Canada and China near deal to drop EV tariffs as Trump pushes allies away
Canada and China near deal to drop EV tariffs as Trump pushes allies away

As a potential reversal of a significant policy implemented just over a year ago, the Canadian government is reportedly in advanced talks with China to remove or significantly reduce the 100% tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.

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Save up to $3,000 on Anker’s new E10 whole-home backup system with $10 pre-order deposit, Lectric e-bike sale, EcoFlow, more
Save up to $3,000 on Anker’s new E10 whole-home backup system with $10 pre-order deposit, Lectric e-bike sale, EcoFlow, more

Today’s Green Deals are led by a large-scale pre-order launch of Anker’s new SOLIX E10 Smart Hybrid Whole-Home Backup System, for which you can save up to $3,000 with a $10 down payment. Right behind it we have Lectric’s freshly launched New Year Sale …

Ford F150 Lightning outsold Tesla Cybertruck and was then canceled for not selling enough
Ford F150 Lightning outsold Tesla Cybertruck and was then canceled for not selling enough

The Tesla Cybertruck program is in shambles. The latest data indicate production is running at roughly 10% of its planned capacity. Meanwhile, the Ford F150 Lightning outsold the Tesla Cybertruck in 2025 and was then canceled for not selling enough.

The White House just said your life is worth nothing. Yes, literally.
The White House just said your life is worth nothing. Yes, literally.

The Environmental Protection Agency will no longer consider how much pollution costs to human health or the amount of lives saved when setting air pollution rules, according to a report by the New York Times. Instead, it will ignore benefits and only c…

Meta is closing down three VR studios as part of its metaverse cuts
Meta is closing down three VR studios as part of its metaverse cuts

Meta is laying off about 10 percent of its Reality Labs metaverse division, and the cuts include closing down some of its VR gaming studios. Twisted Pixel Games, the developer of Marvel’s Deadpool VR, Sanzaru Games, the developer of the Asgard’s Wrath franchise, and Armature Studio, which worked on the Resident Evil 4 VR port, […]

The Chevy Equinox EV was a hit in 2025 — now comes the big question
The Chevy Equinox EV was a hit in 2025 — now comes the big question

The electric Chevy Equinox was the best-selling EV in the US in 2025, behind the Tesla Model Y and Model 3. With more affordable models, including the new Chevy Bolt EV, now on sale, will its run fizzle out?

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Verizon gets FCC permission to end 60-day phone unlocking rule
Verizon gets FCC permission to end 60-day phone unlocking rule

Verizon can keep phones locked to its network for longer after the Federal Communications Commission agreed to waive the carrier’s 60-day unlocking requirement, as reported by Ars Technica. Following this decision, Verizon must follow a looser set of guidelines set by the CTIA wireless trade group, which says carriers should only unlock a customer’s postpaid […]

Mercedes temporarily scraps its Level 3 ‘eyes-off’ driving feature
Mercedes temporarily scraps its Level 3 ‘eyes-off’ driving feature

Mercedes-Benz is pausing the roll-out of Drive Pilot, an “eyes off” conditionally automated driving feature that was available in Europe and the US. As first reported by German publication Handelsblatt, the revised S-Class will not have the Level 3 system when it arrives at the end of this month. Mercedes was one of the first […]

Google’s Veo now turns portrait images into vertical AI videos
Google’s Veo now turns portrait images into vertical AI videos

Google is making its Veo 3.1 AI video model pay closer attention to the reference images you want generated clips to be based on. The company is releasing new visual improvements for the “Ingredients to Video” tool that was introduced last year, alongside expanding native vertical video support and resolution upscaling features. The Ingredients to […]

Meta confirms Reality Labs layoffs and shifts to invest more in wearables
Meta confirms Reality Labs layoffs and shifts to invest more in wearables

Around 10 percent of Meta’s Reality Labs division, which develops its XR products and services, will be laid off beginning on Tuesday, as reported by Bloomberg. Meta spokesperson Tracy Clayton confirmed the layoffs in a statement to The Verge: “We said last month that we were shifting some of our investment from Metaverse toward Wearables. […]