It’s about time for Meta Connect, the company’s annual product launch event. This year, given the company’s major focus on AI and wearables like smart glasses, it seems likely that we’ll see updates from CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his team on those categories. The company has been facing significant scrutiny because of how some users […]
It’s time once again for Meta’s annual September product launch event, and The Verge is on the ground in Menlo Park to cover the show live. Meta says that today’s keynote by Mark Zuckerberg will be about how “Meta is building a future for everyone” – something he wrote at length about in a recent […]
BMW will open US reservations for the new i3 early, now scheduled for next week.
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Microsoft is launching a second generation of its Surface Mouse next month that includes haptic feedback support. The Surface Mouse also has a customizable action button for the first time, which is primarily designed for quick access to Copilot (of course), but can be configured to work with other shortcuts from the Surface app. “Its […]
Microsoft is refreshing its Surface Pro 12-inch and Surface Laptop 13-inch devices with Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon X2 Plus chips. The smaller Surface devices retain the same design and hardware features from last year, with faster and more capable chips inside and higher price tags (thanks RAMageddon!). While the 12-inch Surface Pro started at $799.99 last […]
Volkswagen launched the new ID. Buzz Cargo with a longer wheelbase, offering more space and updated software. Prices start at about $60,000, but a cheaper version will go on sale soon.
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Bentley has unveiled the Torcal, its first all-electric vehicle, at a global debut in London today. It’s an SUV with up to 888 PS (876 hp), a 113 kWh battery, and up to 375 miles (600 km WLTP) of range.
The Torcal becomes Bentley’s fourth model line…
Anthropic says its AI Claude has “autonomously discovered” a new enzyme system similar to machinery behind the powerful gene-editing tool Crispr. It’s the first result from Anthropic’s newly-launched wet lab and an early test of Claude’s usefulness for science as the company prepares to go public. The company says Claude found the enzyme system after […]
Leading our midweek Green Deals is the exclusive 5,040Wh Jackery Explorer 5000 Plus Portable Power Station undercutting the brand’s early Prime Day Sale with $1000 savings to the $2,499 annual low. We also have the Bluetti 6th Anniversary Power Week Sa…
BYD said the flagship sedan will feature “unprecedented disruptive technology” and will reportedly be the first EV to use its solid-state batteries.
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