144 Tesla Megapacks power Australia’s first 8-hour grid battery
144 Tesla Megapacks power Australia’s first 8-hour grid battery

Australia just switched on its longest-duration grid battery, and it runs on 144 Tesla Megapacks.

RWE’s Limondale battery in New South Wales can discharge for a full eight hours — four times longer than the two-hour batteries that dominate the Austr…

DERA LIVES! House votes to fund Diesel Emissions Reduction Act through 2029
DERA LIVES! House votes to fund Diesel Emissions Reduction Act through 2029

This week, the US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly in a bipartisan vote to renew funding for the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA), passing the measure 343-79 and extending federal funding for cleaner medium- and heavy-duty vehicles th…

Waymo says Singapore will be its next international robotaxi city
Waymo says Singapore will be its next international robotaxi city

Waymo says it will launch a robotaxi service in Singapore in 2028, as the Alphabet-owned company continues to eye overseas markets for expansion. Waymo’s vehicles will begin arriving in Singapore in “the coming months,” the company says, in preparation of mapping and autonomous testing with human safety drivers behind the wheel in 2027. Waymo says […]

BYD upgrades top-selling small electric SUV with more range, now starting at about $11,000
BYD upgrades top-selling small electric SUV with more range, now starting at about $11,000

BYD introduced the upgraded Yuan Up, sold overseas as the Atto 2, with more range and a lower starting price.

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The AI Superintelligence Slowdown
The AI Superintelligence Slowdown

Remember when tech leaders would tell their employees to “move fast and break things”? It seemed that would be the way of AI too. But after a summer where rogue AI agents became reality, and researchers warned that AI could kill us all, a number of leading US AI companies are publicly suggesting it’s time […]

Claude Code relaunches Projects to manage multiple AI agents in the cloud
Claude Code relaunches Projects to manage multiple AI agents in the cloud

The revamped projects feature in Claude Code allows users to run multiple agents under the same roof, with a shared memory, goals, and library of files and artifacts. Similar to Grok Bot and other tools that manage groups of AI agents, each project has “threads” running different tasks in parallel, with a “coordinator” directing everything: […]

Tenways e-bikes up to $807 off from $1,599, Mammotion LUBA Mini 2 AWD robot mower bundle $379 off, EGO trimmer, Jetson, more
Tenways e-bikes up to $807 off from $1,599, Mammotion LUBA Mini 2 AWD robot mower bundle $379 off, EGO trimmer, Jetson, more

Our Thursday Green Deals this week are primarily focused on e-bikes and tools, starting with Tenways’ closeout End of Season Sale, with offers like the CGO600 Pro Lightweight Chain-Drive Commuter e-bike with the usual $118 FREE bundle alongside a FREE …

Volvo teases its new vehicle design, including a surprise inside
Volvo teases its new vehicle design, including a surprise inside

Volvo is going on the offensive with 13 new electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles coming by 2030. The upcoming models will feature a new design and revamped interior.

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Camp Snap’s 110D gives slim retro film cameras a digital upgrade
Camp Snap’s 110D gives slim retro film cameras a digital upgrade

Camp Snap is expanding its small collection of screenless digital point-and-shoot cameras with the new pocket-friendly 110D featuring a thin horizontal design first popularized by Kodak film cameras in the 1970s. The Camp Snap 110D is available for preorder starting today for $74.95 in back in black (black and gray) or dreamsicle (white and orange) […]

Tesla to run public Megachargers at 3 Forum Mobility Semi depots
Tesla to run public Megachargers at 3 Forum Mobility Semi depots

Tesla is going to operate public Megacharger sites at three electric truck depots it doesn’t own. Forum Mobility, one of the largest heavy-duty charging operators in the US, says Tesla will run public Megacharging at three of four new California depots…