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A South Carolina car plant retired its first humanoid robot after it helped build 30,000 vehicles in eleven months, and a more dexterous replacement took its place on the l…

A Spartanburg car plant retired its first humanoid robot after 30,000 vehicles and installed a harder-working successor on ...
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A shopper adds 4 sweaters to an online cart and closes the tab without buying any of them, and psychologists say that habit still lifts her mood

Psychology research shows filling an online cart and never checking out can lift mood just like buying, no purchase required.
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Volkswagen starts 2027 Atlas assembly at Chattanooga plant

Volkswagen has begun building the redesigned 2027 Atlas at its Chattanooga, Tennessee plant, replacing the discontinued ID.4 ...
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Hyundai Metaplant hits 4,420 jobs as hybrid lines expand

Hyundai says its Georgia Metaplant has reached 4,420 jobs as hybrid production grows without changing its 500,000-vehicle ...
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A Massachusetts pilot connects 135 homes to a shared geothermal loop for $10 a month, but every other utility customer is footing part of the bill too

A Massachusetts networked geothermal pilot charges homes $10 a month, but the utility spread the real construction cost ...
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FieldAI nears $700 million round at $10 billion valuation

Robotics startup FieldAI has signed a term sheet for $700 million in funding at a reported $10 billion valuation, Business ...
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A small plug in box on the dashboard tracks every fleet van for about 30 dollars a month, but canceling early means paying 100 percent of the contract left

Fleet GPS tracking is sold as a simple monthly add on, but contract terms show canceling early can cost 100 percent of what ...
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Electric work vans and pickups shipped with 3 years of free fleet data tracking built in, but newer models already have a shorter clock

Electric commercial vans and trucks come with free telematics for three years, but fleets face a paid contract once that ...
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Google Maps data reveals froyo and matcha as 2026 dining trends

Google Maps' first Fan-Favorite Dining List tracks review data across 10 cities, finding froyo, matcha and tallow as 2026's ...
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A 22.2 terabit flood of junk data slammed into Cloudflare’s network for just 40 seconds, and the brief burst instantly became the largest cyberattack ever recorded …

Cloudflare confirms it mitigated a 22.2 Tbps DDoS attack, the largest ever recorded, powered by hijacked home routers and ...
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A single domestic flight can carry dozens of separate prices for the identical seat between its first day on sale and takeoff, and airlines run it on autopilot

Flight prices for the same seat can shift 35 times before departure. Here's the fare bucket system and automated pricing ...
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PG&E flexible connections let EV chargers skip grid upgrade queue

PG&E's Flex Connect pilot lets EV charging sites connect to the grid months early by accepting dynamic power limits.