Tesla leaned on Dutch regulator to ease its FSD review, emails show
Tesla leaned on Dutch regulator to ease its FSD review, emails show

Tesla spent months pushing the Dutch vehicle regulator RDW to scale back its review of “Full Self-Driving (Supervised),” including disputing a €365,000 bill, according to emails obtained by Reuters. RDW later approved the system and is now asking the E…

Amazon’s new Kids Tablets let parents manage access to the Google Play store
Amazon’s new Kids Tablets let parents manage access to the Google Play store

Alongside its new collection of Alexa Tablets that run Android with full access to the Google Play store, Amazon is introducing kid versions with similar functionality but the ability for parents to limit what software and content they have access to. The Amazon Kids Tablets also come with two different styles of colorful cases featuring […]

GTA VI leaks continue with a lengthy (and very nude) gameplay video
GTA VI leaks continue with a lengthy (and very nude) gameplay video

The GTA VI leaks keep coming – and the latest is almost as long as the game’s official “extended look” on Netflix. Only instead of showing off all the various gameplay details, this one is more of an “extended look” at Jason running around Vice City naked. As Kotaku reports, GTA leaker Cyberleek, who cashed […]

Joe Rogan and Spotify renew massive podcast deal
Joe Rogan and Spotify renew massive podcast deal

Spotify has renewed its licensing agreement with Joe Rogan, whose podcast remains the number one show on the platform – and in the world. As reported by The Wall Street Journal, the multi-year agreement is valued at around $250 million, allowing new episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience to appear on Spotify and across other […]

Xbox is launching a new film and TV division
Xbox is launching a new film and TV division

Xbox is launching a new division, called “XP,” that’s dedicated to Xbox experiences that aren’t video games, including films and TV adaptations, consumer products, live events, and partnerships with creators and brands. Different teams at Xbox already do this work, but it will all now fall under the centralized XP division. XP formalizes four “investment […]

Shore power dramatically cuts emissions at ports – but will anyone use it?
Shore power dramatically cuts emissions at ports – but will anyone use it?

Portsmouth International Port has taken a huge step towards reducing the air pollution caused by idling marine engines with the launch of the UK’s first high-voltage, multi-berth shore power system that allows docked ships to connect to grid power and …

Port of Helsingborg scores two new electric reach stackers from Kalmar
Port of Helsingborg scores two new electric reach stackers from Kalmar

The world’s ports operators work in confined spaces, moving massively heavy loads with incredible precision in perilous conditions with razor-thin margins. It’s no wonder, then, that they’re moving to electric equipment – and the Port of Helsingborg is…

BMW’s iX4 SUV is a 428-mile defensive weapon against China’s EV takeover
BMW’s iX4 SUV is a 428-mile defensive weapon against China’s EV takeover

While much of the automotive world sits dumbfounded as China gobbles up all its customers, BMW continues to roll out extremely well-crafted, technologically advanced electric vehicles that impress in both drive quality and price. The latest is the BMW iX4, a coupe-shaped SUV that puts a sportier spin on the automaker’s iX3. The iX4 is […]

Ice cream and EV fast charging? United Dairy Farmers is bringing both to Ohio
Ice cream and EV fast charging? United Dairy Farmers is bringing both to Ohio

An ice cream stop could soon double as a fast-charging stop for EV drivers in Ohio. Family-owned United Dairy Farmers (UDF) is adding its first DC fast chargers at six of its 170 stores, with openings expected to begin in early 2027.

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Teenage Engineering’s CEO says it’ll stop making synths
Teenage Engineering’s CEO says it’ll stop making synths

Teenage Engineering founder and CEO Jesper Kouthoofd told Highsnobiety that it plans to stop making synths. And yes, that includes the iconic OP-1, which put the company on the map. TE isn’t just a music gear maker; it’s also a sought-after design firm. It’s collaborated with Ikea, Nothing, and Playdate, among others. But almost everything […]