Top 5 thin and light gaming laptops to buy in 2026

It’s Friday, 5 pm. And you’re immersed deep in a story mode title that you finally managed to get your hands on. But just as you were about to defeat a challenging boss, a message from your boss pops ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Uber to Invest Up to $1.25 Billion in Rivian in Robotaxi Bet

Uber Technologies Inc. plans to invest as much as $1.25 billion in carmaker Rivian Automotive Inc. to help launch a robotaxi fleet that will be available in the US, Canada and Europe over the next ...
TechCrunch

TechCrunch Mobility: Rivian’s R2 gambit

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for all things “future of transportation.” To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! I was out for a few days ...
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Philippine GDP grew 4.4% in 2025, dragged by Q4 slump

The Philippine economy expanded 4.4 percent in 2025 as a sharp slowdown in the final three months of the year dragged down the annual performance, government data showed on Thursday. The gross ...
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Rivian's first test R2s come off the line after fast-track expansion in Normal

Rivian’s new model, the R2, goes fast — zero to 60 mph in 3 seconds. Turns out, so does Rivian’s construction team. The electric automaker is starting 2026 with 2.6 million square feet of new space in ...
Reuters

Trump calls for $1.5 trillion military budget in 2027, up from $901 bln in 2026

WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the 2027 U.S. military budget should be $1.5 trillion, significantly higher than the $901 billion approved by Congress for 2026, ...
CNN

World will overshoot 1.5 degree climate goal, UN says

The world has failed to meet its main climate change target of limiting the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius, and will likely breach this threshold in the next decade, the United ...
The Economist

For the first time, climate models show the 1.5°C goal is dead

WHEN THE ECONOMIST warned in 2022 that keeping global warming to just 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels was no longer plausible, we took some flak. Critics worried that such thinking sapped the ...
Electrek

Rivian breaks ground on the Georgia factory where it plans to build R2 and R3

Rivian broke ground on its long-planned Georgia factory today, with the goal of getting cars off the line in 2028. The company plans to build its highly anticipated R2 and R3 vehicles there, though it ...
Seeking Alpha

Rivian lays off 1.5% workers as it prepares for cheaper R2 SUV - report

Rivian (NASDAQ:RIVN) made its second small workforce reduction of the year, cutting around 150 employee, less than 1.5% of its total staff, as it prepares for the launch of its more affordable R2 SUV ...
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Rivian plans job cuts as it plans for R2 production in Normal

Rivian's new R2 vehicle will be made in Normal, with production scheduled to start in 2026. Rivian is cutting about 1.5% of its global workforce as the electric vehicle maker prepares the plant in ...