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A Japanese automaker sold 36,609 hybrids in a single record month while its lone electric SUV fell more than 75 percent, and it is ending that EV after this model year

Honda hit record hybrid sales as its only US EV, the Prologue, slides 81 percent and heads toward the end of production.
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A compact pickup set a record 27,793 hybrid sales last quarter, but its automaker’s total hybrid sales fell 19.7 percent and let a rival briefly claim third place

Ford's overall hybrid sales dropped 19.7% last quarter even as the Maverick Hybrid set a record, letting a rival briefly pass Ford in US rankings.
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Google’s Fitbit Edge tracker arrives with Gemini coaching software

Google's $179.99 Fitbit Edge is now on shelves, pairing a bigger display with Gemini-powered Google Health Coach software and app features.
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One missing AirPods Pro earbud triggers an $89 replacement fee, but buying a full used pair on resale sites often costs barely more than that single part

Losing a single AirPods Pro earbud triggers an $89 Apple replacement fee, a pricing quirk that reveals how gadget makers value spare parts.
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A storage unit holds a dead relative’s furniture for $150 a month, and the industry banks $24 billion a year from Americans who rarely open the door

The self storage industry now collects $24.2 billion a year from Americans, many of whom rarely return to the units they rent.
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A single liquid cooled chip replaces dozens of scattered computers in a future Cadillac, and a Detroit automaker says it cuts the SUV’s wiring by nearly a third

GM's new Central Compute Unit replaces over 100 scattered chips with one liquid cooled processor, cutting wiring and easing ...
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Typing one install command has run strangers’ code on developer machines for over a decade, but the tool’s new version blocks that step by default

npm 12 now blocks install scripts by default, closing the lifecycle hook that fueled major supply chain attacks on developer ...
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A Michigan data center contract sets a $2.26 billion exit fee if the tenant ever walks away, and state regulators built that number to shield other electric customers fro…

A Michigan utility contract puts a $2.26 billion exit fee on a 1.38 GW data center, built to keep other ratepayers from ...
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Gas prices feel historic now, but 2008 cost more by the minute

Pew data shows 2026 gas prices sting, but adjusted for wages and inflation, 2008 cost Americans even more at the pump.
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A $1,700 smart bassinet shipped with every feature included, but a new $20 monthly fee now locks weaning mode behind a subscription even secondhand buyers must …

A $1,700 smart bassinet now charges $20 a month for features once included free, hitting secondhand buyers and resale values ...
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Arizona court again blocks APS fee on solar customers

The Arizona Corporation Commission originally approved the fee as part of an APS rate increase in 2024, allowing the utility ...
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GM to build hybrid Traverse, Enclave and Acadia in Lansing

GM plans hybrid versions of the Traverse, Enclave and Acadia at its Lansing plant, confirming a pivot after years of EV focus ...