Super Bowl LX ads: all AI everything
Super Bowl LX ads: all AI everything

Super Bowl LX is nearly here, with the Seattle Seahawks taking on the New England Patriots. While Bad Bunny will be the star of the halftime show, AI could be the star of the commercial breaks, much like crypto was a few years ago. Last year’s Super Bowl featured a Google Gemini ad that fumbled […]

Anthropic debuts new model with hopes to corner the market beyond coding
Anthropic debuts new model with hopes to corner the market beyond coding

Anthropic’s “smartest model” is getting a major boost, the company said in a blog post announcing Claude Opus 4.6. It called the new model a “direct upgrade” from its predecessor in a release, noting that it can better take on complex, multi-step tasks and get “much closer to production-ready quality on the first try than […]

Xiaomi SU7 owner puts 165,000 miles on his EV in 18 months, battery health at 94.5%
Xiaomi SU7 owner puts 165,000 miles on his EV in 18 months, battery health at 94.5%

A Xiaomi SU7 owner in China has achieved what might be the most impressive real-world battery longevity test we’ve seen yet: 265,000 kilometers (165,000 miles) in just 18 months of ownership, with battery health still at 94.5%.

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This new WordPress plugin uses the Wayback Machine to help you see fewer dead links

The new Link Fixer plugin for WordPress uses the Wayback Machine to prevent dead links, keeping old posts and references accessible for readers.
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Kia’s electric hatch drove almost 250 miles and recharged in 33 minutes in the frigid cold
Kia’s electric hatch drove almost 250 miles and recharged in 33 minutes in the frigid cold

The EV4, Kia’s electric hatchback, proved its prowess in the El Prix Winter Test, driving almost 250 miles (390 km) in temperatures as low as –31°C (-23.8 °F). It also recharged from 10% to 80% in just over 30 minutes.

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Nvidia’s RTX 50-series Super refresh is delayed, and the RTX 60-series might miss 2027
Nvidia’s RTX 50-series Super refresh is delayed, and the RTX 60-series might miss 2027

The Super refresh to Nvidia’s RTX 50-series GPUs was expected at CES 2026 in January, but it didn’t make an appearance. The Information reports that in December, Nvidia managers decided not to release the new cards as scheduled, choosing to prioritize AI chips instead due to the limited supply of RAM currently available. On top […]

PlayStation’s live service push continues with a co-op Horizon spinoff
PlayStation’s live service push continues with a co-op Horizon spinoff

Sony is expanding its Horizon universe again with Horizon Hunters Gathering, a “cooperative action game” in development by franchise creator Guerrilla for PS5 and PC. Horizon Hunters Gathering lets “up to three players team up as heroic Hunters to protect a world under threat from deadly machines,” according to a blog post. “Combat is tactical, […]

QuantumScape inaugurates Eagle Line pilot for solid-state battery production [Video]
QuantumScape inaugurates Eagle Line pilot for solid-state battery production [Video]

Solid-state battery developer QuantumScape is off and running in 2026, inaugurating its shiny new Eagle Line for pilot production. Eagle Line lays the groundwork for scaled solid-state battery production and will produce cells to support OEM customer s…

Peloton’s gamble on expensive new hardware has yet to pay off
Peloton’s gamble on expensive new hardware has yet to pay off

Last fall, new Peloton CEO Peter Stern made a bet. The company announced a complete refresh of its entire hardware lineup, complete with swivel screens and AI-powered features. Today, the initial results of Stern’s bet are in. In its Q2 2026 earnings call, Stern noted that the hardware refresh hasn’t landed with existing Peloton users, […]

Amazon is turning to AI to cut film and TV production costs

Amazon is investing in new AI tools to help streamline film and TV production and cut costs.
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