This beanie turns your thoughts into text, and it’s the least obnoxious wearable I’ve seen in years

A new AI-powered beanie can convert internal speech into text using brain signals, offering a less intrusive approach to brain-computer interfaces.

YouTube’s mobile app finally lets you share timestamped videos
YouTube’s mobile app finally lets you share timestamped videos

YouTube is making some changes that might affect how you share videos from the mobile app. From the app, you can finally share videos from a specific timestamp, which will make it easier to point someone to a part of a video you might want them to see while you’re on your phone. However, this […]

California gives truck makers an ultimatum: no price transparency, no money
California gives truck makers an ultimatum: no price transparency, no money

California Senate Bill 1213 is calling out truck makers for playing games with zero emission truck pricing by requiring manufacturers to make truck pricing public if they want access to the state’s Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incenti…

US community solar just hit 10 GW – but growth is getting complicated
US community solar just hit 10 GW – but growth is getting complicated

US community solar just cleared 10 GW, and that’s a big deal, but the growth story just got a lot more complicated.

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Gucci-branded Google smart glasses are coming next year
Gucci-branded Google smart glasses are coming next year

Google is reportedly partnering with Gucci to make a pair of AI smart glasses stylish enough people might actually want to wear them. According to Reuters, Gucci parent company Kering is planning to launch the glasses sometime in 2027. Google’s first pair of Android XR glasses, “Project Aura,” are expected to launch this year. They […]

Ballmer gives $80 million to NPR, with strings attached
Ballmer gives $80 million to NPR, with strings attached

Connie Ballmer, wife of former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and cofounder of the Ballmer Group, has given $80 million to NPR. That’s roughly seven years’ worth of government funding ($11.2m) after Trump and Congress cut funds for public media, but only a fraction of NPR’s full annual budget of $300 million. NPR may still cut […]

Netflix embraces vertical video with major mobile app update
Netflix embraces vertical video with major mobile app update

Netflix announced on Thursday that it will be launching a redesigned mobile app, which will include a vertical video feed, at the end of April. “This redesign will better reflect our expanding entertainment offering and make it easier for members to engage how and when they want,” the company said in its Q1 2026 earnings […]

Tesla is facing up to $14.5 billion in lawsuits — and it’s only getting worse
Tesla is facing up to $14.5 billion in lawsuits — and it’s only getting worse

Tesla is currently fighting on more than 20 active litigation fronts, ranging from Autopilot wrongful death suits to securities fraud and racial discrimination — with total potential financial exposure reaching as high as $14.5 billion. The company’s “…

Live Nation says it will fight monopoly suit loss
Live Nation says it will fight monopoly suit loss

After a jury found that Live Nation-Ticketmaster violated antitrust law on several counts, the company warns in a blog post that the verdict “is not the last word on this matter.” The company plans to renew a motion for the judge to issue a ruling against the states, claiming that they did not prove their […]

BLUETTI’s new FridgePower is a plug-and-play fix for fridge outages
BLUETTI’s new FridgePower is a plug-and-play fix for fridge outages

Power outage? Your fridge freezer is one of the first things at risk, along with everything inside it. BLUETTI’s new FridgePower is built to solve that problem fast, and it’s launching on Kickstarter on April 16 with limited-tier early-bird pricing. It…