Kitted: JvB-Moto Revisits the Yamaha XSR900

“With its retro looks, playful squiggly details, and somewhat undefined lines, it always looked less fast, less powerful, and less sporty than it really was,” says Jens vom Brauck. He’s talking about the first generation of the Yamaha XSR900—a bike that took the brilliant MT09 (then called the FZ09)…

Google adds Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, aka Nano Banana, to Search’s AI Mode and Google Lens, on Android in the US for those with an account opted into Search Lab (Abner Li/9to5Google)

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google adds Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, aka Nano Banana, to Search’s AI Mode and Google Lens, on Android in the US for those with an account opted into Search Lab  —  Nano Banana has been a hit in the Gemini app, and Google is now bringing […]

Oct. 11, 1968: Apollo 7 launches

Twenty-one months after the deaths of the Apollo 1 crew in a fire during a test on the launchpad, the three men who had originally served as their backup crew — Walter Schirra Jr., Donn Eisele, and Walter Cunningham — flew on Apollo 7. The first manned American spaceflight since […]

Dutch Master: 6 Customs from Powerbrick

It’s no easy feat to consistently deliver bikes that stop us in our tracks, but the crew at Powerbrick seems to do it with surgical precision. The Dutch workshop, led by designer Timothy Somers, has become a dominant force in the European scene, blending cutting-edge technology with an uncompromisin…