Rivian’s electric van gets 30% more range and AWD, now delivering
Rivian’s electric van gets 30% more range and AWD, now delivering

Rivian has started delivering the first major hardware upgrade to its electric van since production began in 2021: a bigger LFP battery pack good for 30% more range, and a new dual-motor AWD version.

The company confirmed in its Q3 2026 shareholder …

Toyota’s EV sales more than doubled in a year, but gas cars are getting crushed in China
Toyota’s EV sales more than doubled in a year, but gas cars are getting crushed in China

Toyota’s EV sales have jumped 127% through September, but that isn’t telling the whole story. Slumping demand for gas and hybrid cars in China has pushed global sales lower for three months in a row.

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The R2 SUV is already Rivian’s best-selling vehicle

Rivian is seeing strong enough sales of the new EV that it improved its guidance to Wall Street for the second time this year.

Rivian’s R2 is officially its best-selling vehicle
Rivian’s R2 is officially its best-selling vehicle

Rivian reported its third quarter earnings of 2026, providing us a closer look at the company’s financial health as it ramps up production of its all-important R2 electric vehicle – which is now, for the first time, outselling all of Rivian’s other EVs. Rivian said it brought in $2.155 billion in revenue, a 38 percent […]

Rivian (RIVN) Q3 2026 earnings: revenue up 38%, R2 now its best-seller
Rivian (RIVN) Q3 2026 earnings: revenue up 38%, R2 now its best-seller

Rivian (RIVN) just released its Q3 2026 earnings, with revenue up 38% year-over-year to $2.155 billion. The R2, in its first full quarter of deliveries, is already the company’s best-selling vehicle, ahead of both the R1 and the Amazon van.

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Astronauts deploy solar array on 100th US spacewalk by International Space Station crew members
Astronauts deploy solar array on 100th US spacewalk by International Space Station crew members

NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Joshua Kutryk of the Canadian Space Agency deployed a new solar array on Thursday (Oct. 29) during a seven-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station.

‘Crystal Lake’ is great, but nothing tops the space horror shenanigans of ‘Jason X’
‘Crystal Lake’ is great, but nothing tops the space horror shenanigans of ‘Jason X’

The Voorhees legend continues in Crystal Lake, but Jason X remains the Citizen Kane of this franchise.

Proposed underwater AI data centers could disrupt endangered whale species
Proposed underwater AI data centers could disrupt endangered whale species

An AI company wants to build two underwater data centers that could negatively impact endangered whale populations.

OpenAI-backed Thrive Holdings acquires ADT

OpenAI-backed Thrive Holdings is buying ADT in a $15.3 billion deal, with plans to bring AI to the home security business.

Woman Died After ChatGPT Advised Her to Stop Taking Medication, Lawsuit Alleges

A 31-year-old Seattle woman turned to ChatGPT-4o when she became concerned about side effects from her medication.