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A single wholesale auction index tracks 6.2 percent above last spring’s readings, and the number set in those dealer-only lanes shapes the sticker price on every used ca…

The Manheim wholesale auction index hit its highest point in nearly three years this spring. Here's the hidden mechanism that ...
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More than 300,000 electric cars are flooding used lots this year, and the off-lease wave they are riding has turned nearly-new EVs into the used market’s most dramat…

Over 300,000 off-lease EVs are hitting US dealerships in 2026, up from 123,000 last year. Here's the hidden federal loophole ...
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Lucid recalls 27,185 Air sedans over fire risk tied to software-controlled lighting circuit

Electric vehicle maker Lucid is recalling 27,185 of its flagship Air luxury sedans in the US because an exterior lighting ...
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Pickleball paddles priced up to $200 and sold as tournament-approved have been banned mid-season, and a class action settlement put $300 back in some players’ h…

Premium pickleball paddles sold as tournament-approved are being banned mid-season. Here's the mechanism behind the bans and ...
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Gemini Notebook switches to compute-based limits on September 2, dropping fixed daily caps

Google Gemini Notebook replaces fixed daily feature caps with compute-based usage limits starting September 2, with quotas ...
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US homeowners plan to spend $5,000 less on renovations in 2026 as budgets tighten and Gen Z enters the market

The 2026 Houzz & Home Study finds median planned renovation spend drops to $15,000 from $20,000, while Gen Z homeowners surge into the market for the first time.
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A gaming laptop carrying the same chip name as a $2,000 desktop card houses nearly half the processing cores, and independent lab tests put real 4K performance around 50 ...

A gaming laptop's RTX 5090 chip uses different silicon than the desktop version and delivers up to 54% less 4K performance, despite sharing the same name and branding.
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Arizona’s biggest utility seeks $580 million rate hike after one of the longest hearings in ACC’s recent history

Arizona Corporation Commission judges heard 31 days of testimony on APS's $580M, ~14% rate increase request — one of the longest utility hearings in state history.
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Half of US two-parent families now have both parents working full time, but childcare costs and unequal parenting loads persist

A Pew Research Center survey of 2,242 US working parents finds a majority of two-parent families now have both partners in ...
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Public fast chargers across the US failed drivers on 12 in every 100 visits this summer, an all-time low in six years of tracking the national network

The rate of failed public EV charging visits hit a record low of 12% this summer, down from 19% two years ago, according to ...
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A GPS and sports-watch company jumped 4 points to 15 percent of the global smartwatch market in a single year, drawing level in share with a giant that has hel…

Garmin climbed from 11% to 15% global smartwatch market share in Q2 2026, matching Samsung as basic fitness bands fell 9% and ...
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Nearly 4 in 5 dating app users report burning out on swiping, but a panel study finds those who open the app to find a relationship do not grow lonelier while those chas…

A 2025 panel study finds dating app users who seek social approval grow lonelier over time, while those genuinely pursuing a ...