Senate passes a bill that would let nonconsensual deepfake victims sue
Senate passes a bill that would let nonconsensual deepfake victims sue

The Senate passed a bill that could give people who’ve found their likeness deepfaked into sexually explicit images without their consent a new way to fight back. The Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits Act (DEFIANCE Act), would let victims sue the individuals who created the images for civil damages. The bill passed with […]

Mercedes opens EV charging hubs in Canada with CCS + NACS at every stall
Mercedes opens EV charging hubs in Canada with CCS + NACS at every stall

Mercedes-Benz has launched its first DC fast-charging stations in Canada, starting with three new sites in British Columbia, as it rolls out a broader fast-charging network around Metro Vancouver.

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Anthropic shakes up C-suite to expand its internal incubator
Anthropic shakes up C-suite to expand its internal incubator

Mike Krieger, the Instagram cofounder who joined Anthropic two years ago as its chief product officer, is moving to a new focus at the AI startup: co-leading its internal incubator, dubbed the “Labs” team. The Anthropic Labs team started in mid-2024 with just two members; now, the company has decided to expand it, with a […]

Canada and China near deal to drop EV tariffs as Trump pushes allies away
Canada and China near deal to drop EV tariffs as Trump pushes allies away

As a potential reversal of a significant policy implemented just over a year ago, the Canadian government is reportedly in advanced talks with China to remove or significantly reduce the 100% tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.

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Save up to $3,000 on Anker’s new E10 whole-home backup system with $10 pre-order deposit, Lectric e-bike sale, EcoFlow, more
Save up to $3,000 on Anker’s new E10 whole-home backup system with $10 pre-order deposit, Lectric e-bike sale, EcoFlow, more

Today’s Green Deals are led by a large-scale pre-order launch of Anker’s new SOLIX E10 Smart Hybrid Whole-Home Backup System, for which you can save up to $3,000 with a $10 down payment. Right behind it we have Lectric’s freshly launched New Year Sale …

Ford F150 Lightning outsold Tesla Cybertruck and was then canceled for not selling enough
Ford F150 Lightning outsold Tesla Cybertruck and was then canceled for not selling enough

The Tesla Cybertruck program is in shambles. The latest data indicate production is running at roughly 10% of its planned capacity. Meanwhile, the Ford F150 Lightning outsold the Tesla Cybertruck in 2025 and was then canceled for not selling enough.

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The White House just said your life is worth nothing. Yes, literally.
The White House just said your life is worth nothing. Yes, literally.

The Environmental Protection Agency will no longer consider how much pollution costs to human health or the amount of lives saved when setting air pollution rules, according to a report by the New York Times. Instead, it will ignore benefits and only c…

Meta is closing down three VR studios as part of its metaverse cuts
Meta is closing down three VR studios as part of its metaverse cuts

Meta is laying off about 10 percent of its Reality Labs metaverse division, and the cuts include closing down some of its VR gaming studios. Twisted Pixel Games, the developer of Marvel’s Deadpool VR, Sanzaru Games, the developer of the Asgard’s Wrath franchise, and Armature Studio, which worked on the Resident Evil 4 VR port, […]

The Chevy Equinox EV was a hit in 2025 — now comes the big question
The Chevy Equinox EV was a hit in 2025 — now comes the big question

The electric Chevy Equinox was the best-selling EV in the US in 2025, behind the Tesla Model Y and Model 3. With more affordable models, including the new Chevy Bolt EV, now on sale, will its run fizzle out?

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Verizon gets FCC permission to end 60-day phone unlocking rule
Verizon gets FCC permission to end 60-day phone unlocking rule

Verizon can keep phones locked to its network for longer after the Federal Communications Commission agreed to waive the carrier’s 60-day unlocking requirement, as reported by Ars Technica. Following this decision, Verizon must follow a looser set of guidelines set by the CTIA wireless trade group, which says carriers should only unlock a customer’s postpaid […]