Google’s new AI transcription edits out your ‘ums’ and ‘ahs’
Google’s new AI transcription edits out your ‘ums’ and ‘ahs’

Google has updated Gemini Audio with new transcription capabilities that automatically detect specialized jargon and more than 85 languages. Gemini 3.5 Transcribe is a new addition to the Gemini family that follows the launch of 3.5 Live Translate, and comes as we’re still waiting for Google to release the Gemini 3.5 Pro model that it […]

Tesla owners are now filming themselves breaking the law on FSD — and posting it for clout
Tesla owners are now filming themselves breaking the law on FSD — and posting it for clout

Tesla owners used to hide the fact that they were abusing Full Self-Driving. Now they film it, add a caption, and post it for the algorithm.
Sleeping at highway speed, gaming with a controller, watching live TV, answering emails on a laptop — a whole g…

Apple announces September iPhone launch event
Apple announces September iPhone launch event

Apple’s next launch event will take place on September 9th at 1PM ET. Invites to the event, which has a “Surprise and shine” tagline, were sent out on Wednesday. The event will take place at the Steve Jobs Theater in Apple Park, but there will also be a livestream on Apple’s website. September’s show could […]

Volvo’s cars will warn one another about hazards in the road
Volvo’s cars will warn one another about hazards in the road

Volvo is updating three of its electric vehicles with new hazard alerts to warn drivers when there are animals or vulnerable road users ahead. The new connected safety features are based on Volvo’s cars talking to one another, as opposed to crowdsourced alert systems used by popular navigation tools like Google Maps and Waze. The […]

Bafang’s new electric bike motors produce 8x your own pedaling power
Bafang’s new electric bike motors produce 8x your own pedaling power

Bafang has never exactly been known for building timid e-bike motors, but its latest pair of high-performance e-MTB drives takes things to a whole new level. We’re talking up to 1,700 watts of peak power, 150 Nm of torque, and 800% pedal assistance.
At…

Hyundai is about to shake things up with 100 new vehicles by 2030: Here’s what’s coming
Hyundai is about to shake things up with 100 new vehicles by 2030: Here’s what’s coming

Hyundai Motor Company, including Genesis, is about to get very busy, with plans to launch more than 100 new or updated vehicles by 2030, including its first extended-range EVs (EREVs).

How Tesla’s solar business works in 2026 after killing Solar Roof
How Tesla’s solar business works in 2026 after killing Solar Roof

Tesla’s residential solar business has been shrinking for most of a decade, ever since the company absorbed SolarCity in 2016. Now, with electricity rates climbing across the US, Tesla is trying to revive it around a new in-house solar panel and Powerw…

Microsoft’s 25th anniversary Xbox will cost $899
Microsoft’s 25th anniversary Xbox will cost $899

The special-edition translucent green Xbox finally has an official price. Preorders for the console start August 27th at 10AM ET / 7AM PT, although Microsoft says “some of XBOX’s most dedicated fans” will receive early access preorder emails starting today. The console will launch on November 13th, alongside a matching controller with the same “OG […]

You can now buy music on SoundCloud
You can now buy music on SoundCloud

SoundCloud has launched a new beta feature that allows artists on the audio streaming platform to sell music directly from their profiles, instead of diverting fans to purchase from third-party services like Bandcamp and Beatport. The feature aims to give listeners a better way to support the musicians behind their favorite songs, because SoundCloud isn’t […]

Tesla denies rumors it’s abandoning ‘Full Self-Driving’ push in China
Tesla denies rumors it’s abandoning ‘Full Self-Driving’ push in China

Tesla is denying rumors that it has pulled its “Full Self-Driving” team out of China, saying its Shanghai data center is “operating normally” and that it has even reported the claims to police.
The denial comes as China remains conspicuously absent fro…