Rivian will resume prep work on its planned Georgia factory in August and is still looking to break ground early next year, according to emails The Tech Spot obtained through a public records request. The restarted effort comes months after the Biden administration’s Department of Energy approved a $6.6 billion loan meant to fund construction. Rivian has invested more than $80 million in the project as of June 20, 2025, up from $41 million in July 2024, according to a progress report submitted to the local joint development authority included in the emails. The project has created 46 full-time jobs…
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Livestreaming service Twitch, which is owned by Amazon, announced at its annual TwitchCon event earlier this year that it would move into the vertical video space. Now those initial alpha tests have gone live with a few streamers, according to findings from market intelligence provider Appsensa. In a recent build, the firm found references to the vertical video tests and information about what sort of features these new streams would offer. The feature, once fully rolled out, would make Twitch more competitive with other popular vertical video services like TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. Ten Years of TwitchCon: Here’s…
External GPUs (eGPUs) like Razer’s latest could supercharge slim laptops and handhelds for AAA gaming or creative work, especially as Thunderbolt 5 ramps up bandwidth. But with fewer all-in-one features, it’s a mixed bag for users craving simplicity. You need to buy more accessories for the Core X V2 encloser to make sense. The big idea: Razer is back in the eGPU game after a six-year hiatus, unveiling the Core X V2 enclosure alongside a new Thunderbolt 5 Dock. This steel beast promises desktop-grade graphics via Thunderbolt 5’s blazing speeds, but it strips away built-in power and ports to keep…
Dell’s Black Friday in July sale has all sorts of laptop deals, and if you’re looking for a basic device, you should set your sights on the Dell Inspiron 15 3530. You’ll already get amazing value at its original price of $400, but it’s available with a $150 discount that drops its price to an even more affordable $250. We’re not sure how much time is remaining before stocks sell out though, so if you’re interested in this laptop, you’re going to have to proceed with your purchase as soon as you can. Dell Inspiron 15 3530 laptop As an…
If you were planning to wait for Black Friday to take advantage of gaming laptop deals, the good news is that Dell has rolled out the bargains early in its Black Friday in July sale. Here’s an offer that we highly recommend — the Alienware 16 Aurora with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 graphics card with a $400 discount that brings it down from $1,500 to just $1,100. That’s an excellent price for this gaming laptop, and you’re going to want to proceed with the transaction immediately while stocks are still available. The Alienware 16 Aurora gaming laptop shouldn’t be…
Summer is around the corner, and with it comes talk of the Google Pixel 10. This year, the Made by Google event is scheduled for August 20. At 1 pm ET (10 am PT), the keynote kicks off for what we expect to be a Pixel-packed fest. The Google Pixel 9 has been enjoying its time in the sun for the last 11 months, thanks to its stunning cameras, spectacular battery life, spontaneous use of Gemini AI, and a matte finish on par with the iPhone 16. We’ve also seen the affordable Pixel 9a launch, which really does leave things…
Google is celebrating 10 years of Google Photos with the launch of a redesigned editor. The redesign adds new AI features, Reimagine and Auto Frame, which were previously only available on Pixel devices, bringing the tools into the hands of more users. The Reimagine feature uses generative AI to transform objects and backgrounds in photos with text prompts. For example, you could ask to replace a gloomy sky in one of your photos with “clear blue skies.” The Auto Frame feature suggests different ways to frame a photo, whether it’s by cropping, widening, or using generative AI to fill in…
AI video you can both watch and interact with in real-time. Odyssey, a startup founded by self-driving pioneers Oliver Cameron and Jeff Hawke, has developed an AI model that lets users “interact” with streaming video. Available on the web in an “early demo,” the model generates and streams video frames every 40 milliseconds. Via basic controls, viewers can explore areas within a video, similar to a 3D-rendered video game. “Given the current state of the world, an incoming action, and a history of states and actions, the model attempts to predict the next state of the world,” explains Odyssey in…
SpaceX has launched the rocket. Check out these spectacular images from the test flight. SpaceX is about to launch the Starship — the world’s most powerful rocket — for the ninth time, and you can watch the event in real time. The launch window for the ninth flight test of Starship opens on Tuesday, May 27, at 6:30 p.m. CT (7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT). A live webcast of the flight test will begin about 30 minutes before liftoff, and you can watch it on SpaceX’s X account. The imminent flight test marks the first launch of a flight-proven Super…
Whether you’re an Apple fanatic or a die-hard Samsung fan, Amazon has the smartwatch deals for you today. The GPS, 46mm version of the Apple Watch Series 10 is on sale with a 23% discount that brings its price down to $329 from $429 for savings of $100, while the LTE version of the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra is on sale with a 39% discount that brings its price down to $399 from $650 for savings of $251. You’re going to have to be quick with your purchase if you’re interested in either of these bargains though, as stocks may…
