This week, the talk of the town has been Ford Motor Company’s decision to begin hiring senior, or “graybeard,” engineers after having laid off many in favor of AI automation. The details are indeed delicious, with the company’s vice president of vehicle hardware engineering stating openly that “Mistakenly, we thought that by just introducing artificial […]

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When it comes to the 1980s, one thing’s for sure — we weren’t spoiled for choice when it came to amazing cars. Automotive culture hit an absolute fever pitch all over the world, producing more bangers that can possibly be in a single list. You had American powerhouses like […]

Stephen Edelstein/SlashGear More than most automakers, BMW knows that having a loyal fanbase is as much a curse as it is a blessing. With cars like the 2002 and 3 Series, Bavaria’s automaker generated enormous goodwill among enthusiasts by putting drivers first. BMW cemented that loyalty with […]

While the United States Navy boasts a massive submarine fleet, it’s hardly the only one sailing beneath the waves. The Russian Federation also maintains an impressive fleet of nuclear and diesel-powered submarines, and like the U.S., Russia continues to put new boats into service to replace its aging hardware. […]

It’s a question that plagued car designers for over a century: How do we make a car go faster? Instinctually, one would assume that you could throw horsepower at it until you achieve the numbers you want, but that only works to a point. After all, the definition of […]

Earlier today, Sony announced it will stop making physical game discs for new PlayStation titles starting in January 2028. It looks like Microsoft is heading in the same direction, but with a consumer-friendly approach: Xbox owners may not have to leave their disc collections behind. According to The Verge‘s Tom Warren, Microsoft has been quietly […]

Google is going beyond traditional copy-paste with its “Save to Memory” functionality, which aims to make it easier to save important text in Chrome. “Save to Memory” is currently being tested in Chrome Canary, per Windows Report, whose team first spotted the feature. It lets users capture selected web snippets and save them in one […]

Anthropic is restoring global access to its most powerful generally released AI model yet, Claude Fable 5, today, after the U.S. Department of Commerce last night withdrew the emergency export controls it had issued previously around the model. The U.S. export control order issued on June 12, 2026, led Anthropic to suspend all global access […]

Tidal is cutting off monetization of AI-generated music but allowing impacted tracks to stay on the app. Starting July 15, 2026, fully AI-generated tracks won’t earn royalties or revenue on the platform. In a new statement, Tidal’s executive vice president and editor-in-chief, Tony Gervino, said the company wants to prioritize “organic creativity” and artists whose […]