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Modder turns Steam Controller trackpad haptics into stereo speakers with custom HID tool — Wired connection transmits 16-bit audio that sounds surprisingly full (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-08 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: audio, controller, hardware

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Lucid’s turnaround plan hinges on $1.4B in cash savings, robotaxis (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-04 | by Kirsten Korosec | tags: lucid motors, robotaxis, silvio napoli

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How One Startup Built a (Mostly) China-Free Robot (wired.com)

2026-08-04 | by Paresh Dave | tags: ati robotics, china ban, humanoid robots

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Inside the Luxury Robotaxi Uber, Lucid and Nuro Are Testing (cnet.com)

2026-08-02 | by Abrar Al-Heeti | tags: uber, lucid motors, nuro

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Trump visits General Motors plant, touting ‘amazing’ tariffs, but even some of his supporters are worried (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-30 | tags: general motors, tariffs, michigan

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Trump visits General Motors plant, touting ‘amazing’ tariffs, but even some of this supporters are worried (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-30 | tags: general motors, tariffs, michigan

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Tesla made its 10 millionth EV (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-30 | by Sean O'Kane | tags: tesla, elon musk, full self-driving

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Saudi prince buys 5% stake in Lucid Motors (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-28 | by Sean O'Kane | tags: lucid motors, prince al waleed, saudi arabia

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GM Backs Sodium Ion Batteries for U.S. Grid Storage (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-25 | by Lawrence Ulrich | tags: sodium-ion batteries, peak energy, general motors

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What was the world's first digital and programmable robot? (techspot.com)

2026-07-21 | tags: unimate, george devol, general motors

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Projects every RC live races and results (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-20 | tags: rc racing, live results, remote control

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More Bounce to the Ounce – By Maciej Cegłowski (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-17 | by Maciej Cegłowski | tags: nuclear pulse rocket, freeman dyson, jupiter

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Is America ready for this quirky Jeep-looking EV that can park itself? (theverge.com)

2026-07-17 | by Andrew J. Hawkins | tags: jeep, chip motors, gem

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2026 Toyota RAV4 plug-in: Big battery means daily drives are all-electric (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-16 | tags: toyota rav4, plug-in hybrid, atkinson cycle

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Lucid Motors denies report it’s considering bankruptcy (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-14 | by Sean O'Kane | tags: alixpartners, board, lucid

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Lucid Motors’ CFO is out as its new CEO continues leadership shakeup (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-02 | by Sean O'Kane | get Lucid Motors Model Car → | tags: lucid motors, taoufiq boussaid, electric vehicle

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Blackfield ransomware asks Nidec Corporation for $2 million ransom (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-06-30 | get Ransomware Recovery Kit → | tags: nidec corporation, blackfield ransomware, electric motors

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5 easy ways to get more range out of your EV (engadget.com)

2026-06-28 | by Jackson Chen | get EV Range Extender Charger → | tags: regenerative braking, ev range, electric motors

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14 of the best Android games are down to just $0.10 in Google Play Store’s mega sale (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-23 | get Android Game Bundle → | tags: google play store, bloons td 6, lara croft go

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Lucid layoffs today: EV maker cuts 18% of jobs, LCID stock takes a dive (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-22 | get Lucid Air Electric Car → | tags: lucid motors, sec, lcid stock

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Lucid lays off 1,500 workers in second big cut of the year (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-22 | get Lucid Air Electric Car → | tags: lucid motors, gravity suv, air sedan

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Lucid Motors’ new CEO cuts 18% of staff to ‘simplify the company’ (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-22 | by Sean O'Kane | get Lucid Air Electric Car → | tags: lucid motors, silvio napoli, lucid cosmos

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New web app can make Valve's Steam Controller drift across your desk like an RC car — web app drives the gamepad using its rumble motors (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-20 | by Luke James | get Steam Controller Rumble Kit → | tags: steam controller, webhid, valve

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A company just publicly admitted it expects to lose a day of productivity to GTA 6 (techspot.com)

2026-06-19 | by Rob Thubron | get GTA 6 Collector's Edition → | tags: gta 6, burger motorsports, vice city

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Top Lucid Motors executive departs amid new CEO’s leadership shake-up (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-10 | by Sean O'Kane | get Lucid Motors Model Car → | tags: dlala, lucid, lucid motors

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Top Lucid Motors executive departs amid new CEO’s leadership shakeup (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-10 | by Sean O'Kane | get Lucid Motors Model Car → | tags: dlala, lucid, lucid motors

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This adapter adds Android Auto to most GM EVs, but there’s a catch (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-05 | get Android Auto Adapter for GM → | tags: android, android auto, auto

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Poetry for Engineers: Cyborg Laboratory (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-05-30 | by Paul Jones | get Engineer Poetry Book → | tags: cyborg laboratory, artificial skin, prosthetic limbs

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How You Can Turn Personal Discipline into the Ultimate Business Advantage (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-29 | by Richard Ceffalio | get Productivity Planner Notebook → | tags: tesla, spacex, apple

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This wearable $2,000 AI exoskeleton wants to turn your legs into hybrid hardware (techspot.com)

2026-05-24 | get Tesla Bot Action Figure → | tags: ai exoskeleton, carbon-fiber, hip-mounted motors