Slate Auto unveils its US-made barebones electric pickup costing just $20,000

A company backed by Jeff Bezos, Slate Auto, just came out of stealth mode to unveil its first EV, and it's incredibly interesting. The Slate Pickup is a tiny and boxy, almost Kei-like truck that [...]

Y Combinator-backed Random Labs launches Slate V1, claiming the first 'swarm-native' coding agent

The software engineering world is currently wrestling with a fundamental paradox of the AI era: as models become more capable, the "systems problem" of managing them has become the primary b [...]

Ford shows off the tech going into its $30,000 electric pickup truck

Ford may be discontinuing its F-150 Lightning pickup but it hasn’t given up on electric cars. CEO Jim Farley just teased the automaker’s electric pickup based on its new Universal Electric Vehicle [...]

2025 Porsche Macan Electric review: The obvious choice when the budget allows

You have to give Porsche credit for going in early on EVs. The Taycan is a stellar sedan/wagon that's only gotten better. But even for a niche manufacturer like Porsche, it's not exactly a m [...]

Slate Auto prices its Bezos-backed EV pickup at $24,950 and opens preorders with 180,000 reservations

Slate Auto revealed Wednesday that its electric pickup truck will start at $24,950, making it the cheapest new truck available in the United States. The Bezos-backed startup simultaneously opened preo [...]

Ford is developing a $30,000 midsized EV pickup

Despite the impending loss of federal rebates, Ford plans to give US EV production a huge boost. After hyping it last week as a "breakthrough" and "Model T moment," the company has [...]

The best way to compost your food scraps

Composting was a big — and daily — part of my life for five years when I lived off-grid. Granted, we were composting more than just food, but I learned a lot about what goes into making a healthy [...]

reMarkable’s Paper Pro Move is a pocketable version of its e-paper tablet

reMarkable knows you’d like to use its e-paper tablet on the go, but the size of its current products don’t make that easy. To address this, it’s launching a smaller, pocket-sized version of its [...]

Porsche's new Cayenne Turbo Coupé Electric can do 0-60 mph in 2.5 seconds

Porsche has announced an electric version of its popular Cayenne Coupé and it could be the company's most powerful vehicle ever — either ICE or electric. Mechanically, the Cayenne Coupé Elect [...]