China introduced its first national standard for solid-state EV batteries as the “holy grail” of battery tech moves closer toward mass production.
China launches solid-state EV battery national standard
China has emerged as a true automotive powerhouse thanks to its lead in the shift to electrification. It’s now projected to overtake Japan in global vehicle sales for the first time in…
Hyundai and Kia gained an edge over surging Chinese brands like BYD after South Korea raised subsidies and introduced additional policies to support EVs.
Hyundai and Kia win new EV support in Korea
South Korea, like many key global auto markets, is quickly being flooded…
Two more offshore wind developers are suing the Trump administration after it abruptly ordered construction to stop on offshore wind projects that were already nearing completion.
On January 1, Revolution Wind filed a supplemental complaint in federal court in Washington…
Venezuela’s Maduro never escaped his predecessor’s shadow
January 5, 2026
Nicolás Maduro, who rose from unionized bus driver to Venezuelan president and oversaw his country’s democratic undoing and economic collapse, was captured Saturday during an attack by U.S. forces on his capital.
U.S. President Donald Trump, in an early morning social media post, announced Maduro’s capture. Venezuela’s vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, later announced that the whereabouts…
The Air Force in December said Northrop Grumman’s new autonomous drone wingman, known as Talon, is a leading contender to join its collaborative combat aircraft program.
The service also said in a Dec. 22 release that it gave Northrop’s Talon drone the designation…
KYIV, Ukraine — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday appointed the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence as his new chief of staff, a move that comes as the U.S. leads a diplomatic push to end Russia’s nearly 4-year-old invasion.
Announcing the appointment of Gen.
This 130-inch OLED TV sticks to a wall with suction tech
January 5, 2026
Mounting a jumbo-sized, multi-panel TV on a wall is no small feat, as you’ll need mounts for the individual panels, in-wall wiring to connect the components together, one or more videos controllers to feed images to the TVs, and possibly even a fake wall to hide all the cable clutter.
At CES this week (where it will also be showing off its next-generation wireless TV line, first unveiled in…
Xthings is expanding its Ulticam smart camera series with a fresh slate of models designed to boost security coverage and cut down on noisy low-value alerts. Among the highlights are a long-range camera system built on Wi-Fi HaLow, a powerful floodlight camera, a wire-free…
Asus joins forces with XReal for AR gaming glasses
January 5, 2026
Wearable displays, once assumed to be the future, are here. In fact they’ve been here for years, and they’re beloved by their users…which are still a tiny, tiny amount of actual people. But if you’re one of them, or you’re interested in the tech, you know XReal.
The Biggest Games Coming in 2026
January 2, 2026
Happy new year, or almost new year, or just… whatever time it is when you’re reading this. For me, it’s the very tail end of 2025, and what better time to take a look ahead at some of the games coming out in the new year? Here are 2026’s biggest game releases
Before we get into it, just a heads up that this is by no means a 100% comprehensive guide to all the games coming out in 2026, as…
