Toshiba quietly exited the laptop business once and for all last week, ending a 35-year run by transferring its remaining minority stake in its PC business to Sharp. Two years ago, Toshiba sold an 80.1 percent stake of its PC business to Sharp for $36 million, and Sharp renamed the […]
Microsoft’s new Xbox Series S console confirmed in leaked controller packaging
Microsoft is rumored to be unveiling its second, cheaper next-gen Xbox console this month, and it looks like it will definitely be called Xbox Series S. The Verge has obtained photos of Microsoft’s new next-gen Xbox controller in white, complete with packaging that mentions the Xbox Series S. Twitter user […]
Pick of the Day: Rare 1927 Duesenberg Model X
Being billed in an advertisement on ClassicCars.com as an “unprecedented opportunity to acquire the rarest of the all Duesenbergs!” is the Pick of the Day, a 1927 Duesenberg X Dual Cowl Phaeton.
Hyundai launches new Ioniq sub-brand for electric models
Korean maker will launch three new landmark EVs by 2024 as the first models in its new electric line-up
Amazon reportedly considering mall space for fulfillment centers
Amazon has had talks with Simon Property Group about converting some of its mall spaces into fulfillment centers, The Wall Street Journal reported. The conversations started before the coronavirus pandemic, and before the latest wave of bankruptcy filings by mall stalwarts like Lord & Taylor, JCPenney, and Nieman Marcus. It’s […]
1934 Chrysler Airflow sedan sails into Jay Leno’s Garage
Today, automakers love to brag about low drag coefficients, but that wasn’t the case when this 1934 Chrysler Airflow Imperial Eight was built. This car was one of the first designed for low aerodynamic drag, but it ultimately proved to be ahead of its time, as Jay Leno explains on this […]
Mysterious ‘fast radio burst’ detected closer to Earth than ever before
Thirty thousand years ago, a dead star on the other side of the Milky Way belched out a powerful mixture of radio and X-ray energy. On April 28, 2020, that belch swept over Earth, triggering alarms at observatories around the world.