ASUS’ ROG Strix gaming laptop line gets refreshed with Intel’s fastest laptop chip yet

ASUS has refreshed its ROG Strix G16 and G18 gaming laptops with Intel’s Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus CPU.
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Watch McDonald’s test humanoid robots on the front line

A McDonald’s in the Chinese megacity of Shanghai is testing humanoid robots in roles usually the preserve of human workers, with other types of robots also let loose inside the restaurant to greet and entertain diners. Truth be told, the robots don’t l…

New EV fee proposals charge owners 2-3x what gas drivers pay in federal tax
New EV fee proposals charge owners 2-3x what gas drivers pay in federal tax

A growing number of states and federal lawmakers are pushing flat annual fees of $200 to $250 on electric vehicles, amounts that charge EV owners two to three times more than what the average gas car driver pays in federal fuel tax. The proposals are b…

The FBI is buying Americans’ location data
The FBI is buying Americans’ location data

FBI director Kash Patel admitted that the agency is buying location data that can be used to track people’s movements. Unlike information obtained from cellphone providers, this data can be accessed without a warrant – and used to track anyone. “We do purchase commercially available information that’s consistent with the Constitution and the laws under […]

Toyota locks in power from a massive new Texas solar farm
Toyota locks in power from a massive new Texas solar farm

Avantus and Toyota Tsusho America have completed construction of a 159 MWdc solar project in Texas, adding another large-scale clean energy asset to the state’s fast-growing solar fleet.

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Amazon doesn’t want the blame for the Post Office going under
Amazon doesn’t want the blame for the Post Office going under

Amazon is going on the defensive after a report from The Wall Street Journal revealed that the e-commerce giant plans to slash shipments with the United States Postal Service, which said this week that it’s running out of money. In a lengthy statement published on Wednesday, Amazon says it didn’t want to reduce shipments with […]

Congress considers blowing up internet law
Congress considers blowing up internet law

Internet platforms’ liability shield Section 230 faced another round of attack at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on Wednesday, this time with two distinct undercurrents complicating the conversation. One was an unprecedented wave of ongoing legal challenges to the law’s scope, and the second was a heightened bipartisan concern over government censorship. “Section 230 is […]

Microsoft will no longer auto-install M365 Copilot app on Windows PCs

Microsoft has paused the auto-install rollout of its Microsoft 365 Copilot app, after planning to add it to Windows PCs by default for users with Microsoft 365 apps.
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Range Rover’s next electric SUV is bringing an entirely new look inside and out
Range Rover’s next electric SUV is bringing an entirely new look inside and out

The electric Range Rover Velar will look nothing like the gas-powered SUV on sale today. With its debut nearing, the Velar EV was spotted with a sleek fastback-like design and a bigger infotainment screen on the inside.

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GM–LG shifts a US plant from EV batteries to LFP energy storage
GM–LG shifts a US plant from EV batteries to LFP energy storage

Ultium Cells, the joint venture between General Motors and LG Energy Solution, is shifting part of its US battery production from EVs to energy storage systems (ESS).

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