How the world’s biggest carmakers are falling behind in software

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Hyundai Teases Smallest Ioniq Model

Hyundai has released the first teaser images of an upcoming EV concept set to debut at the IAA Mobility Show in Munich on September 9, 2025. While details remain scarce, this concept car will transform into an IONIQ production model to be launched in the first half of 2026, initially in Europe. The first set… Continue reading Hyundai Teases Smallest Ioniq Model

Hyundai, JLR exploring bio-based faux leather for future models

Hyundai is exploring a new generation of sustainable materials for its future models.  The Korean brand, through its Cradle innovation arm, is working with New York–based startup Uncaged Innovations, which has developed plant-based faux leather that not only looks and feels like the real thing, but also mimics its signature scent. Jaguar Land Rover is… Continue reading Hyundai, JLR exploring bio-based faux leather for future models

New VW T-Roc Revealed Ahead of Munich Motor Show Debut

Volkswagen has taken the wraps off the second-generation T-Roc, one of its most popular global models, ahead of its public debut at the Munich Motor Show. Arriving eight years after the original, the all-new T-Roc grows in size, adopts sharper styling, and features a completely overhauled interior. Most notably, it introduces VW Group’s first-ever full-hybrid… Continue reading New VW T-Roc Revealed Ahead of Munich Motor Show Debut

Motherson International Incorporates New Manufacturing Services Subsidiary

MMSL was incorporated under the Companies Act, 2013, with an initial paid-up equity share capital of ₹5 lakh.  According to the filing, the new subsidiary will engage in manufacturing, trading, and related services across various industries. However, it was not immediately clear from the regulatory disclosure what specific operations or strategic objectives the company intends… Continue reading Motherson International Incorporates New Manufacturing Services Subsidiary

Tesla teases new product release on Friday

Tesla is teasing a new product release on Friday, August 29th, coming to Europe and the Middle East. It’s likely going to be the Model Y Performance. On X today, Tesla has teased an upcoming product release coming this friday. The post is cryptic. It only mentions ‘spoiler alert’ and the date August 29 with… Continue reading Tesla teases new product release on Friday

Huge Number of Authors Stand to Get Paid After Anthropic Agrees to Settle Potentially $1 Trillion Lawsuit

As OpenAI’s ChatGPT and its imitators exploded onto the world stage over the past few years, they kicked off a series of legal showdowns that are still working their way through the courts. The New York Times is suing OpenAI. Disney is suing Midjourney. And in a class action case representing potentially millions of writers, book… Continue reading Huge Number of Authors Stand to Get Paid After Anthropic Agrees to Settle Potentially $1 Trillion Lawsuit

OpenAI Says It’s Scanning Users’ ChatGPT Conversations and Reporting Content to the Police

For the better part of a year, we’ve watched — and reported — in horror as more and more stories emerge about AI chatbots leading people to self-harm, delusions, hospitalization, arrest, and suicide. As the loved ones of the people impacted by these dangerous bots rally for change to prevent such harm from happening to… Continue reading OpenAI Says It’s Scanning Users’ ChatGPT Conversations and Reporting Content to the Police