2028 Volvo XC40 Debuts With A New Face And A Mild-Hybrid Powertrain
Volvo’s compact SUV sees some nips and tucks, as well as some new safety features.
Maven Robotics wants to steal your robot deployment deal
In 2024, Maven Robotics was brand new, and they had nothing—”a cartoon of a robot and a team of people,” CEO and co-founder Hamza Derbas told TechCrunch. Still, they heard a large consumer goods company with logistics needs was in town to meet with four rival robot companies about automation. Derbas talked his way into … Read more
Volvo Is Killing The EX40 EV In The US
The EX60 will become Volvo’s cheapest EV when the EX40 leaves the lineup in 2027.
Google signs its biggest rice-methane carbon credit deal with Indian startup Mitti Labs
Google has agreed to buy 1 million carbon credits from Indian climate-tech startup Mitti Labs through 2030, in what the companies say is the largest publicly announced deal to date for credits generated from cutting methane emissions in rice farming. The four-year agreement will cover rice farms across the Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, … Read more
About 10,000 Toyota C-HR EVs Can Suddenly Lose Power, Toyota Says
North American Toyota C-HR EV owners face a software-related regen braking recall affecting about 10,000 2026 vehicles with potential power loss.
Defense tech Mach Industries doubles valuation to $3.7B in 3 months
Defense tech startup Mach Industries has raised a fresh $600 million in capital in a Series C extension round that has doubled its valuation to $3.7 billion, the company announced on Thursday. It announced the original Series C in June, which was $300 million at a $1.8 billion valuation. Investors in both tranches include Ribbit … Read more
Mary Barra Says EVs Are Still GM's Endgame
GM leans on profitable trucks and SUVs while Mary Barra keeps its electric vehicle strategy aimed at batteries, software, and charging upgrades.
US Army places $11M bet on Austin-based GPS alternative Tern
Austin-based Tern has won a contract from the U.S. Army to deploy the startup’s low-cost GPS alternative tech. The $11.26 million contract will see the Army use Tern’s navigation tech in vehicles, though the startup was tight-lipped on the exact scale of the deployment of what it calls “Google Maps for the battlefield.” The Army … Read more
Audi EV Lessees Get Up To $10,000 To Keep Their Cars
Audi BEV lessees can cut up to $10,000 from E-Tron buyout prices, with different savings for the E-Tron GT, Q4, and Q8.
Mathematicians want proof OpenAI didn’t use their work
Another researcher is challenging OpenAI about the data driving its increasingly impressive array of mathematical discoveries. Just days after a bitter row erupted over whether the company’s models benefited from unpublished work, a second mathematician has come forward accusing the AI giant of unethical and “dishonest” behavior and a lack of transparency about the origins … Read more