US community solar just cleared 10 GW, and that’s a big deal, but the growth story just got a lot more complicated.
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Google is reportedly partnering with Gucci to make a pair of AI smart glasses stylish enough people might actually want to wear them. According to Reuters, Gucci parent company Kering is planning to launch the glasses sometime in 2027. Google’s first pair of Android XR glasses, “Project Aura,” are expected to launch this year. They […]
Connie Ballmer, wife of former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and cofounder of the Ballmer Group, has given $80 million to NPR. That’s roughly seven years’ worth of government funding ($11.2m) after Trump and Congress cut funds for public media, but only a fraction of NPR’s full annual budget of $300 million. NPR may still cut […]
Netflix announced on Thursday that it will be launching a redesigned mobile app, which will include a vertical video feed, at the end of April. “This redesign will better reflect our expanding entertainment offering and make it easier for members to engage how and when they want,” the company said in its Q1 2026 earnings […]
Tesla is currently fighting on more than 20 active litigation fronts, ranging from Autopilot wrongful death suits to securities fraud and racial discrimination — with total potential financial exposure reaching as high as $14.5 billion. The company’s “…
After a jury found that Live Nation-Ticketmaster violated antitrust law on several counts, the company warns in a blog post that the verdict “is not the last word on this matter.” The company plans to renew a motion for the judge to issue a ruling against the states, claiming that they did not prove their […]
Power outage? Your fridge freezer is one of the first things at risk, along with everything inside it. BLUETTI’s new FridgePower is built to solve that problem fast, and it’s launching on Kickstarter on April 16 with limited-tier early-bird pricing. It…
An unannounced Teenage Engineering device, the KO-Amp 35, can be found over at the FCC in a new filing. The label clearly marks it as a member of the midrange EP family instruments, which currently includes the KO-II and its spinoffs, the Riddim and the Medieval. The name suggests that TE could be getting into […]
A new planning method called KEPT lets self-driving cars compare what they are seeing now with similar past traffic situation to lower prediction error and fewer potential collisions.
Casely first recalled over 429,000 of its 5,000mAh Power Pods wireless power banks in April 2025 following 51 reports of their lithium-ion batteries “overheating, expanding or catching fire,” resulting in six minor burn injuries. Both the company and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (USCPSC) are reannouncing the same recall today following 28 additional reports […]