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About 2.45 million used cars on American roads are carrying false mileage readings, and the cheap digital plug-in tool that erases tens of thousands of miles in seconds …

CARFAX data shows 2.45 million US vehicles have suspected odometer rollbacks, up 14% in one year, costing buyers an average ...
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Advanced chip packaging was a $38.6 billion market in 2024, and analysts put an $87.6 billion price tag on that overlooked wrapper by the end of the decade

The physical wrapper around every AI chip is now a $38.6B market racing to $87.6B by 2030, and packaging alone adds up to ...
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After 8.3 gigawatts of new batteries landed on the US grid in a single half-year, total installed storage crossed 52 gigawatts and set an all-time national record

The US grid crossed 52 GW of installed battery storage in 2026, an all-time record, after operators added 8.3 GW in the first ...
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Global energy storage cell shipments nearly doubled in the first half of 2026 as LFP chemistry tightens its grip

Global energy storage cell shipments hit 467.84 GWh in H1 2026, up 94.8% year on year, as lithium iron phosphate batteries ...
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Homeowners now rank personal enjoyment over resale value when renovating backyards, Houzz study finds

The 2026 U.S. Houzz Outdoor Trends Study finds only 15% of homeowners renovate for resale value, down from 18%, as ...
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Board games raised $220 million from successful tabletop campaigns in a single year on Kickstarter, and the stretch-goal engine underneath your favorite box decides ev…

Board game crowdfunding raised $220M in one year. Here's how the stretch-goal and pledge-manager system decides what goes ...
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Rivian expands R1S and R1T recall to 3,829 vehicles after supplier failed to quarantine faulty turn-signal lamps

Rivian has expanded a safety recall to cover an additional 3,829 model year 2025 and 2026 R1S and R1T electric vehicles after ...
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CoreWeave opens first Asia-Pacific cloud footprint with three Indonesia data centers totaling 360 MW

CoreWeave announced three new data centers in Indonesia totaling 360 MW, its first cloud infrastructure presence in the Asia-Pacific region, due online in 2028.
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52% of full-time working parents say their job makes it harder to be a good parent, Pew survey finds

A Pew Research Center survey of 2,242 U.S. working parents finds blurred work-family boundaries, persistent task gaps between moms and dads, and childcare affordability as the top strain.
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A brand-new factory hit 50,000 electric SUVs in just nine months, and the new generation underneath that record-breaking pace is about to reshape 40 new or up…

BMW's Debrecen plant built its 50,000th iX3 in nine months — the fastest new-plant ramp-up in BMW Group history — with US ...
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A $399 smart ring promising over 50 health metrics started shipping this summer, but nearly every one of those metrics disappears behind a mandatory subscription fee the moment ...

The Oura Ring 5 costs $399 upfront but locks almost all 50+ health metrics behind a $5.99/month subscription. Here's what buyers don't see at checkout.
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America’s first large-scale enhanced geothermal plant carries a 53-megawatt nameplate, but federal filings show only 28 megawatts of net summer capacity available to the grid ...

The EIA confirmed America's first commercial enhanced geothermal plant has a 53 MW nameplate but delivers only 28 MW of net summer capacity — a gap buyers rarely see upfront.