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Did you know the average new vehicle in the US grew an inch (25 mm) wider and 22 inches (558 mm) longer between 2013 and 2023? That’s probably obvious to anyone who steps foot outside these days, and it’s a trend that we ought to reverse. Bigger cars might make their occupants feel more secure, but they invariably need more energy to get where they’re going. And with f=ma being what it is, bigger vehicles tend to leave a lasting and deleterious effect on anything unlucky enough to be the other party in a collision. That makes today’s tale a…
Amazon’s SVP of devices, Alexa and Leo, Panos Panay joins Arjun Kharpal to discuss how artificial intelligence is reshaping the company’s hardware strategy, from Alexa and Echo devices to wearables, smart glasses, robotaxis and satellites.Amazon’s SVP of devices, Alexa and Leo, Panos Panay joins Arjun Kharpal to discuss how artificial intelligence is reshaping the company’s hardware strategy, from Alexa and Echo devices to wearables, smart glasses, robotaxis and satellites. Panay explains why Amazon sees AI devices less as a single new gadget and more as an ambient system that follows users across the home, on the go and eventually into the car. He says Alexa Plus marks a…
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A journalist films Xiaomi SU7 Ultra cars during a Xiaomi track day driving experience in Tianjin, in northern China on April 23, 2026, ahead of the Beijing Auto Show which opens on April 24. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP via Getty Images)Greg Baker | Afp | Getty ImagesHong Kong-listed shares of Chinese electric vehicle makers surged Thursday after June delivery figures buoyed investor sentiment, with BYD gaining around 9% and Xiaomi climbing about 5%.Xiaomi reported its third consecutive month of having over 30,000 deliveries in June. The company’s shipments from January to June totaled over 180,000 units, representing about…
PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 24: Pedestrians use umbrellas to shield from the sun as record-breaking high temperatures continue in Paris on June 24, 2026 in Paris, France. Li Yang | China News Service | Getty ImagesEurope wants to narrow its record trade deficit with China by October, but the bloc’s worst-ever heat wave is driving unprecedented demand for imports of Chinese-made air conditioners, a telling tale illustrating how hard it will be for Brussels to address the trade imbalance.The European Union and China released a rare joint statement on Monday aimed at balancing trade between the two economies and addressing…
Why is Sony stock rising today? Source link
Fatemeh Rastekar, Niloofar Alaei Kakhki and Morteza Monfared discuss the safe and practical utility of superworm larvae for cleaning museum specimens. Credit: Anthony Lewis, PLOS/CC-BY 4.0 Fatemeh Rastekar, Niloofar Alaei Kakhki and Morteza Monfared discuss the safe and practical utility of superworm larvae for cleaning museum specimens. Credit: Anthony Lewis, PLOS/CC-BY 4.0 Preparing skeletal specimens for display in museums or for forensic studies requires the bones to be thoroughly cleaned to remove any remaining flesh or soft tissue. However, the need for thorough cleaning must be balanced against the risk of damaging the actual bones. According to a new paper…
Sir Keir’s argument was that he would be pragmatic, not bound by ideology or too fixed a worldview. But his internal critics long privately grumbled, and more recently increasingly publicly grumbled that this amounted to him all too often not being able to articulate what he did believe.So now many of them exude a sense of relief, even joy, that Burnham, on the big picture at least, appears to know his own mind.It hasn’t always been like this: Burnham’s critics a decade ago, after he had fought and lost his second Labour leadership race, would joke about his indecision and…
A view of commercial cargo vessels and crude oil tankers are anchored in the Gulf of Oman, off the coast of Muscat, Oman, on June 21, 2026, as they prepare to transit through the critical Strait of Hormuz.Shady Alassar | Anadolu | Getty ImagesOil prices fell on Wednesday as investors weighed signs of progress in indirect negotiations between Washington and Tehran, easing concerns about potential disruptions to crude supplies in the Middle East.U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell 1.33% to $67.67 a barrel, while global benchmark Brent crude declined 1.12% to $70.77.Brent has fallen nearly 40% this quarter, marking…
Korea sinks as AI chip selloff deepens; Japan suppliers tumble Source link