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1. Bezos-Funded Slate Launches Small Electric Truck
Domain: kbb.comA bevy of new electric vehicle (EV) startups is following another pattern that doesn't help, building expensive cars first and hoping to make more affordable models later. That leaves shoppers seeking an inexpensive ...
2. This Scrappy Tesla Competitor Just Unveiled a $20000 Electric Pickup
Domain: inc.com | Companies: TeslaAuto industry veteran Chris Barman is a modest 5 feet, 2 inches tall. However, that didn't stop her from being the point guard for her high school basketball team in Crown Point, Indiana. As point guard, Berman set the rhythm of the offense, ...
3. 2027 Slate Truck EV Will Be Very Customizable, Priced Under $28000
Domain: caranddriver.comNascent automaker Slate is putting a lot of faith in the federal EV tax credit sticking around, because with the $7500 subsidy, the company's battery-electric 2027 Truck will cost consumers a little less than $20,000. Even without that, the Slate Truck ...
4. Nintendo Switch 2 preorders are sold out. What makes this console different?
Domain: usatoday.com | Companies: NintendoThe highly anticipated Nintendo Switch 2 video game console opened its preorder sales for U.S. customers on April 24 and sold out of inventory from multiple retailers within a couple hours. Nintendo will start distributing the $449.99 console June 5.
5. Is Porsche planning a road-legal 963 Le Mans hypercar?
Domain: topgear.comEver wondered what a modern, 2025 Le Mans prototype racecar would be like as a daily driver? Fancied popping to the shops in a 963 LMDh? It seems you're not alone. It seems Porsche itself just might be working on an actual road-legal Le Mans hypercar.
6. New automaker Slate unveils a no-frills, stripped down electric truck for under $30K
Domain: abcnews.go.com | Companies: AmazonThe country's electric vehicle market has an affordability problem. Enter Slate, a new company backed by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and two investment funds. On Thursday, its CEO unveiled an inexpensive, spartan electric truck that comes at a critical time ...
7. Microsoft makes delayed AI Recall feature available
Domain: axios.com | Companies: MicrosoftWhy it matters: First shown last May, Recall — which promises to help users find anything they ever saw anywhere on their computer by taking frequent snapshots of the screen — was intended to be the signature feature of the first generation of Copilot+ PCs ...
8. A Precisely Pointed Laser Allows People To See New Color 'Olo'
Domain: sciencefriday.comDark green mint sea teal jade emerald turquoise light blue abstract background. Color gradient blur The color isn't olo, but it's a decently close approximation. Credit: Shutterstock. Think about the ...