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Ugreen is stepping into the smart home space, and it is doing things a bit differently. At its Smart Living Launch Event held at Gillette Stadium, the company unveiled its first AIoT lineup, headlined by a new local hub called HomeAgent, alongside a more powerful sibling called MasterAgent. What makes HomeAgent different from other smart hubs? Most smart home setups lean heavily on the cloud, which means your camera footage, files, and daily routines all get processed somewhere far away. Ugreen wants to flip that script. HomeAgent handles storage, computing, and device control right inside your home, and there is…

In a market that rewards spectacle — where automakers compete on range figures, track times, and ever-more-dramatic styling — the 2025 Lexus ES takes a different stance entirely. It doesn’t chase headlines or engineer drama. What it does instead is harder to pull off: it gets everything right, quietly, every single day. With the 2026 model year, the ES has now become a hybrid- and EV-offering only. But, the 2025 model year is still a competent buy. While rivals scramble to reinvent the sedan, Lexus has refined a formula that already works. That confidence in its own identity is exactly…

The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. The 2027 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport is finally here, and so is its electrified, all-wheel-drive twin, the 2027 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport X (RIP E-Ray). Behind the cockpit of these driver-focused trims sits the automaker’s next-generation high-performance V8: the LS6. The new 409-cubic-inch V8 is also making its way into the base-model Stingray for 2027 models, meaning that buyers are now spoilt for choice when it comes to choosing the mid-engine ‘Vette that fits their performance and…

BMW electric vehicles at an IONNA station (Source: BMW) IONNA is giving Labor Day road-trippers a pretty awesome charging deal: From Friday, September 4, through Monday, September 7, charging across its entire network will cost just $0.20 per kWh, plus tax. That’s nearly half off IONNA’s regular network-wide rate, which is capped at $0.39 per kWh, with no paid membership required. Here’s what that looks like in actual dollars: Adding 50 kWh ordinarily costs up to $19.50 before tax at an IONNA charger. During the sale, it’ll cost $10 – a savings of $9.50. Any compatible EV can charge for…

Officially, Nvidia’s controversial DLSS 5 AI rendering was supposed to launch this evening with only a single game, only on Nvidia’s latest RTX 50 GPUs, and with developers in full control of their artistic vision.But unofficially, modders have already ported a leaked version of DLSS 5 to run on just about anything while cranking sliders to the max. Now, Nvidia is changing its plans. DLSS 5 is still launching first on RTX 50 GPUs, but it’s officially coming to older RTX 40-series GPUs as well, Nvidia spokesperson Rajal Maharaj confirms to The Verge.“Our current focus is on optimizing performance for…

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Manufacturers clearly want to sell as many vehicles as they can to maximize potential, and typically, they will try to target each different vehicle at a particular market segment. They will make their mid-size pickups smaller and cheaper so they speak to a different market compared to full-size trucks, but occasionally, the dividing line becomes blurred. And that seems to be happening at Ford currently, as a new mid-size Ranger Raptor is now essentially the same price as a full-size F-150 XLT. It pays to take a closer look at Ford’s strategy because the numbers on these two window stickers…

Audacity released its Version 4.0 update today, bringing a fresh coat of paint and a number of new features for the popular free and open-source audio editor. This is the biggest update since Version 3.0 caused a ruckus over five years ago, and users have been waiting to see how radically the software would change with this latest release. But while the update includes plenty of departures from the way Audacity has traditionally worked, its Muse Group developers seem to have focused on maintaining continuity for users who don’t want to relearn the program. The biggest change most users will…

What’s this adorable little SUV that the CarBuzz spy photographers have snapped in Germany? It’s the new baby Land Rover, also known as the Defender Sport or, based on some clues in the image, the Freelander. In any case, the new small model from the British brand is an EV with Defender-like capability. And it’s going to arrive at the same time as we expect a baby G from Mercedes-Benz. Land Rover Defender PrototypeCarBuzz/Valnet The new small Land Rover has been spotted on the road before, but this seems to be a more complete version. One that’s further along in…

Turbocharging has swept through the automotive industry like a wave – Ford, Honda, Hyundai, and virtually every other mainstream manufacturer have made it their default technology. Toyota, however, is saying no – at least when it comes to one of the bestselling cars in America. When it comes to purchasing a car that will simply get the job done, opting for some form of Toyota is generally seen as the most sensible choice. Be it a Corolla should you need a compact runabout, a Sienna if you need a practical minivan, or perhaps a Camry should you need a larger…