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BLUETTI says its new Pioneer 5000 E-Generator is built for the “Next Generation of Real Work,” as the brand expands into professional job site power delivery with a battery-backed and noise-free alternative to conventional ICE-powered generators. Portable power experts BLUETTI unveiled their new Pioneer 5000 professional-grade E-Generator at IFA 2026 yesterday, marking the brand’s transition from portable battery power to genuine job-site generator alternative with enough power to run electric drills, grinders and cut-off saws, air compressors, and water pumps with a 5.12 kWh LiFePO₄ battery pack that’s expandable up to 35 kWh for clean, capable, and quiet off-grid operation…

I love field recordings. I love making them. I love them when they’re incorporated into my ambient music. They’re great background noise for working or sleeping. But they’re also great for active listening, focusing in on the fine nuances of burbling brooks or urban chaos. Earth Garden gives you a globe to explore with real field recordings taken from various locations. Earth Garden is inspired by Radio Garden (which you should also check out) except, instead of exploring the world via radio, it’s environmental sounds. There are waves lapping at the shores of remote islands in the Atlantic, a chorus…

Volkswagen Group is stuck between a rock and a hard place at the moment. On the one hand, deliveries to China – once VW’s most lucrative market – dropped by a whopping 36.6% in the second quarter of 2026. And then there is the pressure caused by Trump’s tariffs over in America, said to incur an annual cost of around $4.6 billion for the auto giant. Clearly, VW Group and its subsidiaries have seen better days, so the company is now shuffling things around in an attempt to find solutions. What that means in practice is a leadership change for…

By way of sheer dedication, Honda has become one of the final suppliers of a tiny market segment: US-market FWD manual hot hatchbacks. Other brands that historically produced them, such as Volkswagen and Ford, have all but bowed out of the segment entirely. As for Honda’s contribution, both the Civic Type R and the Acura Integra Type S are positioned as the last manual hatch frontier. Next year, both the Civic Type R and the Integra Type S are due for a refresh. Both Honda and its luxury-oriented subsidiary are reportedly coordinating the models’ exterior and interior upgrades, while leaving…

The Steam Deck was the king of gaming handhelds when it arrived. But with more competition (and a higher price), is it still worth the cost? Mr.Mikla/Shutterstock We’re still deep in the trenches of RAMageddon, the memory shortage driven by AI companies utilizing massive amounts of it in data centers, and virtually no sector of the tech world has been spared. This is particularly true for the gaming industry, where console prices have risen in recent months (compared to historically, when they would fall over time). The Steam Deck has seen a $300 price increase, and…

As of 2026, more car buyers in the U.S. are prioritizing daily drivers, specifically in the SUV and crossover segment. The need for a weekend car has essentially become redundant due to growing financial constraints, prompting mainstream brands to make their products more expressive and luxurious. As a result, the new vehicle market is filled with well-rounded crossovers that can do it all. An appealing option among the lot is a typically overlooked model by mass-market standards, despite it being one of the most balanced options out there. Updated for 2026, the Japanese brand offers it in an array of…

Manufacturers charging extra for the most ridiculous things has become something of an industry trend in recent years. Remember BMW’s infamous subscription-based heated seats or its attempt to charge a monthly fee for Apple CarPlay? Thankfully, that nonsense is now gone following extensive backlash, but BMW wasn’t the only automaker guilty of such atrocities. Mercedes makes you pay a subscription fee for a power boost on the electric EQE and EQS, despite the powertrain having that capability by default. Then there is Toyota’s key fob remote start, which requires users to be subscribed to its Remote Connect service. You probably…

You can use the drive selector to choose from three different settings, while picking a specific drive mode sets the energy recuperation. In Tarmac mode the strongest setting is in place to give the car a sportier feel. Hyundai TucsonModel:Hyundai Tucson 1.6 PHEV N Line EditionPrice:£36,680Powertrain:4cyl in-line turbo/1,598cc, 13.8kWh battery, 284bhp0-62mph:7.5 secondsTest efficiency:36.8mpgOfficial range:340 milesAnnual VED:£640 While the fourth-generation Hyundai Tucson is due to be replaced by an all-new model that has just been revealed by the Korean firm, the current car still has plenty going for it. Revisions to the line-up mean the trim levels have narrowed to Element,…

AI chatbots have a well-documented habit of hallucinating information and sometimes agreeing with users even when they are wrong. A new study suggests that simply refusing to take no for an answer can make the problem worse. Researchers from the University of Arizona tested seven AI models, including GPT-3.5, GPT-4o, GPT-4o-mini, Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Gemini 1.5 Pro, Llama 3 70B, and DeepSeek-R1. Instead of judging them from a single response, researchers kept conversations going while repeatedly feeding the models information they knew was false. The study used 100 false statements covering everything from obvious nonsense to much more obscure information.…

Honda and Nissan announced plans for a potential merger back in December 2024, but the deal was already dead in the water by February 2025. Apparently, the power dynamic would’ve leaned heavily in Honda’s favor and Nissan was having none of that, so plans to reach any sort of agreement quickly fell through. As it turned out, though, the two could still be friends. Even if an outright merger was off the table, the automakers kept looking for ways to collaborate on a smaller scale. More details have emerged over time, and it eventually became clear that joint software development…