Voice AI has emerged as one of the hottest sectors in AI, with investors pouring in billions of dollars to serve use cases ranging from automating customer support and sales calls to creating meeting notetakers and developing AI smart glasses that use voice as the primary interaction surface.
Meanwhile, AI labs are quickly releasing models, and hardware makers are trying to create the best…
Strange but true: one of the photographers who defined the look of London's Swinging Sixties was actually working 5,000 miles away
September 18, 2026
Picture London in the Swinging Sixties and you think of King’s Road boutiques, David Bailey, models in Soho coffee bars. Sam Haskins, whose work is about to go up for auction at Sloane Street Auctions, was one of the photographers whose work helped shape the visual…
Tesla's new 'Accordion' Supercharger could speed up its slow buildout
September 18, 2026
Tesla deployed its first “Accordion” Supercharger, a pre-assembled charging unit that ships 16 stalls on a single truck and installs 20% cheaper than a conventional site.
Tesla’s charging team says the goal is now to pre-assemble every Supercharger in a factory. It’s…
Volkswagen's new electric hot hatch delivers more power than the Golf GTI [Images]
September 18, 2026
Volkswagen revealed the new ID.3 GTI, a new electric hot hatch that’s more powerful than the Golf GTI. It’s VW’s most powerful GTI ever.
Meet the new Volkswagen ID.3 GTI EV hot hatch
To celebrate the GTI’s 50th anniversary, Volkswagen introduced the most powerful series-production model ever to wear the iconic badge.
Following the ID. Polo, the ID.3 is Volkswagen’s second EV to get the…
Rivian’s ALSO e-bikes are finally hitting the road – but not for frustrated customers
September 18, 2026
Rivian spin-off ALSO is finally getting its futuristic TM-B electric bikes out across the United States.
Unfortunately for the customers who ordered them nearly a year ago, those bikes aren’t headed to their garages. They’re headed on tour.
ALSO has kicked off its…
PARIS – The United Kingdom must strengthen naval readiness to keep the Atlantic open and protect the sea lanes, undersea cables and energy infrastructure vital to the country, the chief of the Royal Navy said.
Britain faces threats not seen since the Cold War, with Russia…
India says China has scaled back troop numbers along their border
September 18, 2026
NEW DELHI — India’s Defense Ministry said that China significantly reduced troop deployment along the border with India in 2025 as increased political, diplomatic and military engagement helped ease tensions between the two Asian powers.
Both countries had amassed tens of thousands of troops along their poorly demarcated Himalayan border following a deadly clash in 2020.
“The year 2025…
Japanese Global Hawk drone splashes down in crash
September 18, 2026
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — A Japanese Global Hawk drone nosedived into the Sea of Japan on Sept. 15, instantly slashing the country’s fleet of these large-wingspan, unmanned surveillance aircraft by a third.
Japan paid roughly $163 million for Northrop Grumman to…
The real reason your Windows 11 taskbar couldn’t move for 5 years
September 18, 2026
Microsoft explains why Windows 11 removed the movable taskbar and customizable Start menu, and why it took 5 years to bring them back.
Credit: Mark Hachman / Foundry
When Microsoft made the switch from Windows 10 to Windows 11 as their operating system…
Call of Duty Developer Treyarch 'Ready to Make Something New' as It Waves Goodbye to 2 Years of Black Ops
September 17, 2026
Call of Duty developer Treyarch has said it’s “ready to make something new” as it waves goodbye to two years of Black Ops games.
Treyarch led development on two Black Ops games back-to-back: 2024’s Black Ops 6 and 2025’s Black Ops 7. With Season 6 hitting Black Ops 7 on September 17, the developer has signalled it’s moving on to its next Call of Duty game.
“This is a bittersweet…
