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Polestar 5: Skarsgård gets a spy-cool showroom briefing
Slip into the showroom with Alexander Skarsgård as he coolly cases the Polestar 5 like a modern James Bond prepping...
Read moreDetailsMercedes-Benz turns CLA into a League of Legends trophy on wheels
Mercedes-Benz has kicked off the 2025 League of Legends World Championship with a one-off showpiece: the League of Legends Mercedes-Benz...
Read moreDetailsOne button, one beep: the tiny gadget bossing Britain’s road alerts
Meet the OOONO CO-DRIVER NO2, a pocket-sized puck that wants to keep your eyes off screens and on the road....
Read moreDetailsPekan lamp-posts pull double duty as EV chargers
Street light and charger, 24/7. Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah's (UMPSA's) Pekan campus now hides EV sockets in plain sight,...
Read moreDetailsPink leaves, green nickel
Getting there means fording a river into Sabah's Kinabalu Park, where scientists are coaxing a shrub to drink metal. Crush...
Read moreDetailsPolestar packs star power at UK fest
Polestar marked five years in Britain with a festival that felt part owners’ meet, part tech expo, part rolling sculpture....
Read moreDetailsABB robot brushes up a city
In Škoda’s hometown of Mladá Boleslav, a robot has swapped factory shifts for street art duty. ABB wheeled out its...
Read moreDetailsMercedes-Benz earns first vegan-interior certification
Mercedes-Benz just gave cow-free cabins the luxury treatment. The brand says it’s the first carmaker to offer an independently certified...
Read moreDetailsPolestar’s GeoGuessr twist: A reverse journey through Europe’s roads
Polestar has taken the global gaming sensation GeoGuessr for a spin, launching a quirky version that puts players in the...
Read moreDetailsHyundai brings an arcade on wheels to gamescom
Hyundai is parking itself in the Retro & Family Area at gamescom 2025 with a playable throwback: the self-made "Insteroid...
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