EV Sales Keep Surging In Europe, Now Make Up 29% Of New Car Sales The market share for EVs keeps climbing, while traditional combustion cars continue to fall from grace. InsideEVs · Sep 25
The Volkswagen ID.4 Just Got Up to $12,500 Cheaper in America The current-generation ID.4 is on its last legs in the U.S., and Volkswagen is doing everything it can to clear dealer lots. InsideEVs · Sep 25
Google Sends First AI Chips Into Orbit as It Chases Elon Musk's Space Data-Centre Dream Google plans to launch two prototype satellites with Planet Labs by early 2027 to test whether its AI chips can operate in orbit and support future space-based data centres. International Business Times UK · Sep 24
Microsoft's Ad-for-Playtime Patent, Explained: How Credits, Breaks and Boss Fights Would Work Microsoft's patent US 2026/0260258 A1 would trade ad breaks for 15 to 60 minutes of play. Here's what it says, what it doesn't and what's next. Latin Times · Sep 24
Americans Are Buying Hybrids At A Record Pace. And It's Not Just Toyota Anymore Hybrids are selling better than ever before in America. And while Toyota is still the main driver of growth, other brands are driving growth, too. InsideEVs · Sep 24
The AI Surge Is Flooding Academic Journals: What It Means for Peer Review and Who Pays the Price Journal submissions are surging as AI floods peer review. See what Organization Science and ScholarOne data reveal about the strain on editors. Latin Times · Sep 24
'It's Not Coming, Trust Me': World Bank Chief Says Big AI Data Centres Will Stay in Rich Grids AI data-centre electricity use could nearly double by 2030, while the World Bank says frontier-scale infrastructure remains out of reach for most emerging markets International Business Times UK · Sep 24
This Audi EV Set A Guinness World Record By Driving 831 Miles Without Recharging An Audi A6 E-Tron just set a new Guinness World Record by driving 831 miles on a single battery charge, much farther than Audi's claimed range figure. InsideEVs · Sep 24
Volkswagen Bets You'll Pay Up For In-Car Gaming VW is bringing 20 video game titles to some of its new cars beginning in 2027. Owners can pair their smartphones as game controllers. InsideEVs · Sep 24
Launch of UK’s ‘largest AI supercomputer’ delayed by power supply problems Datacentre hailed by government was supposed to start operating next year but may be held back into mid-2030s The Guardian - UK · Sep 24
Parents and carers: how has your view on your children’s use of social media or AI changed? Is the scrutiny tech firms are facing making you rethink your children’s relationship with technology? Let us know The Guardian - US · Sep 24
Scientists reveal findings from the first robot to ever run a marathon Pioneering run could lead to new kinds of robots for more functional purposes, scientists behind it say The Independent UK · Sep 24
Volkswagen Delays The ID. Buzz's Return To The U.S. Again Volkswagen delayed the electric van's return by another model year. Now it comes back as a 2028 model next year. InsideEVs · Sep 24
TikTok drops appeal against £12.7m fine for not keeping under-13s off platform UK watchdog fined video app in 2023 for failing to enforce minimum age limit and remove underage users The Guardian - UK · Sep 24
Evening Standard · Sep 24 TikTok to pay £12.7m fine over child data concerns after dropping appeal The Information Commissioner’s Office originally imposed the fine in 2023 before the firm launched an appeal.
The Independent UK · Sep 24 TikTok to pay £12.7m fine over child data concerns after dropping appeal The Information Commissioner’s Office originally imposed the fine in 2023 before the firm launched an appeal.
The Independent UK · Sep 24 Morgan Freeman calls artificial intelligence voice replication and deepfakes ‘stealing’ The Shawshank Redemption star acknowledged the difficulty in finding out ‘where it originated’
The Independent UK · Sep 24 Meta’s new Tamagotchi-style ‘Charm’ can run your life for you – from a keychain Meta is making a Tamagotchi-style device that can run your life for you, chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has announced.
InsideEVs · Sep 24 GM Is Giving Away Free EV Chargers—And Paying New Owners To Charge Customers can get a $1,999 Level 2 home charger, plus monthly credits in their account if they help balance the grid.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 24 Nick Clegg plays down fears ‘godlike’ AI could exterminate humanity Former deputy PM now involved in tech industry says many within sector are ‘winding themselves up into a lather’
The Independent UK · Sep 24 Anthropic says Claude has found something potentially transformative in our bodies Company has established biology lab to allow AI to lead experiments in real life
MyLifeXP · Sep 24 Buying Thar OG AXT? Here’s What Rs 10.32 Lakh Gets The Mahindra Thar has always attracted buyers who want a rugged SUV without spending on every available luxury feature. With the new Thar OG, Mahindra has refreshed the package with styling updates and new variant names. The entry-level AXT variant is priced at Rs 10.32 lakh (introductory, ex-showroom) and comes…
InsideEVs · Sep 24 The Renault 8 Gordini Is Back As A Gorgeous Rear-Wheel Drive EV Inspired by the 1960s original, the stunning two-door show car sits low to the ground and has a wide stance reminiscent of the rally cars from decades ago.
Radio France Internationale (Français) · Sep 24 Rencontre Trump-Xi Jinping: quand l'IA s'invite dans la rivalité entre la Chine et les États-Unis À l’approche de la rencontre entre Xi Jinping et Donald Trump, l’intelligence artificielle s’invite dans la rivalité entre les deux puissances. DeepSeek a fait connaître les progrès chinois dans le monde entier, mais l’entreprise est loin d’être seule. Qui sont les autres acteurs du secteur en Chine ? Et sont-ils…
The Guardian - AU · Sep 24 An OpenAI agent infiltrated Medicare – and Australia only found out months later. Here’s what we know so far Experts say ‘fairly minor’ breach is a portent of things to come and proprietary closed systems like OpenAI are ‘the least of the worries’