Amazon is full of unfamiliar brands. This Chrome extension lets you ignore them.

Knockoff lets you dim or hide unfamiliar Amazon brands, making shopping feel a little less overwhelming.

Rivian (RIVN) launches 75M-share sale to raise ~$1.5B for R2 push
Rivian (RIVN) launches 75M-share sale to raise ~$1.5B for R2 push

Rivian has commenced an underwritten public offering of 75 million shares of common stock, a raise worth roughly $1.5 billion based on the stock’s recent price.
The capital raise lands just days after Rivian’s stock rallied on stronger-than-expected Q2…

More US cities are getting Voltpost’s lamppost EV chargers
More US cities are getting Voltpost’s lamppost EV chargers

Voltpost is partnering with EV charging services company InCharge Energy to roll out more of its lamppost and utility pole EV chargers across the US, starting with deployments in New York, Connecticut, and California.

Google Search lets creators know more about their reach
Google Search lets creators know more about their reach

Google is going to give content creators and website owners a better idea of how people find their social media profiles and YouTube content through Search. With a new feature in the Google Search Console called “platform properties,” Google says that you’ll be able to “easily track which search terms lead people to your Instagram, […]

Solos debuts an even lighter version of its camera-less smart glasses
Solos debuts an even lighter version of its camera-less smart glasses

Solos announced a new version of its AirGo smart glasses, one that forgoes cameras for a sleeker design and an AI assistant that relies on voice interactions. Last year’s AirGo A5 weighed 36 to 40 grams depending on the frame style, but the new AirGo A6 weigh around 19 grams. Part of the weight savings […]

iFixit has a new toolkit for fixing appliances, building furniture, and household repairs
iFixit has a new toolkit for fixing appliances, building furniture, and household repairs

iFixit is best known for its detailed gadget teardowns and toolkits designed to help you crack open and troubleshoot your own electronics. Today it announced a new toolkit that’s instead tailored to household repairs or DIY projects like fixing appliances or assembling flat-packed furniture. iFixit describes its $34.95 Megalodon Driver Kit as a “compact kit […]

Marshall refreshes its Acton and Stanmore speakers with better bass and repairability

Marshall has launched the Acton IV and Stanmore IV Bluetooth speakers with improved acoustics, Bluetooth Auracast, replaceable parts, and better placement flexibility.

Virtual taekwondo sounds like a gimmick until it solves the biggest fear of combat sports

Virtual taekwondo sounds like a VR gimmick, but its noncontact format could make martial arts more approachable for kids, cautious beginners, women, and older athletes.

Marshall upgrades the bass and repairability of two wireless speakers
Marshall upgrades the bass and repairability of two wireless speakers

Marshall announced new versions of its Acton and Stanmore Bluetooth speakers today with upgraded tweeters, bass ports, and internal designs that improve their ability to fill a room with sound. Both the Acton IV and Stanmore IV replace their four-year-old predecessors with a new focus on repairability. Parts including knobs, feet, and the speakers’ front […]

Canada scores fresh Lotus EVs in first canola-for-cars deal
Canada scores fresh Lotus EVs in first canola-for-cars deal

The canola-for-cars deal cooked up by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Chinese President Xi Jinping is about to bear its most exotic fruit yet: a shipment of sporty new Lotus Eletre EVs set to arrive in Montreal this month.