Ride1Up just launched a 28 MPH German mid-drive e-bike for an insanely low $1,295
Ride1Up just launched a 28 MPH German mid-drive e-bike for an insanely low $1,295

There are cheap e-bikes, and there are good mid-drive e-bikes. Those two circles on the Venn diagram don’t overlap nearly as often as we’d like. But Ride1Up’s newly launched Prodigy V2 Eco is doing its best to smash them together with a surprisingly lo…

AI music maker Suno now generates spoken words
AI music maker Suno now generates spoken words

Suno is branching out from the world of AI music, launching a new feature that generates spoken voices based on scripts or prompted descriptions. Speech is now available in public beta across Suno’s web and mobile platforms, and allows you to simultaneously generate voiceovers and background music to accompany them. “Music will always be at […]

Tesla Model 3 gets range and performance boost, plus a new 16-inch screen in US
Tesla Model 3 gets range and performance boost, plus a new 16-inch screen in US

Tesla is now putting its larger 16-inch center touchscreen in every Model 3 sold in the US, Puerto Rico, and Mexico, a day after it rolled out the same upgrade in China.

The Model 3 Performance also gets a black headliner, 316 miles of range, and 52…

Tesla launches capability to drive away while plugged in after deadly Supercharger shooting
Tesla launches capability to drive away while plugged in after deadly Supercharger shooting

Tesla launched a new feature called “Emergency Drive Away” that lets drivers shift into Drive and leave while still plugged into a Supercharger.

The update comes two months after a gunman shot three people in Teslas at a Supercharger station in Twin…

Apple’s reportedly developing a smart home camera that doesn’t record video
Apple’s reportedly developing a smart home camera that doesn’t record video

Apple’s rumored push into smart home tech could include a smart home security camera that only gives users text event descriptions instead of video footage. Mark Gurman said in the first episode of the Power On podcast that the camera will be part of “a new Apple smart home ecosystem,” alongside Apple’s rumored smart home […]

California gives the green light to balcony solar
California gives the green light to balcony solar

Californians who can’t install rooftop solar are getting another way to tap into the sunshine. Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill opening the door to small plug-in solar, also known as balcony solar, alongside two laws designed to get more out of home…

The Hyundai IONIQ 5 is still in the EV sales mix, with 31,000+ sold in 2026
The Hyundai IONIQ 5 is still in the EV sales mix, with 31,000+ sold in 2026

The Hyundai IONIQ 5 is still one of the EVs Americans are buying the most, with more than 31,000 sold through September.

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Google’s new Guided Vision feature can help you read the fine print
Google’s new Guided Vision feature can help you read the fine print

Guided Vision is launching in Gemini Live on compatible Android devices today to use AI to give real-time audio descriptions of anything you point your phone’s camera at. By sharing your camera in Gemini Live, you can have Google’s AI help with things like reading small text, describing your surroundings, finding or identifying objects around […]

Toyota bucks the trend as new EVs drive growth
Toyota bucks the trend as new EVs drive growth

Toyota’s new electric vehicles are selling surprisingly well, even as many automakers report fewer EV sales in the third quarter.

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Steam Deck 2: Is AMD Gainsborough the chip Valve’s been waiting for?
Steam Deck 2: Is AMD Gainsborough the chip Valve’s been waiting for?

The Steam Deck is four and a half years old, and handheld gamers are eagerly awaiting a Steam Deck 2 – but Valve has consistently said it needs a new chip with a “generational leap” in performance and efficiency before building the sequel. There’s some reason to believe that chip has now broken cover: AMD […]