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Songs using gen-AI as a support tool will still be allowed. Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images The Australian Recording Industry Association announced today that any tracks wholly generated with AI will not be eligible for inclusion on the nation’s music charts. The Code of Practice for the charts will allow songs that use generative AI to be counted, but only if the track in question “is substantially human made” and “raises no stream or chart manipulation concerns.” These rules will apply to the charts beginning this Friday. Tracks not eligible for the charts will also not be able…

We live in a time when convenience is king, even in the motorcycle industry. Traditionally, motorcycles have been countercultural explicitly because they are not the easiest vehicles to live with. This rings especially true for those who live in a colder climate, which requires riders to have a certain level of commitment to the cause. This fact notwithstanding, there are now several versatile motorcycles on the market that remove other obstacles. The Market Has More Versatile Motorcycles Than Ever Yamaha The rise in popularity of adventure and adventure-touring motorcycles is well documented. This has been supplemented by the introduction of…

The pair will share a similar interior design, with a relaxed ‘living room’-like cabin and another use of the Pleos infotainment system. Space inside is where the true differences will lie, though, because the Ioniq 4 should have more rear head and legroom, as well as a larger and more versatile boot.  The powertrains will also draw from the same toolkit, so expect a similar range of battery options in 42kWh and 61kWh specifications, running a single front-mounted e-motor. Given its placement above the Ioniq 3, and a potential for a hot Ioniq 4 N variant, we’d suggest it’ll also…

A Li L9 Livis is displayed at the Beijing Auto Show in April 2026. Credit: CnEVPost Li Auto posted a second-quarter net loss of 1.7 billion yuan, while revenue fell 15.1% year-on-year to 25.7 billion yuan. Gross margin rose 3.1 percentage points from the first quarter to 11.0%, but remained 9.1 percentage points below its year-earlier level. Li Auto (NASDAQ: LI) remained in the red in the second quarter, although its performance improved from the first quarter. The company said on Wednesday that its second-quarter net loss was 1.7 billion yuan ($251 million), compared with net income of 1.1 billion…

Range Rover is adding a fifth member to its lineup, but this one is a bit of an outlier. The new GT brings a distinct fastback design to the family. Here’s our first look at it on the road. Range Rover tests new electric GT ahead of its debut The British luxury brand created quite the stir when it revealed the Range Rover GT last month, the fifth and newest member of the lineup. Unlike its current lineup of luxury SUVs, the Range Rover GT is a low-slung grand tourer. Range Rover said the new vehicle is “a captivating new…

Claude Cowork just got its own browser, built directly into the desktop app. Until now, giving Claude web access inside Cowork meant handing it your actual Chrome browser through Claude in Chrome extension. Now there’s a second option. Claude can open its own separate browser inside the Cowork side panel and handle the web part of a task on its own, while you keep working on whatever you’re doing. So how is it different from Claude in Chrome? Anthropic Claude in Chrome uses your browser, your tabs, logins, the page you already have open. That setup makes sense when you’re…

Automotive Hyundai is preparing to turn its N performance brand into a much larger part of its global business, and for driving enthusiasts, that may be one of the most interesting pieces of the company’s newly announced 2030 strategy. During its 2026 CEO Investor Day in Seoul, Hyundai confirmed plans to grow N to 100,000 annual sales by 2030 while introducing a new volume-oriented high-performance tier. That new category is expected to sit between today’s N Line models and the full-fledged N cars, effectively giving buyers another step on the performance ladder without forcing them all the way…

Nvidia’s predicting it will pull in $108 billion in revenue within just a few months. It wouldn’t be the first company to rake in over $100 billion in quarterly revenue — Amazon, Apple, and Alphabet have repeatedly reached the milestone.Nvidia said in its latest earnings report that it brought in a record $96.2 billion in overall revenue in the past quarter, a jump of over $10 billion from the previous quarter. Its data center revenue alone more than doubled year-over-year to a record $89 billion, and the company’s profits more than doubled to $59.7 billion.

For years, sports cars have come with an unwritten compromise. If you wanted something engaging to drive, you often had to accept higher maintenance costs, expensive repairs, or questionable reliability. Plenty of cars delivered performance, but not many inspired confidence once the warranty expired. However, one Japanese sports car has spent more than three decades proving that excitement and dependability don’t have to be mutually exclusive. Before we dive deeper into this sports car that encourages you to take the long way home, it is worth acknowledging how timeless this two-seater roadster has become. What Makes A Sports Car Exciting?…

New doesn’t always mean better. Apple Apple announced a surprising update to the Mac mini this week. That cute little Mac that doesn’t come with a keyboard or monitor now has an M6 chip inside. It’s a brand-new Apple Silicon chip debuting in the Mac mini and, as you might expect, it’s faster and more efficient than the last generation. The thing is, there’s a second new Mac mini today. Instead of the M6, it’s got the M5 Pro, and it costs more, too. We’re talking $1,699 versus $899. So why would anyone pay more for an M5-family…