Sometimes, a car makes more sense when you experience it in context. REIDEN, Germany—There is a lot to be said for testing a car on the roads it was developed on. A Kei car, for example, makes more sense in downtown Tokyo than on one of Nashville’s arterial highways,…
Sonos expects to spend $5 million on tariffs this quarter. During what’s supposed to be a year of redemption, Sonos has announced that its gadgets will become more expensive this year, complicating the company’s comeback plans. Tariffs that US President Donald Trump announced last week take effect today, including…
Trump’s chip tariffs won’t hit Apple despite no plans for a US-made iPhone. It’s now clear that Apple plans to survive Donald Trump’s trade war by playing to the president’s ego. On Wednesday, Trump announced that Apple would be exempt from a threatened 100 percent tariff on semiconductors that…
Size matters most for Framework’s first stab at a desktop workstation/gaming PC. Framework’s main claim to fame is its commitment to modular, upgradeable, repairable laptops. The jury’s still out on early 2024’s Framework Laptop 16 and mid-2025’s Framework Laptop 12, neither of which has seen a hardware refresh, but…
Lots of suspension tweaks but no extra power for this WRX variant. The Subaru WRX has always been the equivalent of an automotive shrug. Not because it lacks character but because it simply doesn’t care what others think. It’s a punk rock band with enough talent to fill stadiums…
President accuses semiconductor industry veteran Lip-Bu Tan of being “highly conflicted.” Donald Trump has called for the newly appointed chief executive of Intel, Lip-Bu Tan, to resign, alleging that the semiconductor industry veteran is “highly conflicted.” “The CEO of INTEL is highly CONFLICTED and must resign, immediately,” Trump said…
Why AI-based voice cloning is the next frontier in social-engineering attacks. By now, you’ve likely heard of fraudulent calls that use AI to clone the voices of people the call recipient knows. Often, the result is what sounds like a grandchild, CEO, or work colleague you’ve known for years…
Hulu will finish integrating into the Disney+ app in 2026, Disney says. Bob Iger, the CEO of The Walt Disney Company, announced today that Disney will “fully integrate” Hulu into the Disney+ app in 2026. Although a company representative told Variety that people will still be able to buy…
Liz Reid says Google’s data shows AI is generating consistent clicks and better experiences. Google has often bristled at the implication that its obsession with AI search is harming web traffic, and now search head Liz Reid has penned a blog post on the topic. According to Reid, clicks…
Ten of 21 known cockatoo species exhibit dance behavior, and one bird executed 17 unique moves. Snowball the dancing cockatoo gets down with his bad self to the Backstreet Boys. In 2008, a YouTube video featuring an Eleanora cockatoo named Snowball dancing to the beat of the Backstreet Boys…
