The issue of e-bike scofflaws has grown considerably over the last few years, normally taking the form of teenagers on fast e-bikes illegally cruising down sidewalks or recklessly riding through intersections. But as it turns out, Canada’s largest prov…
A new study challenges skill-based matchmaking, finding that equal-skill contests can quietly hurt retention while smarter systems kept players engaged longer in millions of Lichess matches.
Google went quiet on its Gemini-powered Home Speaker all the way through I/O 2026.
Volvo CE and Hitachi Energy have signed an MOU to support and accelerate the deployment of battery electric construction equipment powered by a clean, renewable energy supply that’s backed by intelligent energy storage and management.
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Texas keeps piling on solar projects as electricity demand surges on the ERCOT grid – and now another massive one is moving ahead.
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One UI 9 Beta 2 makes lockdown mode automatic on Samsung Galaxy phones, removing the manual step to activate it.
Dell’s XPS 16 Creator Edition brings Nvidia RTX Spark, a Tandem OLED display, up to 128GB of unified memory, and the ports MacBook Pro users have been missing.
The next generation of EV batteries may be closer than expected. BYD and several others plan to begin deploying EVs with all-solid-state batteries in just a few months.
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We may just have gotten an early look at the Google Pixel Watch 5 – and from an unusual source. Randy Pitchford, the creator of the Borderlands game franchise, posted a pair of images of a watch on X, saying that his friend found it underwater while scuba diving near Saint Martin, as reported earlier […]
Sony’s long-awaited gaming accessories finally have launch dates. One is built for fighting game fans, while the other takes an unusual approach to desk setups.