Google is making your navigation experience a little more seamless and way more immersive with two new features. The company is launching Gemini-backed Immersive Navigation and Ask Maps in Google Maps where the former offers a 3D view of your surroundings while the latter allows you to ask anything about a place.
Immersive Navigation in Google Maps
Google is describing this feature as Google…
The biggest AI stories of the year (so far)
March 16, 2026
You can chart a year through product launches, or you can measure it in the greater moments that change the way we look at AI. The AI industry is constantly churning out news, like major acquisitions, indie developer successes, public outcry against sketchy products, and…
It’s been a whirlwind for NanoClaw creator Gavriel Cohen.
About six weeks ago, he introduced NanoClaw on Hacker News as a tiny, open source, secure alternative to the AI agent-building sensation OpenClaw, after he built it in a weekend coding binge. That post went…
Peacock is making a clear bet on two things: AI and mobile-first entertainment.
Based on what the streamer previewed at a press event yesterday, Peacock’s mobile app is about to look a whole lot more like a mix of TikTok, a casual gaming hub, and a streaming service.
From an AI-powered “Bravoverse” vertical video experience narrated by a digital avatar of TV host Andy Cohen to…
Pennsylvania is investing $9 million in federal funds to add more EV charging stations along major roadways.
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) this week announced funding for 12 new EV charging stations along major routes across the state. The projects…
Volkswagen sold over 100,000 vehicles in China last month, overtaking BYD and Toyota as the top-selling car brand. To stay ahead, Volkswagen plans to launch a new EV every two weeks on average, or “China Speed.”
Volkswagen’s first custom-tailored EV rolls out in…
BYD's luxury EV with 5 min fast charging and nearly 500 miles of range is headed overseas
March 16, 2026
The new Denza Z9 GT, or the world’s longest-range pure EV, as BYD claims, is headed to Europe, offering 5-minute fast charging and a WLTP range of nearly 500 miles.
BYD puts Europe on watch with the new Denza Z9 GT EV
BYD’s luxury sub-brand Denza revealed the new Z9 GT last week, deeming it “the world’s longest pure electric driving range vehicle.”
Thanks to BYD’s new Blade Battery…
After Ukraine, FPV drones could take on Arctic warfare
March 16, 2026
Setermoen, Norway — Following their success in Ukraine, Arctic nations are assessing whether first-person-view drones could be deployed on Arctic battlefields.
Roughly 240 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle, two soldiers — part of the Norwegian Armed Forces’…
Ukraine is giving international partners and defense companies access to its vast trove of real combat data to train artificial intelligence models for autonomous drone systems — a move Kyiv is calling “the first initiative of its kind in the world.”
Officials approved…
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Days after the United States and Israel started a war against Iran on Feb. 28, the Lebanese Cabinet banned any military activities of Iran-backed Hezbollah, requiring the armed group to hand over its weapons to the Lebanese state. The decision followed Hezbollah’s launch of a barrage of missiles toward northern Israel, the first such attack since the ceasefire of late…
