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Volvo’s plug-in hybrid XC60 and XC90 can really go the distance

Most plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) today get an average of around 30-50 miles of battery-only range: decent, but not mind-blowing. With hybrid sales dominating the market today, Volvo is out to prove that its PHEVs can push the limits of what’s possible.

Today, the Swedish automaker revealed the updated PHEV versions of its popular XC60 and XC90 SUVs are its first “long range plug-in hybrids,” delivering class-leading ranges of 78 miles and 73 miles, respectively. That’s more than double the electric range of previous PHEV variant. The numbers are still preliminary and based on EPA testing standards. But if confirmed, they would make Volvo’s PHEVs “the longest electric range of any plug-in hybrids available in the American market,” the automaker claims.

Volvo took a page from its all-electric vehicle design by integrating the battery directly in the floor of both vehicles for improved efficiency. The batteries are also higher...

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Hands-on with the Apple Home Collection

We’ve just gotten a closer look at Apple’s new video doorbell, security cameras, a door lock, and thermostats following the company’s “Welcome Home” event on Tuesday. The six new devices are part of a new Apple Home Collection, which the company co-developed with LG Electronics and Schneider

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Google rolls out Gemini 4 Argon globally via the Gemini API and to Google AI Pro subscribers in the Gemini app and AI Mode, and in Antigravity for Ultra users

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Meta Says Hackers Took Code, Personal Data of 1,500 in GitHub Breach

Meta is notifying roughly 1,500 people, most of them employees in the US, that their personal information was impacted after hackers got into some of the company’s GitHub repositories. The intrusion was detected a few weeks ago. According to the tech giant, an outside group gained access to

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Gemini 4 Argon available on Google Cloud

Last week we announced that Gemini Enterprise has evolved to make it even simpler to get work done, and introduced the Gemini agent, your new universal agent for work. It's always on and ready to answer your questions. It will write code, complete longer and more complex tasks,

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Hands-on with the Apple Home Collection

Google rolls out Gemini 4 Argon globally via the Gemini API and to Google AI Pro subscribers in the Gemini app and AI Mode, and in Antigravity for Ultra users

Meta Says Hackers Took Code, Personal Data of 1,500 in GitHub Breach

Gemini 4 Argon available on Google Cloud