Rivian Raises 2026 Delivery Forecast After Strong Second Quarter
Rivian has raised its 2026 delivery forecast after vehicle shipments exceeded its expectations during the second quarter. The electric vehicle maker now expects to deliver between 65,000 and 70,000 vehicles…
Cloudflare to Block Mixed-Use AI Crawlers on Ad-Supported Pages
Cloudflare will begin blocking mixed-use web crawlers from ad-supported pages by default on September 15, 2026. The policy targets crawlers that combine traditional search indexing with AI training or agent…
Honda Begins Producing Batteries for Data Centers After Scaling Back U.S. EV Plans
Honda has started producing batteries for stationary energy storage systems, redirecting cells originally intended for electric vehicles toward data centers and other power applications. The production shift follows the automaker’s…
Sony to End Physical PlayStation Game Discs in January 2028
Sony Interactive Entertainment will stop producing physical discs for all new PlayStation games from January 2028. Games released after the cutoff will be sold digitally through the PlayStation Store and…
Jio Platforms and NSE Prepare Landmark IPOs for India’s Stock Market
Jio Platforms and the National Stock Exchange of India are preparing for initial public offerings that could rank among the country’s largest listings. Both companies filed draft prospectuses with India’s…
Australian Watchdog Sues Amazon Over Prime Video Advertising Terms
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has sued Amazon over claims that it used unfair contract terms to introduce advertising to Prime Video. The regulator alleges that more than one…
India Records Fifth-Driest June Since 1901 as Crop Planting Falls
India recorded its driest June in 12 years and its fifth-driest since nationwide rainfall records began in 1901, according to the India Meteorological Department. Rainfall during the month was 39.8%…
Threads Expands Live Chats With Translations and New Host Controls
Threads is expanding access to Live Chats while adding translations, co-hosting and moderation tools. The updates are designed to make real-time conversations easier to manage and accessible to users who…
Riverside Adds AI-Powered Newsletters to Its Video and Podcast Platform
Riverside has added built-in newsletter publishing, allowing users to turn recorded videos and podcasts into written newsletters with AI. Creators and businesses can generate, edit and send newsletters without leaving…
Google Expands Personalized Gemini Image Generation to Free U.S. Users
Google is making Gemini’s personalized image generation available for free to all eligible users in the United States. The feature combines Personal Intelligence with Google’s Nano Banana 2 model to…
Kobo Adds Automatic StoryGraph Sync for E-Books and Audiobooks
Rakuten Kobo has activated its integration with StoryGraph, allowing readers to automatically update their book progress without logging it manually. Kobo is the first e-reader provider to offer native syncing…
