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NASA is broadcasting the event live on August 30. NASA/Sydney Rohde (Rocz) The Nancy Grace Roman telescope is heading to space in a few days. It’s set for launch on August 30, no earlier than 7:26AM Eastern time, with NASA’s live coverage to begin at 6:20AM. The agency’s engineers completed the final inspection of the telescope’s primary mirror in late May to make sure it hadn’t been damaged during testing. In early June, NASA announced that the telescope will launch earlier than the September schedule it had previously planned.  Nancy Grace Roman was NASA’s first Chief of Astronomy…

Once all-in on electrics, Swedish automaker Volvo has moved with most of the rest of the industry to bend back to combustion power. Its interim plan is to add more plug-in hybrids to its lineup as a stepping stone for buyers between gas and EVs. But the new models will be long-range PHEVs, hoping to make that step a little easier. Volvo Thinks Longer-Range Hybrids Could Be Long-Term Solution 2026 Volvo XC70 PHEV ExteriorVolvo Volvo UK boss Nicole Melillo Shaw told Autocar that how people use plug-in hybrids matters to EV adoption. “In the past, when plug-in ranges were very…

An Xpeng Mona M03 electric sedan on display at the Beijing Auto Show in April 2026. Credit: CnEVPost Xpeng’s second-quarter revenue reached 19.74 billion yuan, while its gross margin rose to 20.7%. The company guided for third-quarter deliveries of 115,000 to 121,000 vehicles. Xpeng (NYSE: XPEV) posted a rebound in second-quarter revenue, but its net loss nearly tripled from a year earlier, showing that recovering sales have yet to fully translate into improved profitability. The company reported second-quarter revenue of 19.74 billion yuan ($2.91 billion), up 8.0% year-on-year and 51.5% sequentially, according to unaudited financial results released Monday. The result…

If you are shopping for a 2026 Buick Envision and want to know what dealers are actually paying, what a fair price looks like across every trim, or how to get the best deal near you before walking into a single showroom, this guide covers exactly what you need. KBB listings already confirm a Preferred at $40,196 against a $43,390 MSRP saving $3,194, a Sport Touring at $44,316 against $47,985 saving $3,669, and two Avenir listings at $49,061 and $49,272 saving $3,634 and $4,023 against their respective MSRPs on current dealer inventory. The 2026 Envision is a five-passenger compact…

Tesla says it will officially inaugurate its new Semi factory in Nevada next month, marking the grand opening of the plant it has designed to build 50,000 electric trucks a year. The company announced the event through its Tesla Semi account, though the milestone comes roughly five months after Tesla already claimed that the factory started volume production of the truck. A grand opening after production already started “Inauguration of new Semi factory in Nevada next month,” the Tesla Semi account posted, with an image titled ‘Semi Rollout’ and a date: September 24th 2026. Tesla built the dedicated facility next…

For most of Toyota’s history, it hasn’t really been associated with supercar perfection. This changed in 2010 when its luxury marque Lexus, the brand’s luxury-oriented subsidiary, released the LFA. At the time, it was one of the most advanced supercars on the market, with a naturally aspirated V10 engine and a special digital tachometer because an analog one simply couldn’t keep up with how fast the powerplant revved. However, in 1998, Toyota built a supercar called GT-One, also called the TS020. The company produced it as a special homologation vehicle for its involvement in Le Mans racing. The automaker needed…

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Your next laptop’s biggest bottleneck might not be its chip; it could be how well it stays cool. A new white paper from Ventiva, developed alongside analyst firm Moor Insights and Strategy, argues that thermal design is quickly becoming the deciding factor for how fast AI laptops can actually run. Why memory bandwidth is the real bottleneck The paper explains that local AI performance is measured in tokens per second, and that number mostly comes down to memory bandwidth. Most laptops today still rely on 128-bit memory buses paired with LPDDR5 memory, which caps bandwidth around 150 GB per second.…

Drivers who purchase compact turbocharged sedans and hatchbacks for fuel efficiency often accelerate engine wear without realizing it. The sub-15-minute cold‑climate commute that many Americans face during colder seasons creates a silent mechanical flaw. Modern downsized engines use exhaust gas to spin turbines past 100,000 RPM, relying on steady oil pressure for survival. Short trips never allow these engines to reach proper operating temperatures, creating an ideal environment for oil degradation and component fatigue. A naturally aspirated, port‑injected engine operates without these forced‑induction stress points. In contrast, a modern forced-induction powertrain exposes specific weaknesses when subjected to short-distance, cold-weather driving.…

Many people don’t know this, butCadillacwas involved in what would become the Formula 1 championship all the way back in 1952 and 1953. On both occasions, the drivers in question entered Cadillac-powered cars, but failed to qualify for the main event. That may seem silly considering the current field, but back then there were more than 40 teams and privateers. Not that Cadillac is doing much better in 2026. It’s the only team still left with no points on the board, and Valtteri Bottas is currently 22nd out of 22 full-time drivers. It’s worse for Sergio Perez, who is currently…