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Aston Martin sold 50.1 percent of its non-automotive branding rights. Creditor groups owed about $1.75 billion have threatened legal action. Automotive naming rights for road cars and Formula 1 remain with Aston Martin. Aston Martin has quietly sold control of its own name in everything it does outside cars to keep the lights on. The … Read more
SRT has unveiled the eBoost Air e-compressor to eliminate turbo lag. The system sits upstream of the exhaust-driven turbos and is designed to generate 10 psi within 650 milliseconds. The eBoost Air e-compressor is just an SRT concept for now, with no plans for production yet. Turbochargers are an easy way for automakers … Read more
A new Atlas Cross Sport is coming soon. The Cross Sport will likely share most parts with the regular Atlas. The Atlas Cross Sport seems to have survived lineup cuts at Volkswagen. Great news, coupe SUV fans—Volkswagen has confirmed the arrival of the next-generation Atlas Cross Sport. The swoopy SUV will be unveiled in less … Read more
Porsche has been on a streak of lovely one-offs and few-offs through its Sonderwunsch customization program, from the Toy Story cars to the Earls Court 51 Edition, and many more. This time, the company is taking its talents Down Under. Dubbed the 911 Turbo S “Land Down Under” edition, the custom build celebrates 75 years … Read more
Ford’s next-generation electric truck will be called Fathom, and it will start at $28,350 when it goes on sale in 2027, the company said on Thursday. A “destination and delivery” fee will bring that price up to $29,945, putting the Fathom just below the $30,000 mark that Ford has targeted since it first started talking … Read more
Suno, the service that allows users to create AI-generated songs, today announced new tools to mark tracks made on its platform, limit downloads, and update community guidelines to prevent copycat songs. The changes come as Suno faces numerous lawsuits from labels and artist bodies. In a blog post, co-founder and CEO Mikey Shulman shared core … Read more
As eBay tries to keep up with competitors like Whatnot and TikTok Shop, the online marketplace is making a bigger push into live shopping after seeing record results. During its second-quarter earnings call on Wednesday, the company noted that eBay Live’s gross merchandise volume (GMV) jumped about eight times year-over-year across seven markets, along with … Read more
OpenAI’s motion to dismiss Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit, along with newly filed exhibits, reveals the company’s legal defense strategy. Rather than focusing on whether former Apple employees working at OpenAI had accessed certain information, the AI company argues that Apple’s own security practices and offboarding procedures weaken its claim that the information qualifies as legally … Read more
Tesla and SpaceX said Thursday that “Terafab,” the advanced chip factory they are jointly developing, will be built in Grimes County, Texas, outside Houston, and that they will make an initial investment of $16.8 billion in the project. The factory will be “the largest and most valuable building on Earth by far,” Elon Musk, CEO … Read more
This generation of twentysomethings is so disillusioned with swipe-based dating apps that they’ll try literally anything else — even an AI matchmaker. After dropping out of UC Berkeley, Ditto co-founders Allen Wang and Eric Liu set out to build something that would help their peers connect without having to spend hours each week navigating the … Read more