUV and we got a sneak preview
Subaru announces new Getaway 3-row EV SUV and we got a sneak preview

Subaru just revealed its new Getaway EV, a 420hp three-row SUV. But we got a sneak preview last month in California for the inside scoop.

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Garmin wearables can now help you with birth control, as well

Every day in tech seems to outdo the last. Just when you think you’ve seen it all, something shifts the conversation completely. I stumbled across news about Garmin teaming up with Natural Cycles, and I had to pause for a second. Birth control, powered…

Tesla FSD v14.3 launching this week, Musk claims ‘last piece of the puzzle’
Tesla FSD v14.3 launching this week, Musk claims ‘last piece of the puzzle’

Elon Musk announced today that Tesla “Full Self-Driving” v14.3 is currently in employee beta testing and will “probably go to wide release end of week.” Musk has described v14.3 as the version that will make your car “feel like it is sentient.”

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Kia unveils US-spec EV3, for sale this year, picking up the ball Volvo dropped
Kia unveils US-spec EV3, for sale this year, picking up the ball Volvo dropped

Kia has unveiled the US version of its EV3 small SUV, which has been selling like gangbusters overseas and will come to the American market by the end of this year.

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Catch up on news faster with Google Home’s new Gemini Live

Google Home’s Gemini Live upgrade adds interactive news you can explore by voice, turning quick updates into deeper conversations that adapt to your questions in real time.

E-quipment highlight: Maintou MTA 519e electric telehandler
E-quipment highlight: Maintou MTA 519e electric telehandler

With practical lift heights, load capacities, and the ability to run a variety of skid steer attachments, it’s no wonder the telehandler market is growing – and French equipment brand Manitou is hoping their latest all-electric MTA 519e model is going …

AI can push your Stream Deck buttons for you
AI can push your Stream Deck buttons for you

If you’re tired of controlling Stream Deck devices by manually pushing buttons, then good news: Elgato will now let you delegate that task to a chatbot instead. The Stream Deck 7.4 software update released today introduces Model Context Protocol (MCP) support, allowing AI assistants like Claude, ChatGPT, and Nvidia G-Assist to find and activate Stream […]

Gmail finally lets you change your cringey old usernames

Google is finally doing the thing Gmail users have been begging for years, which is letting them change the actual username in their Gmail address. This is no longer just an early rollout, as Google says the feature is now available for all Google Acco…

Scientists built a chip that works in temperatures hotter than lava

Scientists built a chip that works at 700°C. It could change AI, space travel, and nearly every device you own.