Shopify introduced a new site-building tool Thursday called Canvas that lets merchants set up their Shopify store by chatting with AI. While Shopify already offered a fairly capable no-code builder before Canvas, it involved editing a selected theme by rearranging modular sections and blocks. Deeper customizations, however, would require editing code or bringing in a developer.
Now, with Canvas…
With all the talk about how AI might one day kill us all, it’s easy to forget that AI has already been life-threatening to some, not through bioweapons, but psychologically.
For example, Character.AI settled several wrongful death lawsuits earlier this year brought by…
Think of the word “rewilding” and you’ll probably imagine remote valleys and wide open spaces, far off in the countryside. But rewilding can be just as impactful in urban environments, and the winning image in this year’s Rewilding Europe Award is a…
Aptera (SEV) now says it needs only about $25 million to start production of its Solar EV, down from the $40 to $45 million it quoted just seven weeks ago.
It’s good news on paper. But the market didn’t buy it: Aptera’s stock fell about 15% on the announcement, leaving the solar car startup with a market cap of roughly $69 million.
A smaller number, same problem
In its Q2 2026 results in…
Gazelle has spent much of its recent e-bike development pushing its premium Ultimate platform toward faster Class 3 commuters, but now the Dutch bicycle maker is filling out the other side of the family.
The company has launched three new Class 1 versions of its Ultimate…
A gas utility is picking up the upfront tab for geothermal
October 3, 2026
Geothermal’s upfront cost can be a dealbreaker for affordable housing. A Vermont gas utility is helping get past that hurdle by paying for the underground infrastructure at a new development.
Vermont Gas (VGS) and Dandelion Energy are bringing geothermal heating and…
TAITUNG, Taiwan — The first two of a batch of 66 new F-16V Block 70 fighter jets ordered in 2019 arrived in Taiwan on Friday after months of delays, helping to strengthen an air force that has to scramble almost daily to shadow China’s military.
Taiwan faces a rising military threat from Beijing, which claims the democratically governed island as its own territory. Taipei has complained of…
PARIS — France’s Air Force, together with the country’s Directorate General for Armament and the agency for defense artificial intelligence, plans to fly crewed fighter jets in collaboration with combat drones in 2028, part of a project to experiment with AI in combat…
US leaders send mixed messages to Indo-Pacific nations
October 3, 2026
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Army officials from 25 different Indo-Pacific nations recently met in New Zealand to hammer out cooperative defense strategies. Simultaneously, the top political leaders in the United States were sending conflicting messages about its…
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The Full Nerd podcast has been running for over a decade here at PCWorld, and this month marks a big shift for the show as we transition from broadcasting in the studio to doing it all online.
The main reason? Our own Adam Patrick Murray has left California and decamped to North Carolina, so getting him back in the studio every…
