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Stellantis’ CEO promises to leave in 2026 after mostly making a mess of things
Stellantis is slow to release EVs, and its car prices are skyrocketing. | Image: Stellantis Stellantis is shaking up its leadership. The company announced today that CEO Carlos Tavares will retire at the end of his contract in 2026, and a host of other executives are being shuffled around immediately. The changes come as Stellantis…
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Crucial North Carolina quartz mine is up and running following Hurricane Helene
Spruce Pine, North Carolina, was hit with major flooding and power outages. | Photo by Steve Exum / Getty Images Sibelco, one of the companies mining high-purity quartz in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, has resumed operations. In an update on Thursday, the company said that production and shipments of the quartz, which is crucial to…
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The Google breakup is looming
Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge Lawsuits take a long time, and so there’s no good reason to believe that Google as we know it will be gone anytime soon. But as the antitrust fight against the company continues, and Google’s losses mount, it’s also starting to seem like Google as we know also won’t…
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Bluesky pitches new features at disgruntled Threads users
The Bluesky app will now let users pin posts to the top of their profiles. | Image: Bluesky Bluesky will now let you pin posts, apply language filters, and customize fonts and text sizes. The decentralized short posting platform announced these and other new features via the Threads account it created yesterday, seizing the chance…
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What to expect from Apple’s next Mac and iPad announcements
The M3 Pro generation of MacBook Pros arrived about one year ago in October 2023. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Another round of Apple devices is about to arrive. After launching the iPhone 16 lineup, new Apple Watches, and the AirPods 4 in September, Apple appears to be gearing up to…
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Tesla’s Optimus bot makes a scene at the robotaxi event
Image: Tesla A bunch of Tesla’s humanoid Optimus robots walked out alongside the reveal of Tesla’s new Robovan vehicle at tonight’s Cybercab event. The robot is also seen in a video doing daily human tasks like bringing in a package from the porch and watering your plants. “The Optimus will walk amongst you,” Tesla CEO…
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Tesla’s Robovan is the surprise of the night
Image: Tesla Tesla CEO Elon Musk surprised attendees of the “We, Robot” event by presenting a new, unexpected vehicle: a passenger van. Of course, it was far from a conventional van. The Tesla Robovan (Musk pronounces it ruh-BO-vehn) looked like something out of an Art Deco fever dream, with a sleek train engine-like shape and…
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Tesla Cybercab announced: Elon Musk’s robotaxi is finally here
Image: Tesla Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled a new electric vehicle dedicated to self-driving, a possible milestone after years of false promises and blown deadlines. The robotaxi is a purpose-built autonomous vehicle, lacking a steering wheel or pedals, meaning it will need approval from regulators before going into production. The design was futuristic, with doors…
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Tesla’s Cybercab robotaxi event: the biggest news and announcements
The Cybercab has butterfly doors. | Image: Tesla Tesla revealed the ‘Cybercab’ robotaxi and a new ‘Robovan.’ Continue reading…
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Valve will finally sell the Steam Deck in Australia
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Australians will finally be able to officially buy Valve’s Steam Deck in their home country — two and a half years after the handheld gaming PC first went on sale, and a year after it arrived in Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Australians have been asking for…