Rivian’s R2 beat its own climate goals four years early
Rivian always planned for its all-important R2 vehicle to be less expensive than its pricey R1 predecessors, but also less polluting. The production process for the R2 would rely on more renewable energy, and the vehicle itself would feature more recycled and biodegradable materials than the models that came before it. With this and a few other tricks, Rivian set the target to achieve a 50 percent lifetime carbon reduction for the R2 by 2030.
Today, the company released its 2025 impact report outlining its sustainability progress for the year. The main takeaway is that over the entire lifespan - everything from production, driving, and eve …
Trump says US is officially renaming AI ‘super intelligence’
In a speech Tuesday morning at the UN General Assembly, Donald Trump railed against Iran, "globalists," and transgender people while also claiming that the US is now "officially" renaming artificial intelligence to "super intelligence."
Why? Because, according to Trump, the word artificial makes intelligence fake. Is that what makes it sound fake to you?
Here's what Trump said:
The United States also totally rejects any attempt to construct a globallist scheme to control for the artificial intelligence being spoken of so much now. Here and after officially called "super intelligence," changing the name, and that the use of the word arti …
Xbox is barely Xbox anymore
Xbox has become a shell of its former self - and things are only getting worse. As part of its planned cuts impacting around 3,200 workers, the company announced today more changes that will further dilute the brand. Studios are being consolidated, others are on the brink of being closed altogether, and Xbox's most iconic franchise, Halo, is being moved to a new developer. The future of Xbox looks more uncertain than ever.
Today's news includes "eliminating 268 roles across Halo Studios, other first-party studios, and the [Xbox Game Studios] management and central functions layer." But there is also plenty of reorganization happening, parti …
Xbox is merging its Forza developers into a single studio
Microsoft is uniting its two Forza developers into a single studio today, as part of a massive restructuring of Xbox. Playground Games, which develops Forza Horizon, and Turn 10 Studios, creators of Forza Motorsport, are merging together to focus on Forza Horizon and Fable.
"Playground and Turn 10 will come together as one studio focused on the Forza and Fable franchises," explains Xbox chief content officer Matt Booty in a memo. "These two studios have been technological, creative, and franchise partners for over a decade, and today's changes will formally move their work into one team."
The closure of Turn 10 Studios leaves big unanswere …
Microsoft is laying off 268 Xbox staffers and Ninja Theory may close
Microsoft is laying off around 260 Xbox employees today, as part of an ongoing "reset" of its gaming business. 1,600 Xbox employees were impacted by layoffs in July, with Xbox CEO Asha Sharma describing the cuts as "the most significant restructure in Xbox history." Today's layoffs are part of the 3,200 roles that were previously confirmed to be impacted over the course of Microsoft's 2027 financial year (which ends in June 2027).
"We are eliminating 268 roles across Halo Studios, other first-party studios, and the XGS management and central functions layer," says Xbox chief content officer Matt Booty in a memo. "The actions completed since …
Activision is taking over Halo as part of a massive Xbox shake-up
Microsoft is announcing a massive restructuring of its Xbox studios today, months after laying off 1,600 Xbox employees and selling off studios. The latest changes will see Activision take on the Halo and Sea of Thieves franchises, as well as Age of Empires. Microsoft is also laying off around 268 Xbox employees as part of this restructuring, and likely closing Ninja Theory.
Halo Studios will be significantly impacted by today's changes and layoffs. The studio will continue to support existing titles like Halo Infinite and Halo: Campaign Evolved, but the next flagship installment in the Halo franchise will come from Activision instead.
"Ac …
The Beats 360 are what I’d bring to the gym if I hated earbuds
Everyone has seen someone at the gym or running around their neighborhood wearing headphones that were never designed for workouts. Quite often those headphones are Beats. Good news for the earbud haters: The new Beats 360 over-ear headphones are durable and built to withstand sweat, with water resistance and swappable knit ear cups. And there aren't many headphones out there like them.
IP ratings are a bit out of the ordinary on any headphones, and the Beats 360 are the first IP-certified headphones from the company. Like Beats workout earbuds, the Powerbeats Pro 2 and Powerbeats Fit 2, the Beats 360 are rated IPX4, which protects against …
‘Trump TV’ is just reruns of the president on YouTube
The White House is now airing reruns of President Donald Trump's speeches, bill signings, and other moments on a YouTube livestream that it's calling "Trump TV," as reported earlier by Time. The 24/7 station launched just days after Trump banned CNN, MS Now, and Politico from the White House.
Following several teasers propping up "Trump TV," Kaelan Dorr, the White House's head of digital strategy, revealed that the administration will air Trump's "greatest hits, unfiltered" on YouTube. "The press, in some cases, reported inaccurately or not at all on the Administration's many record breaking accomplishments on behalf of all Americans," Dorr …
Waymo is offering transit discounts again, this time with Visa
Waymo has made several attempts over the years at offering transit discounts to its customers in the hopes of getting them to more frequently use the company's robotaxis to connect with a train or a bus. The Alphabet-owned company announced the latest effort today, teaming up with Visa to offer a discount on robotaxi rides when they use Waymo to connect with transit.
The new incentive is being rolled out first to customers in the San Francisco-Bay Area. When riders use a Visa credit card to take a Waymo trip and public transit within two hours of each other, the company will automatically put a $2.85 credit on their account that can be app …
These discreet hearing aid glasses now have better voice boosting and battery life
EssilorLuxottica, the company that Meta partnered with for its Ray-Ban smart glasses, announced a new version of its Nuance Audio glasses that are designed to double as discreet over-the-counter hearing aids. The new Nuance Audio Plus still manages to squeeze their FDA cleared hearing aid tech into temple arms that don't look much thicker than what you'll find on a standard pair of glasses. But the new Plus option introduces improved sound boosting, better voice clarity, extra on-device controls, and up to 10 hours of battery life.
The Nuance Audio Plus are now available in the US in three frame styles including Square, Pathos, and Upturn i …