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If you own a Roku TV or streaming device, your home screen is about to look very different. Roku just unveiled its most significant home screen redesign in over ten years, rolling out today across all Roku TVs and streaming devices in the US. Here is everything that is new on your Roku home screen Roku TV The redesign introduces several new features built around getting you to content faster. The Quick Access section your most-used apps front and center, powered by AI that continuously adapts to your habits. You can also manually add or remove apps if you prefer…

Throughout 2025, almost 30,000 public reports of potential motor insurance fraud were submitted to the IFB’s CheatLine reporting service. This is perhaps no surprise given that, in November, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) reported £576 million in fraudulent motor insurance claims – a five per cent rise year-on-year overall, with domestic (personal) policy fraud rising by nine per cent. The ABI’s head of fraud and financial crime, Mark Allen, said: “Insurers are stepping up intelligence‑sharing and deploying new tools to identify and stop scams before they cause harm. We urge the public to stay vigilant and report anything suspicious,…

William Li, founder, chairman, and CEO of Nio, officially launched the ES9 at an event in Beijing on May 27, 2026. Credit: Nio Nio priced the ES9 starting at 498,000 yuan ($73,400) including the battery pack, down nearly 6% from the pre-sales price announced last month. The full-size SUV is priced significantly lower than the Nio ET9, showing Nio’s ambition to replicate the success of the ES8. Nio Inc (NYSE: NIO) officially launched its highly anticipated flagship sport utility vehicle (SUV) ES9 on Wednesday, a model designed to grab market share in China’s fiercely competitive premium electric vehicle (EV) market…

Valve has significantly increased the price of the Steam Deck — but now, it’s also in stock. The 512GB Steam Deck OLED now costs $789, up from $549, while the 1TB model costs $949, up from $649. As I write this, both models are available to buy on Steam with an estimated delivery date of three to five business days.Some refurbished Steam Deck models are also currently available, including the 512GB OLED model at $629 and the 1TB OLED model at $759.In February, updated the Steam Deck’s store listing to say that the handheld gaming PC would be out of…

Stellantis’ ambitious FaSTLAne 2030 strategy has lots of new product – more than 60 new vehicles and 50 significant refreshes worldwide by 2030. The company plans to grow in Europe by better differentiating the brands it will now consider global (Peugeot and Fiat) and the smaller brands that will be regional (Citroën, Opel/Vauxhall, and Alfa Romeo). Citroen 2CV, Rear 3/4 View, White with StripesCitroen-Stellantis In France, automotive historians must be popping champagne corks as Citroën announced the revival of the iconic 2CV, an economy car that saw production of more than 9.2 million units from 1948 to 1990. With similarly…

When Toyota finally brought the GR brand to the US in the form of the rally-ready Toyota GR Corolla, it was a massive hit. The company sold so many that it had to add production at another factory on another continent. Now, a new report suggests that it could have a massive impact on the cost of not just the GR Corolla, but on every single vehicle built in the UK for the US market. More GR Corollas, But At What Cost? 2026 Toyota GR Corolla Premium Plus front 3/4Toyota Toyota’s decision to add production of the GR Corolla at…

NIO officially launched the ES9 today, its flagship executive SUV and the largest battery electric SUV ever produced in China. The three-row SUV stretches 5,365 mm (17.6 ft) long on a 3,250 mm wheelbase, packing 520 kW (697 hp) and up to 620 km (385 miles) of CLTC range. Pricing came in below the pre-sale figures NIO announced in April, with the base Executive Premium Edition starting at RMB 498,000 (~$69,000) or RMB 390,000 (~$54,000) under NIO’s Battery-as-a-Service rental model. Deliveries begin tomorrow, May 28. NIO undercuts its own pre-sale pricing by RMB 30,000 When NIO opened pre-sales for the…

Sony has lifted the curtain on its first True RGB TV models, the naming convention it has assigned to Mini LED TVs in its lineup that feature a new form of RGB backlighting. The Bravia 9 II is the new flagship, with sizes starting at 65 inches, while the Bravia 7 II is the more affordable model, available in sizes of 50 inches and up. Both are badged as True RGB LED TVs by Sony, which means they employ independently controlled red, green and blue LED backlights, which the company says deliver “purer” color, reduced blooming and greater brightness. This…

The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. Some modern RVs are so extreme, it’s almost like they were designed to go viral. Whoever can make the wildest-looking camping quarters, it seems, gets the bragging rights. Heck, I towed a Coachmen last year with a porch bigger than what’s on my house! But some of the classics are pretty nutty, too—like this 1968 Chevy truck with a tri-level Del Rey Sky Lounge Camper in the bed. This big ol’ beast is up for auction on…

The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. Over Memorial Day weekend, The Drive wrote about a proposal making its way through Congress. A series of measures in the Build America 250 Bill dubbed the “Trucker Dignity” package would create what amounts to a trucker’s bill of rights, guaranteeing such basic necessities as bathroom access at loading and unloading sites. It’s nothing outlandish, and really, you might not expect something like this to be necessary. But it is. We typically sign off our stories with…