They really just got on stage and said this newly designed 4000+ pound car can do flips and go half the speed of sound (380+mph) and will ship in 2028. This is a prank, right?

Update: Rivian confirmed newer R2s only ventilate the seat cushion, telling me the backrest fan was removed because it generated excessive cabin noise. Rivian also says R2 seat heating is unchanged. riviantrackr.com/news/rivian…

The more iPhone Duo hands-on videos I watch, the more I feel that Samsung was just muddling through before Apple arrived. Samsung has been making foldables for years, yet it never seems to have figured out what the experience should actually be like. Everything follows an engineering mindset: the screen folds, the features work, job done. But how much thought has gone into the transition between folded and unfolded, the little details of every interaction, and how it all actually feels to use? Then Apple comes along, and suddenly you realize: a foldable can do this? It can feel like this? Things we had grown used to, and even accepted as inevitable, suddenly turn out to have so much room for improvement. To me, Apple has both redefined the foldable and expanded our understanding of what one can be. That’s the difference between a great product and a mediocre one. Now I look at the Galaxy Z Fold 8 in my hand, and it honestly looks like an idiot. Samsung, please just stick to supplying hardware components. You really aren’t cut out to make software or finished consumer products.

forbes.com/sites/bensin/2026… I interviewed Xiaomi's president William Lu about the company's chip strategy, and why they're just doing IFA now in 2026

Tesla just dropped the Model Y L in the US, starting at $61,990 for the launch edition. It’s got six seats, a 325-mile range, and does 0–60 in 4.4 seconds. The R2, on the other hand, is $4k cheaper, actually accelerates faster, and comes with lifetime Autonomy+. The Y L gives you a third row and a year of FSD instead. These cars are clearly aimed at different folks, but Tesla’s definitely charging extra for the extra space. And yeah, I know some people will say Autonomy+ and FSD aren’t really on the same level right now.