Technology
Tonight, the final episode of Taskmaster series 19 airs. In all honest, I’m pretty bummed – because this is the best group we’ve had in three years (since 2022’s lineup of Dara Ó Briain, Fern Brady, John Kearns, Munya Chawawa, and Sarah Millican). In previous seasons of this Channel 4 hit, not all cast…
In June 2025, Tesla’s sales in Germany dropped by a staggering 60%, with only 1,860 vehicles sold compared to the previous year, according to the German road traffic agency KBA. Despite a robust 8.6% rise in overall battery electric vehicle (EV) registrations, Tesla’s decline highlights mounting challenges for the U.S. automaker in Europe’s largest car…
CATL and BYD‘s combined EV battery installations for January-May came in at 222.7 GWh, accounting for 55.5 percent of the global total. CATL’s market share remained the same as in January-April, while BYD’s share saw a slight increase. CATL (SHE: 300750) and BYD (HKG: 1211, OTCMKTS: BYDDY) maintained their positions as the world’s two largest…
More details have emerged concerning Samsung’s so-called tri-fold foldable phone. This thing is almost certainly real, and quite possibly imminent. Earlier this week we wrote that Samsung’s rumoured tri-fold phone could steal the show at Samsung Unpacked. Spec leaks suggest that Samsung is working on a new foldable with three hinges for a wider display,…
Rivian Automotive reported a 22.7% drop in second-quarter deliveries, reflecting weakening EV demand amid high interest rates, rising production costs, and policy shifts. The company delivered 10,661 vehicles in Q2, but produced only 5,979, which was well below analyst expectations. While Rivian reaffirmed its annual forecast, the loss of federal EV tax credit benefits and…
Oppo has officially launched its new budget tablet, the Oppo Pad SE. The new tablet launches today at a price of £219, which pitches it directly against the likes of the Redmi Pad 2 and the Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+. It features an 11-inch 90Hz LCD with a 1920 x 1200 resolution. This can get…
Apple has added more child protection features to FaceTime in iOS 26 The latest one blurs videos when it detects nudity is present It currently affects adult accounts too, but that might be a bug Apple has been adding parental control features that are designed to protect minors for years now, and it looks like…
I adore my Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6, but on a recent trip I took to Madeira to test if AI could plan a vacation for me (a whole other story you can follow), I swapped it out for a Google Pixel 9 Pro as my primary smartphone. And I loved it. I’m a massive…
It appears Google is about to issue a major update to the Pixel 6a mid-range phone that could well adversely affect its battery life. Google has posted news of a Pixel 6a Battery Performance Program to its support pages, and it looks worryingly familiar. Pixel 6a battery update The post outlines a “mandatory software update…
Nothing announced the Phone (3) as its first ‘true flagship’ phone this week. It goes up for pre-order tomorrow, but a major software upgrade is already a matter of weeks away. During the launch, which also included the firm’s first over-ear headphones, the London-based challenger brand confirmed all the final details for the Phone (3)…