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A sticker inside the driver’s door frame on 135 trucks and SUVs listed the wrong weight limit, and federal rules say that paperwork error alone can trigger a recall

Toyota is recalling thousands of trucks and SUVs over inaccurate payload stickers, revealing how the door jamb weight label ...
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Massachusetts funds 80 MWh iron-sodium battery at ski resort

Massachusetts awards $4.5 million for an 80 MWh iron-sodium battery at Berkshire East ski resort to manage snowmaking power ...
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Google expands Gemini student hub to K-12 classrooms of all ages

Google has rolled its Gemini student hub out to Education accounts of all ages, widening AI study tools inside Google ...
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A quantum chip needed 288 physical qubits to hold twelve error free ones, and that ratio undercuts the industry’s old assumption by a factor of ten

IBM's new chip design cuts the physical qubits needed per logical qubit from thousands to 144, slashing the hardware bill for fault tolerant quantum computing.
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Kinsey Institute survey finds singles redefining relationship milestones in 2026

Kinsey Institute's 15th annual Singles in America survey finds singles loosening old relationship milestones and splitting on AI's role in dating.
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Checkout splits a $200 purchase into four payments of $50 each, and federal data shows 63 percent of buy now pay later users end up juggling several loans at once

Buy now pay later promises four easy payments, but a new survey finds most users end up stacking multiple loans and falling behind.
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A North Carolina court found Duke Energy’s 2024 fuel charges violated state law reaching back to 2022, but the same court ruled customers will never see a refund

A court found a Duke Energy fuel charge broke state law, but a 2025 statute change means the $19.1 million stays on customer ...
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Kia America sold 236,659 vehicles in the US between July and September, the best quarter in the Korean automaker’s history, and hybrid sales more than doubled

Kia America posted its best-ever quarter with 236,659 US sales in Q3, as hybrid and electrified models surged 60 percent.
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Ford recalls 41,748 Super Duty trucks and Expedition SUVs over headlights

Ford recalls 41,748 Super Duty pickups and Expedition SUVs after contaminated LED chips can knock out headlights, NHTSA says.
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Halloween spending set to hit record $13.5 billion this year

NRF survey finds Halloween spending will reach a record $13.5 billion in 2026, even as tariffs push up costs for candy and ...
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Hybrids claimed a record 16 percent of new US vehicles sold, and the two brands growing fastest in the segment now hold nearly one in eight of every hybrid sold

Hybrid cars hit a record 16.3% of US new-vehicle sales in Q3 2026, with Kia up 130% and Subaru up 140% year over year as GM ...
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Rising costs push US summer vacation rate to its lowest point in six years, Deloitte finds

Deloitte's 2026 Summer Travel Survey of 4,003 Americans finds only 45% plan a paid summer trip, the lowest share in six years ...