Hyundai shelves IONIQ 3 launch in Australia as cheaper Chinese EVs take over
Hyundai shelves IONIQ 3 launch in Australia as cheaper Chinese EVs take over

Hyundai has scrapped plans to launch the IONIQ 3 in Australia. Importing the electric hatch would be too costly to compete with low-priced Chinese EVs.

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Amazon uses its tracking data to guess whether shoppers have a flat butt and no friends
Amazon uses its tracking data to guess whether shoppers have a flat butt and no friends

Most people know that Amazon collects data about your shopping history to serve up personalized product recommendations. But what some of us didn’t realize is that you can check exactly what Amazon knows – or thinks it knows – about you in your settings menu. One user’s findings went viral on Threads after she discovered […]

Windows and Surface event: how to watch and what to expect
Windows and Surface event: how to watch and what to expect

Microsoft is heading to San Francisco this morning to reveal what’s coming next for Windows and Surface and a “conversation on how local AI will shape the next chapter of the PC.” That conversation will include Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and Windows and Surface chief Pavan Davuluri. I’m expecting to hear […]

E-quipment highlight: AMT’s hot-swapping battery electric rail excavator
E-quipment highlight: AMT’s hot-swapping battery electric rail excavator

Rarely seen by the general public, rail road excavators are a critical piece of the infrastructure puzzle – one that can travel directly on the tracks while digging, lifting, and clearing obstacles from the track, working on everything from track maint…

Google’s Pixel Buds update will put them to sleep along with you
Google’s Pixel Buds update will put them to sleep along with you

Google has detailed an update bringing a slew of new features to its Pixel Buds 2A and Pro 2, which the company says are rolling out now. The new features were first teased in August. The biggest update is Pixel Watch-powered sleep detection, rolling out to both pairs of earbuds. If you’re wearing a Pixel […]

Google now lets you make games with AI
Google now lets you make games with AI

Google today announced Playground, a new browser-based platform for making custom games from AI prompts. Playground will be available today in the US for users who are 18 and older at playground.google. The company is pitching it as an “experimental gaming platform” that “lowers the barriers to creation” and doesn’t require coding experience. “With Playground’s […]

At $1,279, Google’s Xreal Aura will go head-to-head with Meta’s VR Glasses
At $1,279, Google’s Xreal Aura will go head-to-head with Meta’s VR Glasses

Two weeks ago, journalists in the San Francisco Bay Area got to try two hot new wearables that weigh only around 100 grams: the just-revealed Meta VR Glasses, and the long-awaited transparent Google XR glasses built in partnership with Xreal. It turns out they’re going head-to-head. Xreal has just opened Aura pre-orders starting at $1,279, […]

Samsung Wallet now unlocks some GM cars
Samsung Wallet now unlocks some GM cars

Users of some Samsung devices in the US and Canada can now lock, unlock, and start select GM vehicles using a digital key stored in their Samsung Wallet. Support will start on select 2026 and 2027 Cadillac EVs, including the 2025-2027 Lyriq, 2026-2027 Optic, and 2027 Vistiq. GM says more models will be supported by […]

Jaguar’s Type 01 EV looks just like its divisive concept car
Jaguar’s Type 01 EV looks just like its divisive concept car

The Type 01, Jaguar’s most important and divisive car in years, has arrived. The production follow-up to the polarising Type 00 concept, Jaguar says the electric, four-door grand tourer is its most powerful road car ever. Even though the Type 00’s design chief was reportedly fired earlier this year, most of its aesthetic has carried […]

ChatGPT for Teens is an ‘unacceptable risk,’ says Common Sense Media
ChatGPT for Teens is an ‘unacceptable risk,’ says Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media, a nonprofit that offers reviews of apps, services, and entertainment with a focus on youth safety, today said that OpenAI’s ChatGPT for Teens is an “unacceptable risk.” ChatGPT for Teens, introduced in August, has guardrails for teens and is designed to help students learn, but Common Sense Media says that the teen […]