Police pull over two men riding an electric couch down the street
Police pull over two men riding an electric couch down the street

Electric scooters have carried just about everything at this point, from commuters and tourists to groceries and probably more than a few ill-advised passengers. But two riders in Charlotte, North Carolina, may have just raised the bar after police sto…

Audio-Technica is calling these $3,799 wooden headphones its finest ever

Audio-Technica, a brand well known for making some of the best studio and professional headphones on the market, has just come out with the ATH-AWX7000, which the company itself claims to be its “finest headphones ever.” The new flagship closed-back he…

Volkswagen’s new electric Jetta offers 285 miles of range for under $12K
Volkswagen’s new electric Jetta offers 285 miles of range for under $12K

Volkswagen is offering its Chinese-market Jetta M6 electric sedan with nearly 290 miles of CLTC-rated range for less than $12,000 (USD), and if that’s not what “der people’s wagen” should be all about, I don’t know what is.

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Blue Planet III is keeping the rough edges in the age of AI
Blue Planet III is keeping the rough edges in the age of AI

BBC’s Blue Planet III is looking to prove its authenticity by leaving in the less-than-perfect shots. Previous incarnations of the nature series were defined by their gorgeous, crystal-clear footage that seemed almost too good to be real. But one dead giveaway of AI is when things look too polished and seamless. To counter that, Blue […]

Pennsylvania will require labels on AI-generated ads
Pennsylvania will require labels on AI-generated ads

On Thursday, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed the Artificial Intelligence Deceptive Advertising Act into law, requiring disclosures on AI-generated ads. The law requires any ad – whether it’s a still image, video, audio, or text – that “has been significantly modified or generated by artificial intelligence” to include a label in the same format as […]

Google changes its Workspace privacy promise on ads, and opting out limits Personal Intelligence

Google’s pledge to keep Gmail and Photos out of ad targeting now has an exception for connected AI search data.

Chinese EVs found back door into Western car markets – at 40% off MSRP
Chinese EVs found back door into Western car markets – at 40% off MSRP

The dumb oil war in Iran is driving up the cost of just about everything, including new cars. That’s giving Chinese EVs a huge advantage over Western “legacy” car brands already lagging in tech and struggling with affordability – and those legacy brand…

NHTSA proposes cyan lights for robotaxis, following Mercedes/China
NHTSA proposes cyan lights for robotaxis, following Mercedes/China

The NHTSA has proposed using cyan-colored lights to identify vehicles operating autonomously, along with other additions to get ready for autonomous vehicles.

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EGO Commercial expands ZTR line with mowers, blowers, and trimmers
EGO Commercial expands ZTR line with mowers, blowers, and trimmers

EGO Power’s commercial group showed up at this week’s EQUIP Expo with a trio of new zero-turn riding mowers, a commercial-grade 780 CFM leaf blower, and a heavy-duty 16.5″ trimmer built for the 56V PGX battery system. And, with incentive programs desig…

OpenAI is locking its most advanced AI models offline after a string of security scares

After a model briefly reached the live web, OpenAI’s most advanced systems will now practice only on a simulated internet.