Electric-car charging: The basics
Among those considering the purchase of a new or used battery-electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle, or just curious about EVs, charging can still be the
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2026 Nissan Leaf details: Affordable EV will face 2026 Chevy Bolt EV
Next-generation Nissan Leaf will launch first in U.S. and Canada, be fully revealed this year Rogue Hybrid and Rogue PHEV are on the way over
Rivian spinoff focuses on small EVs, “ways to move beyond cars”
Spinoff starts with $105 million VC investment, Rivian maintains “substantial minority stake” Products to be affordable, vastly more efficient than today’s cars or SUVs In-house-built
Two more newsrooms join the case against OpenAI and Microsoft
The Seattle Times and Newsday have sued OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging the companies methodically scraped articles in a way that bypasses paywalls. The EU’s general-purpose
Chinese banks and carriers have turned AI tokens into rewards, monthly plans and collateral
Chinese banks, telecom carriers and a Guangzhou district have started packaging AI tokens as credit card rewards, monthly plans and a basis for business lending.
Astra appears to think without showing its work, and the people arguing about it co-wrote the warning
AI safety researchers say OpenAI’s Astra appears to do less of its reasoning in visible text, and OpenAI’s chief scientist has warned against a race
Sam Altman calls himself a mega Apple fanboy and says the lawsuit made him sad
Sam Altman said he was very sad about Apple’s trade-secrets lawsuit and that his first reaction was that the allegations sounded egregious, while OpenAI has
Tesla’s Cybercab has been deployed, and it’s already under investigation
Tesla’s Cybercab, a distinctive two-seater without a steering wheel or brake pedals, is set to start picking up members of the public in two states.
Medieval manuscripts are “biological time capsules” for deadly sheeppox virus
Sheeppox is a highly contagious, often fatal viral disease that was largely eradicated from much of European livestock in the 20th century. But there is
TCS commits $7.4B to a one-gigawatt AI campus in Hyderabad
Tata Consultancy Services said its HyperVault unit and partners have committed 700 billion rupees, about $7.4B, to an AI data centre campus of up to
More plugs beat more power, a Finnish charger maker says
A white paper from the Finnish charger maker Kempower argues that adding connectors raises site utilisation far more than adding power, with eight-plug sites reaching
How to automate your Gmail inbox — without AI
Gmail is filled with hidden features and add-on possibilities, but one of the service’s most powerful organizational tools is sitting right in the heart of
The Generation That’s Never Had to Say ‘Hello?’
Now that there’s rarely any mystery to who’s calling, Gen Z has adopted a range of custom phone greetings — including no greeting at all.
Japan says progress made on $550B pact, with AI and chips weighing heavily on the next round
Japan’s trade minister said discussions on AI and semiconductors will carry very significant weight in the third tranche of its $550B US investment pact, after