• Fable will let you be a heartless landlord this fall

    January 23, 2026

    After half a decade of waiting, Microsoft finally offered an extended preview of its long-awaited reboot of the beloved Fable RPG franchise on Thursday. During the company’s recent Developer Direct showcase, Playground Games, best known for its works on the Forza Horizon series, shared nearly 11 minutes of gameplay footage and commentary related to the upcoming title. The new game will feature a fully open world for players to explore, with locations from previous Fable games like Bowerstone making a return. Playground didn’t say exactly where the new game takes place in the Fable timeline. If you played 2010’s Fable…

  • Palmer Luckey says the coolest thing about Anduril expanding to Long Beach is the fighter jets

    January 23, 2026

    Defense tech company Anduril on Thursday announced its plans to expand its Southern California presence with a major campus in Long Beach, the coastal town where founder Palmer Luckey grew up. The expanded campus will eventually support about 5,500 jobs. Luckey told TechCrunch that these will be new jobs, not transfers from other operations. Anduril’s headquarters is nearby, in Costa Mesa, California, and it also has a massive manufacturing facility in Ohio. The Long Beach campus will span 1.18 million square feet across six buildings, combining office space and industrial areas dedicated to R&D. It is expected to be ready…

  • Cupra Born recalled for fire risk

    January 23, 2026

    The Cupra Born electric vehicle (EV) has been recalled for a battery issue that could lead to a vehicle fire. “Due to a manufacturing issue, the cell modules installed in the high voltage battery may be defective and could overheat,” the company says in its recall notice. “If this occurs, it could lead to a vehicle fire. The range of the vehicle may also be affected. “A vehicle fire could increase the risk of injury or death to vehicle occupants, other road users and bystanders, and/or damage to property.” Cupra Australia notes a warning light “may” illuminate in the instrument…

  • Telly has only delivered 35,000 of its free televisions with always-on ads

    January 23, 2026

    Telly appeared on the home theater scene in 2023 with an unusual proposition. Its business model revolves around giving customers free dual-screen televisions where the lower screen shows non-stop advertisements. At the time, the start-up’s execs projected that Telly would ship its first 500,000 screens that summer. However, Janko Roettgers of Lowpass reported that Telly only had 35,000 sets in people’s homes at the end of the third quarter of 2025. The figure appears to come from a quarterly investor update, but Telly didn’t provide Roettgers with any comment on the report. Personally, I don’t think I’d want a free…

  • OpenAI is coming for those sweet enterprise dollars in 2026

    January 23, 2026

    OpenAI has reorganized some of its leadership and picked a familiar face to lead its push into selling AI to business customers as the company looks to catch up to its rivals in 2026. The company appointed Barret Zoph to lead its efforts to sell its AI to enterprises, according to reporting from The Information, citing an internal OpenAI memo. TechCrunch reached out to OpenAI for confirmation and more information. Zoph returned to OpenAI last week after leaving Thinking Machine Labs, former OpenAI co-founder Mira Murati’s AI startup where Zoph had served as a co-founder and chief technology officer since…

  • 2026 MG ZS review | CarExpert

    January 23, 2026

    Many people think the days of affordable cars are over – but the MG ZS Essence Turbo begs to differ. MG seems to have arrived in the Australian market at the right time, just as several city cars were axed – reducing the number of affordable models available to buyers – and leaving the door wide open for the Chinese brand. And the numbers suggest Australians are often choosing the MG ZS over competitors in the segment, like the GWM Haval Jolion and Toyota Corolla Cross, while a close battle wages between the ZS and the Chery Tiggo 4 Pro.…

  • Sennheiser introduces new TV headphones bundle with Auracast

    January 23, 2026

    Sennheiser has unveiled its RS 275 TV Headphones, which are bundled with a BTA1 digital receiver. These headphones use Auracast technology to provide low-latency audio at a range of up to 50 meters, and can connect to other devices enabled with Auracast or Bluetooth Classic. For those unfamiliar, Auracast is broadcast Bluetooth audio; we have an explainer about it after CES 2024 put this audio tech onto the big stage. The digital receiver introduces an Auracast signal in a physical space for any other compatible devices, which might include hearing aids or loudspeakers as well as other headphone sets. The…

  • GM to end Chevy Bolt EV production next year, move China-made Buick to U.S. factory

    January 23, 2026

    General Motors is shuffling where its vehicles are made in a move that will shift production away from China and Mexico and to a U.S. factory in Kansas. That change will also mean the end of its rebooted Chevrolet Bolt EV, the only vehicle currently built at the Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas. The factory musical chairs reflect an economic and political environment, shaped by the Trump administration’s tariff policy and its decision to end the federal EV tax credit, which provided up to $7,500 off qualifying electric vehicles. These changes have made it more expensive to build vehicles in…

  • Polestar predicts huge sales growth to end, but smooth sailing ahead

    January 22, 2026

    Polestar was one of Australia’s fastest-growing auto brands last year in terms of sales, and while it doesn’t expect the same growth in 2026, the Sino-Swedish brand is confident its expanding local dealer network and increasing customer awareness will keep people interested in its electric vehicles (EVs). Marking an impressive 38.5 per cent sales increase over 2024, Australian sales for the Geely-owned EV brand were propelled by demand for its two relatively new SUVs, the Polestar 3 and Polestar 4, which helped push its total sales to 2373 in 2025. They also contributed to a 36 per cent increase in…

  • Darth Maul’s standalone series premieres on Disney+ on April 6

    January 22, 2026

    Darth Maul, the beloved, sometimes spider-legged former Sith Lord first introduced in Star Wars: Episode 1 — The Phantom Menace, is officially getting his own animated spin-off on April 6, 2026, based on a new teaser trailer published by Disney. Star Wars: Maul — Shadow Lord was originally announced at Star Wars Celebration in 2025, and is set after Maul’s arc in Star Wars: The Clone Wars but before his appearance in Star Wars: Rebels. The 10-episode series covers Maul’s plot to rebuild his criminal syndicate “on a planet untouched by the Empire,” according to Lucasfilm. “There, he crosses paths…