GM has new adapters for every conceivable combination of NACS and CCS1. In mid-2023, just as it seemed like the North American auto industry had settled on CCS1 as the default fast-charging plug, everything upended as Ford, then General Motors, then everyone else announced they were adopting the North…
Researchers take note: When the endpoint is compromised, all bets are off. Don’t believe everything you read—especially when it’s part of a marketing pitch designed to sell security services. The latest example of the runaway hype that can come from such pitches is research published today by SquareX, a…
Towing capacity is now 5,500 lbs, and there are some new driver assistance features. Although it feels like Porsche only just introduced the electric Macan, the sporty EV SUV is starting to become a more common sight on the road. And as the automaker transitions into model year 2026,…
AI assistants don’t have fixed personalities—just patterns of output guided by humans. Recently, a woman slowed down a line at the post office, waving her phone at the clerk. ChatGPT told her there’s a “price match promise” on the USPS website. No such promise exists. But she trusted what…
Malicious websites can embed invisible commands that AI agents will follow blindly. As AI assistants become capable of controlling web browsers, a new security challenge has emerged: users must now trust that every website they visit won’t try to hijack their AI agent with hidden malicious instructions. Experts voiced…
French report also suggests Star Citizen might hit 1.0 release in “2027 or 2028.” The single-player Star Citizen spin-off Squadron 42 is slated to finally be in players’ hands in 2026, 11 full years after its initial 2015 release target. And after all that time, Cloud Imperium Games CEO Chris…
This was the first successful flight of SpaceX’s second-generation Starship after three failures. STARBASE, Texas—SpaceX launched the 10th test flight of the company’s Starship rocket Tuesday evening, sending the stainless steel spacecraft halfway around the world to an on-target splashdown in the Indian Ocean. The largely successful mission for…
Collapsing gas clouds in the early universe may have formed lower-mass stars as well. For decades, astronomers have wondered what the very first stars in the universe were like. These stars formed new chemical elements, which enriched the universe and allowed the next generations of stars to form the…
Corsair’s Xeneon Edge is the best at what it does but is software-dependent. Finding a cheap secondary PC monitor is pretty easy. But if you want one that looks good, is built well, and is easily customizable, you won’t find those qualities in a budget screen from a no-name…
Specs mean nothing if you get the feel and execution wrong. Manual transmissions have gone the way of the dodo, but you can still find a few out there. Bless Volkswagen for keeping the helical gears turning, both literally and figuratively. The 2025 Jetta GLI, Volkswagen’s sporty sedan, still…
