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The new Volvo EX60 has been revealed as the Swedish firm’s most important model in years, introducing a ‘game-changing’ new platform, a suite of radical in-car technology and the capacity to “end range anxiety” with a colossal, class-leading range of up to 503 miles. The EX60 made its debut in Stockholm last week as Volvo’s fourth bespoke EV, marking the firm’s entry into the crucial premium electric SUV segment – in which its main rivals will be the recently revealed BMW iX3 and Mercedes-Benz GLC EQ. Due in the UK from September, with prices starting at £56,850, the EX60 is the…
Image: Google Gemini Google’s convenient, hands-free voice search on Android is getting a major UI overhaul, proving that even subtle refinements matter. For years, voice search was the quiet workhorse of the Android experience, the essential utility for when your attention was divided, such as driving or cooking. While the feature has remained reliable, its visual presentation has often felt like an afterthought. Google is rolling out a redesign that aims to modernize the hands-free experience for Android users. The update signals Google’s commitment to an “always evolving” user experience, driven by its underlying, advanced intelligence. The new look is…
Threads has grown enough for Meta to fully integrate it into its advertising machine. On Wednesday, the company said that, with the platform now hosting 400 million monthly active users, ads are expanding globally to all users. The inevitable move follows a test in 30 countries early last year.Ads on Threads are powered by Meta’s AI-powered advertising system. They’ll use the “same level of personalization” (i.e., tracking and profiling) as Facebook and Instagram. Image, video and carousel ad formats will all appear natively in Threads feeds.Meta said the ad expansion will begin next week, but the full rollout will take…
Ubisoft is canceling six games in development, including its troubled remake of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. The publisher is also delaying seven other games in its development pipeline.As reported by Video Games Chronicle, Ubisoft held a call with select media to announce it is undergoing a “major organisational, operational and portfolio reset.” It plans to accomplish this via three pillars: new operating model, a “refocused portfolio with a meaningfully revised 3-year roadmap,” and “the rightsizing of the organization.”A press release states:“Ubisoft’s strategic decision to undertake this major reset is driven by the continued shift toward a persistently…
New York is freezing this week, and according to my weather app, the entire northern hemisphere is one chilly blue blob. If there were ever a time for a baking project, it’s now. And we have just the thing… Melina Hammer’s oat lace cookies. I’ve always loved oatmeal lace cookies but assumed they were too tricky to make myself. Anything that delicate and caramel-y had to be complicated, right? Wrong. “They’re super easy!” swears Melina Hammer, cookbook author and writer of the newsletter Stories from Catbird Cottage. “Whatever your schedule, there’s room in it to make this cookie.” I can…
Natalie ShermanBusiness reporterGetty ImagesUS President Donald Trump appeared on course for a setback at America’s top court on Wednesday over his unprecedented move to fire a central bank governor.Supreme Court justices from the left and right asked why they should speed through such an impactful decision, citing concerns about process and implications for central bank independence and the wider economy. Trump in August said he was removing Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, accusing her of engaging in mortgage fraud, which she has denied.Cook has argued she did not receive due process to dispute those claims, which Fed defenders say were…
Henry Zeffman,Chief political correspondentandJoe Pike,Politics investigations correspondentEPAFor a prime minister who has spent a year focusing on building a warm rapport with the US president, using the authority of the despatch box at Prime Minister’s Questions to declare that he “will not yield” was a big moment.It was a tonal shift even from Monday’s speech in Downing Street.No wonder, given the tirade unleashed by President Trump in Sir Keir Starmer’s direction on his Truth Social platform in the early hours of Tuesday morning.Behind the scenes, Sir Keir had been coming under greater pressure to change his approach to the president.”It…
Liverpool could allow Federico Chiesa to leave before the January transfer deadline following Mohamed Salah’s return from AFCON, according to reports. Salah has returned from the Africa Cup of Nations after helping Egypt finish fourth, registering four goals and one assist across six appearances. Why Liverpool have not signed anyone in January £400m+ spent on summer signings Slot heavily backed after winning the title; his job is now under threat Marc Guehi was a free agent target, not cut-price January option No explanation for the lack of a centre-back signing The 33-year-old proved how valuable he remains to his country,…
“In the past, British car manufacturers have been rather reluctant to issue any clear figures on their actual model production,” we reported in May 1969. “Now the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has compiled detailed statistics for the Big Four – British Leyland, Ford, Rootes and Vauxhall.” Car production and export figures had been obtainable as early as the 1900s, extracted from government trade documentation, but they were expressed in financial terms and didn’t distinguish between makers, let alone individual vehicle types. Before long, the SMMT started to release its own statistics. In 1923, for instance, the British industry…
Volvo hasn’t exactly had a great run of EVs lately. The rollout of its flagship EX90 was stymied out of the gate by a bevy of software glitches. The EX30, meanwhile, was too expensive when it launched — the promised $35,000 model was incompatible with the currently chaotic global tariff situation.Now, it’s time for a new generation of EV from Volvo, one that’s radically different at its core with a gigacast frame, a much higher-density battery and enough digital and literal horsepower to impress the most jaded of automotive enthusiasts. Mix in high-performance chipsets from both NVIDIA and Qualcomm, plus…