Shopify opens its catalog up to more AI agents
Shopify opens its catalog up to more AI agents

More AI agents will soon be able to browse and purchase from Shopify listings, marking an expansion of the company’s agentic commerce ambitions. Shopify announced Tuesday it will let shoppers configure their AI agents to purchase products on their behalf, giving more agents access to over a billion listings in Shopify’s catalog. (The catalog consists […]

Rivian’s Mind Robotics snags Doug Field, ex-Tesla and Ford EV chief
Rivian’s Mind Robotics snags Doug Field, ex-Tesla and Ford EV chief

Doug Field, the engineer who ran Tesla’s Model 3 program and later Ford’s entire EV operation, is now president of Mind Robotics, the industrial robotics startup Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe spun out of Rivian last year.

He lands at a company that has now…

Chevy hikes Blazer EV prices, pushing it over $45,000
Chevy hikes Blazer EV prices, pushing it over $45,000

Prices for the 2027 Chevy Blazer EV now start at over $45,000 after another price hike.

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Xbox is officially embracing the chaos of AI-powered game ports
Xbox is officially embracing the chaos of AI-powered game ports

Retro gaming is going through a wild time at the moment, thanks to decompilations and recompilations that are letting gamers port classic titles to new devices, or merge code from two different games into a single new experience. Microsoft has witnessed skateboarding being modded into Call of Duty and Halo being played in a web […]

Russian bot farms are still trolling, even after Ukraine’s drone strikes on Yandex
Russian bot farms are still trolling, even after Ukraine’s drone strikes on Yandex

Days after Ukrainian military drones took down several Russian data centers, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed that the campaign had hurt Russia’s disinformation efforts. “It suddenly became a little easier to breathe on many social platforms,” Zelenskyy said Monday. “There was less hate, less division, and fewer provocations.” Zelenskyy isn’t the first to assert that the […]

Rivian partner Mind Robotics hires Doug Field as president
Rivian partner Mind Robotics hires Doug Field as president

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe’s startup Mind Robotics announced the appointment of Doug Field as president in a major coup for the CEO’s secretive robotics project. Field was a VP of special projects at Apple, where he was the de facto head of the company’s ultimately unsuccessful Project Titan effort to make an autonomous electric car. […]

EcoFlow early-bird TITAN series whole-home backup system deal, Mars 3.0 e-bike at new $1,099 low, Anker solar wall light cam, more
EcoFlow early-bird TITAN series whole-home backup system deal, Mars 3.0 e-bike at new $1,099 low, Anker solar wall light cam, more

EcoFlow is dominating our Tuesday Green Deals edition this week, as the brand is offering an early-bird $50 “lock in” deposit for its latest TITAN Series Whole-Home Backup System that will be officially launched in November. Right behind that is the la…

The feds are looking into reports of Tesla’s robotaxis speeding through school zones
The feds are looking into reports of Tesla’s robotaxis speeding through school zones

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it’s evaluating allegations that Tesla’s 1,000 or so robotaxis using its automated driving system are exceeding “posted speed limits in active school zones.” Waymo’s robotaxis have also faced similar inquiries, including for illegally passing school buses and hitting a child near a California elementary school. NHTSA: The Office […]

BMW’s new iX1 looks like a baby iX3 [Images]
BMW’s new iX1 looks like a baby iX3 [Images]

BMW’s entry-level EV was spotted testing with a Neue Klasse design that looks more like the new iX3, just smaller.

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Facebook will let you customize your feed algorithm using AI
Facebook will let you customize your feed algorithm using AI

Facebook’s new “Your Algorithm” feature will let you directly add and manage topics you want to see in your feed and Facebook Reels. Meta says your recommendations “respond right away” after you make updates using the new feature by hitting “interested” or “not interested” for different topics. Your Algorithm previously launched on Instagram earlier this […]