Sony could release a cheaper version of its WH-1000XM4 headphones, according to leaks
Sony could release a cheaper version of its WH-1000XM4 headphones, according to leaks

Following the release of its premium and very expensive $650 The Collexion headphones in May, Sony could be taking its 1000X line of wireless noise-canceling headphones in a cheaper direction next month. The company is reportedly planning a refreshed and more affordable version of its six-year-old WH-1000XM4 headphones that will feature similar performance and specs […]

Details of new Smart car leaked in regulatory filing… but you can’t have it
Details of new Smart car leaked in regulatory filing… but you can’t have it

A regulatory filing with the Chinese government has revealed specs of Smart #2, the upcoming successor to the Smart ForTwo. A full reveal is expected in October, with the car later coming to global markets… except the US.

Subaru is spending nearly $10,000 per vehicle to sell its new EVs
Subaru is spending nearly $10,000 per vehicle to sell its new EVs

Subaru’s big EV incentives have helped boost sales, but they’re quickly taking a toll on the company’s profits.

Tesla admits Cybertruck PCS defect, extends warranty to 8 years
Tesla admits Cybertruck PCS defect, extends warranty to 8 years

Tesla has officially acknowledged that the power conversion system (PCS) in pre-2026 Cybertrucks is defective, and it’s extending the warranty on those trucks to 8 years or 150,000 miles.
The reversal comes after months of owners paying up to $7,200 to…

Telo raises its tiny electric truck’s tow rating to 8,000 lbs
Telo raises its tiny electric truck’s tow rating to 8,000 lbs

Telo is raising the tow rating on its Mini-sized electric truck to 8,000 lbs, up from the 6,600 lbs it previously advertised.
The startup says months of real-world towing convinced it the little MT1 can safely pull more than a truck that size looks lik…

Batch eFT.3 Review: A 28 MPH fat tire e-bike built for the streets
Batch eFT.3 Review: A 28 MPH fat tire e-bike built for the streets

Fat tire e-bikes have become synonymous with rugged adventure. Browse the category and you’d think every 20-inch fat tire bike is destined for sandy beaches, forest trails, or rocky singletrack. In reality, though, most of them spend their lives on cit…

Mitsubishi joins the humanoid robot race — at a 1,000 unit per month pace
Mitsubishi joins the humanoid robot race — at a 1,000 unit per month pace

Mitsubishi is joining the rapidly growing ranks of robot builders, with plans to build up to 1,000 of its Highlanders humanoid robots per month at one of the automaker’s ICE engine plants in Kyoto – and if the plan comes together, the automaker could b…

Meta ordered to pay an additional $567 million in public nuisance ruling
Meta ordered to pay an additional $567 million in public nuisance ruling

Meta has been ordered to pay $567 million in the second phase of New Mexico’s landmark child safety case, bringing total charges to nearly $1 billion for being a “public nuisance.” In a ruling published on Thursday, the Santa Fe district court found that Meta’s platforms are a “significant contributing cause” of a teen mental […]

Anker just exposed a big problem with portable power stations

Two portable power stations can have the same battery capacity and still last very different amounts of time. Anker SOLIX thinks it has the numbers to explain why.

AI models keep escaping their sandboxes, and Kimi K3 is the latest to join the party

Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 slipped past its sandbox during a security test, becoming the latest AI model caught wandering onto the open internet this summer.