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We’re closing out the week’s Green Deals with a jam-packed edition, led by Anker’s SOLIX E10 Whole-Home Backup System Sale with exclusive bonus savings that starts the pricing from a $3,799 low. Right behind it is an exclusive $700 discount on Heybike’s ALPHA All-Terrain Mid-Drive e-bike at its $1,099 low, followed by an EcoFlow flash sale that gives you the upper-tier 3,072Wh DELTA 3 Ultra Plus Power Station with a 500W modular solar panel down at $1,899, among other units. We also have EGO’s Multi-Head System with an 8-inch Carbon-Fiber Edger Attachment at a new $173 low, the roborock RockMow…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is positioning the state to take the lead on AI oversight, including the potential to mandate a “kill switch” for frontier models, with a new executive order issued Friday.Newsom’s order directs the state to convene a group of experts that will deliver recommendations within two months on how to strengthen AI safety measures in state law. Newsom wants the group to consider how the state could require AI companies to embed independent verification groups onsite for regular audits, make their transparency reports and risk assessments subject to standards of independent auditors, create a “kill switch”…

The collector car world has a long memory — but it has been slow to give Japanese sports cars their due. That is finally changing. Values for the most iconic Japanese performance machines of the 1980s and 1990s have been climbing steadily, and the window for getting in at a reasonable price is narrowing fast. Models like the Nissan Skyline GT-R and Toyota Supra are at last receiving the recognition they always deserved. A generation that grew up chasing lap times on PlayStation consoles has grown up, earned real money, and is now turning those digital obsessions into garage realities.…

A new car’s window sticker can read like alphabet soup. Forward collision warning. Lane keeping assistance. Blind spot warning. Adaptive cruise control with lane centering. What the badge does not tell you is how that particular system behaves when traffic slows behind a tractor-trailer and the gap starts closing faster than you expected. Large trucks make the difference between knowing a feature’s name and understanding its job especially hard to ignore. The car’s equipment matters, but so does the space you choose to leave around it. Warning and intervention are two different jobs NHTSA sorts these features into…

The 2027 BYD Yuan Up adds variants with a CLTC range of up to 501 km. Credit: BYD. The 2027 Yuan Up increases maximum range from 401 km to 501 km and lowers the starting price for 401-km variants. The Yuan series sold a record 84,550 units in August alone, making it BYD’s best-selling model. BYD (HKEX: 1211) has launched an updated Yuan Up battery electric SUV (sport utility vehicle) in China, adding longer-range options and lowering entry prices for some range configurations. The Chinese new energy vehicle (NEV) maker announced on Thursday that the 2027 Yuan Up Feichi Edition…

Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group (UMG) are suing AI music generator Suno for allegedly infringing on their copyright with its newest v6 models, Variety reports. The claim challenges the story Suno has generally told about its latest AI models, which are the first it’s released since signing licensing deals with Warner Music Group and BMG. While Suno used licensed material to create the v6 lineup, in their lawsuit (obtained by Music Business Worldwide), Sony Music and UMG specifically take issue with the company’s public acknowledgement that the models were also trained on “users’ ‘interactions’ with Suno’s service,” which…

In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss the Tesla Roadster getting a reveal date, VW XL1 coming back electric, BYD’s new Tesla fighter, and more. The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. As a reminder, we’ll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with an embedded link to the live stream. Head to the YouTube channel to get your questions and comments in. After the show ends at around 5 p.m. ET, the video will be archived…

Only a few American luxury automakers remain in business, notably Lucid, Lincoln, and Cadillac. The Lucid Gravity SUV is quick and powerful, which one might expect from an EV. Lincoln focuses on being premium, rather than building high-performance models. Only Cadillac brings a body-on-frame SUV with a supercharged V8 to a competition dominated by German and British performance cars. Mercedes-Benz has the AMG GLS 63, Aston Martin offers the 717-horsepower DBX S, and Rolls-Royce even rules the party with its stately Cullinan. All that said, the Escalade-V is the last unapologetically American entry into a segment controlled by European brands.…

Ferrari never made a cheap, sensible car. Everything that has ever passed through those iconic Maranello gates has been a prestigious machine with racing in its blood. Yet, the value-focused mover of the people – Ford – once developed a machine so special, it wiped the floor with Ferrari four times over on its home turf. Then, around four decades later, Ford did it all again, but this time with a carefully crafted production model, designed to celebrate 100 years of Ford in impeccable style. Here’s how the Ford GT once again put Ferrari in its place. Ford Decided To…

You would think that a multimedia conglomerate as large as Disney would have a few chief technology officers by now, but the company has just appointed someone to the position for the very first time.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Charles Pulliam-MooreDisneyCloseDisneyPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All DisneyEntertainmentCloseEntertainmentPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All EntertainmentNewsCloseNewsPosts from this topic will be added to your daily…