Tesla confirms Full Self-Driving was active in a crash that killed a mother of five
Tesla confirms Full Self-Driving was active in a crash that killed a mother of five

A Tesla Model Y turning left at an intersection collided with a pickup truck in Batavia, Illinois, killing a passenger in the Tesla — Maggie Espinosa, 37, a teacher and mother of five. It was reported as an ordinary intersection crash.

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Here’s our first look at Nissan’s new entry-level Pixo EV [Images]
Here’s our first look at Nissan’s new entry-level Pixo EV [Images]

Nissan is preparing to bring back the Pixo, this time as a smaller, more affordable EV, with prices starting under $25,000.

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Sonos introduces new headphones, soundbar, and software in its biggest announcement in years
Sonos introduces new headphones, soundbar, and software in its biggest announcement in years

At an event in New York City, Sonos announced two new audio products – the Sonos Beam Ultra soundbar and Sonos Ace Ultra headphones, details of which were found in an FCC filing in early August – and a major update to its audio operating system dubbed Sonos 27. It’s the biggest single Sonos announcement […]

In Sept, Tesla will re-launch 3 products it launched a decade ago, for a stock pump
In Sept, Tesla will re-launch 3 products it launched a decade ago, for a stock pump

Tesla has a packed September ahead of it, with two confirmed and one rumored product launches. For a company that has gone so long without new products, it would be a big month… if all three of those products hadn’t been launched years ago already.

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Florida blocks Flock cams on state highways
Florida blocks Flock cams on state highways

Florida is banning Flock cameras and other automated license plate readers across state highways, as reported earlier by NBC News and local news outlet WUSF. In a memo on Monday, Florida’s Department of Transportation says it’s revoking permits for all license plate readers, adding that they must be removed from state highways within 30 days. […]

Mozilla launches ad blocking for Firefox on iOS
Mozilla launches ad blocking for Firefox on iOS

Mozilla is officially launching ad blocking for Firefox on iOS today, after testing the feature over the past few weeks. The new built-in option will block most third-party ads and trackers before they load on an iPhone, reducing bandwidth use and decluttering mobile websites. Mozilla is using Apple’s WebKit Content Blocker technology and the EasyList […]

Roku’s first OLED TVs undercut the midrange competition
Roku’s first OLED TVs undercut the midrange competition

Just a few weeks ago the only midrange OLED options available were from LG and Samsung. But after Sony officially announced the Bravia 6 last week, Roku has now launched its first-ever OLED TV – the Roku Pro Series – which will be followed by the step-up Pro Series LX next month. The Roku Pro […]

Nvidia’s controversial DLSS 5 arrives September 3rd and requires serious GPU horsepower
Nvidia’s controversial DLSS 5 arrives September 3rd and requires serious GPU horsepower

Nvidia is officially launching DLSS 5 this week, following a divisive announcement in March where we likened the AI upscaling tech to a “real-time generative AI filter for video games” and “motion smoothing for video games, but worse.” DLSS 5 will officially be available on RTX 50-series desktop and laptop GPUs and through GeForce Now […]

Poco’s F9 Ultra pairs an ultra-bright display with a glowing Bose subwoofer
Poco’s F9 Ultra pairs an ultra-bright display with a glowing Bose subwoofer

Xiaomi spinoff brand Poco has partnered with Bose for the second year in a row for its flagship F9 Pro and Ultra phones. The F9 phones double down on amped up audio, with a light-up subwoofer built into the Ultra, along with extremely bright displays, enormous batteries, and what should be Poco’s best cameras yet. […]

Tracking the fatal Tesla Autopilot and FSD crashes hidden in its data
Tracking the fatal Tesla Autopilot and FSD crashes hidden in its data

Tesla reports its Autopilot and “Full Self-Driving” crashes to the federal government, as it’s required to — and then blacks out almost everything in those reports, so the public never learns what happened in those crashes. Tesla always end up blaming …