Mercedes unveils AMG GT EV: 1,153hp, 0-60 in 2s, 11min charge, fake V8 noise
Mercedes unveils AMG GT EV: 1,153hp, 0-60 in 2s, 11min charge, fake V8 noise

We’re in LA for the world premiere of Mercedes’ upcoming ultra-high performance EV, the AMG GT 4-Door Coupe, with race-ready features and more power than any Mercedes ever released… along with dumb fake V8 noises (but at least you can turn them off).

Mercedes’ electric AMG GT 4-door coupe can go 0-60 in 2 seconds
Mercedes’ electric AMG GT 4-door coupe can go 0-60 in 2 seconds

The era of ultra-high performance Mercedes EVs is here. The German automaker finally revealed its new super sedan, the AMG GT 4-door coupe, with technology borrowed from the automaker’s XX concept that last year made history by driving 24,901 miles in under 8 days at Nardò Ring in southern Italy. With the production model, Mercedes […]

American energy sector to invest $100B in battery storage by 2030 [update]
American energy sector to invest $100B in battery storage by 2030 [update]

Last year, the smart money had the American energy sector investing a cool $100 billion (with a “b”) in battery storage for sustainable energy. Today, those batteries aren’t just supporting wind and solar, they’re propping up AI data centers – and the …

Wear OS 7 will keep track of deliveries and sports scores on your wrist
Wear OS 7 will keep track of deliveries and sports scores on your wrist

Amid the flurry of today’s Google I/O announcements, Google shared details about Wear OS 7, the next major update to its smartwatch platform. To help you keep track of things like deliveries and sports scores, Wear OS 7 will get the iPhone-style Live Updates that were introduced on Android last year – which can appear […]

Demis Hassabis said this might be the ‘foothills of the singularity.’ What?
Demis Hassabis said this might be the ‘foothills of the singularity.’ What?

Welcome to a “profound moment for humanity,” according to Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, who closed out Google I/O’s keynote presentation on Tuesday, saying: Google’s cutting-edge research and products will help unlock AGI’s incredible potential for the benefit of the entire world. When we look back at this time, I think we will realize that […]

Elon promises FSD by year’s end, but Einride has L4 autonomy for big trucks TODAY
Elon promises FSD by year’s end, but Einride has L4 autonomy for big trucks TODAY

It’s a question of who is actually delivering product and who is just delivering promises on today’s delivery-heavy episode of Quick Charge! Is the tenth time a charm for Elon’s FSD, or will Einride CEO Roozbeh Charli steal his self-driving thunder?

Volvo’s new EV costs the same to lease as a Tesla Model Y Premium, but here’s the catch
Volvo’s new EV costs the same to lease as a Tesla Model Y Premium, but here’s the catch

Volvo’s new “game-changing” midsize electric SUV, the 2027 EX60, is now on sale, but is it worth it to lease?

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The future of Google is a search box that does everything
The future of Google is a search box that does everything

Last year, after watching Google’s I/O keynote, I wrote that it felt like Google’s future was Google googling. After watching this year’s I/O keynote on Tuesday, I don’t think Google just wants to google for you – I think it wants to do everything for you, all from a search box. Take the trusty Google […]

Google and Xreal’s Project Aura smart glasses will ship later this year

Xreal’s Project Aura smart glasses throw built-in display units into the mix with a wide field of view,

Google just gave Workspace a 24/7 AI agent that sends emails and books meetings while you sleep

Gmail Live answers inbox questions by voice, Docs Live turns rambling speech into structured documents, and Google Pics lets you edit one element of an image without touching the rest.