With customer deliveries for the $60k 2026 Rivian R2 Performance Launch Package beginning today, the electric vehicle company has finally announced plans for its long-promised entry-level R2 model. Priced at $46,235 to start (including destination and delivery), the new single-motor, rear-drive R2 Standard will feature a different battery than the $49,985 R2 Standard Long RangeContinue Reading
Nvidia’s GeForce Now streaming service is a great way to make use of a big Steam library without needing a beefy gaming PC. That’s becoming a much more appealing option, as prices for RAM and storage become untenable (thanks, in no small part, to Nvidia). If you’re thinking about signing up…Continue Reading
The era in which the entire aviation industry has gathered around twin-engine efficiency has left the legendary four-engine giants facing an unsustainable financial reality. The Airbus A380 remains a passenger favorite for its unmatched cabin space and smooth ride, yet behind the scenes, its quad-engine layout imposes massive economic penaltiesContinue Reading
For decades, Hawaiian Airlines has built its reputation on warm island hospitality with nonstop connectivity between the Hawaiian Islands, the US mainland, and countless international destinations. However, with premium travel expectations rising, Hawaiian has found itself training global competitors when it comes to its onboard premium products.Continue Reading
Dukosi, A123 Systems and Nuvation Energy have released a joint design brief for an end-to-end battery energy storage system proof of concept that includes A123’s 587 Ah large-format LFP prismatic cells with Dukosi’s contactless cell monitoring system, and Nuvation’s utility-grade BMS. The reference platform is built for North American BESSContinue Reading
Belgian battery startup SOLiTHOR has published a technical update showing that its sol-gel Solid Composite Electrolyte has reached 465 Wh/kg and 1,400 Wh/L at stack level in a multilayer pouch design—achieved by impregnating the electrolyte into a high-loading cathode with an areal capacity of 8 mAh/cm². The result requires noContinue Reading
Michigan lawmakers are pushing legislation that wouldn’t just ban the sales of Chinese-made cars in the The Great Lakes State, it would ban cars with Chinese tags from even visiting. The Protecting America From Chinese Cars Act joins the Connected Vehicle Security Act aiming to protect U.S. car companies fromContinue Reading
Elon Musk’s SpaceX made its highly anticipated stock market debut Friday morning, establishing him as the first person to ever be worth $1 trillion., Elon Musk’s SpaceX made its highly anticipated stock market debut Friday morning, establishing him as the first person to ever be worth $1 trillion., from NewsnationContinue Reading
Thousands of users reported problems with Meta platforms on Friday., Thousands of users reported problems with Meta platforms on Friday., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
An under-the-hood change in Windows seems to signal the further deterioration of Microsoft’s Copilot+ branding, which, at least historically, depended solely on NPUs as the engine of local PC AI. Now, PCs with dedicated GPUs will have access to those features. An experimental release of the Windows App SDK on Github now allows certain AI-specificContinue Reading
Ruby Ashbourne Serkis and Adam Nagaitis star in Apple TV’s “Star City” (Image credit: Apple TV) The titular cosmonaut training facility in Apple TV’s ” Star City ” is a hive of duplicity, all scrutinized by the KGB’s surveillance team and its small army of monitoring minions. One of the main couples in Apple TV’sContinue Reading
Katalyst Space’s LINK robotic servicing satellite awaits encapsulation inside a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL on June 8, 2026, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. (Image credit: NASA/Ron Beard) NASA is fast-tracking a mission to launch a spacecraft that will attempt to boost another one of the agency’s science satellites into a higher orbit beforeContinue Reading
The LF AI & Data Foundation has announced the formation of the DocLang Specification Working Group, kicking off a collaborative effort to build an open, AI-native document format standard. The working group operates under the Joint Development Foundation’s vendor-neutral governance model, ensuring that no single company controls the roadmap. TheContinue Reading