• BMW M2 gains M Performance Track Kit, but it ain’t cheap

    March 2, 2026

    M Performance upgrades for the BMW M2 and recently launched BMW M2 CS have been announced in Germany, where they will become available from July 2026. While there’s an M Performance exhaust available for the M2 CS, the M Performance Track Kit for the standard M2 coupe brings upgrades designed for owners looking to take their car to track days, and BMW says they’re all about experiencing the thrill of driving. “Track days promote a sense of community by bringing like-minded people together to share their passion for motorsport and BMW M automobiles,” said a BMW Germany press release. CarExpert…

  • The best projector for a home theater in 2026

    February 2, 2026

    To see a film the way the creators intended, you really need a projector. A good one can show a bright, sharp image up to 250 inches in size for an immersive experience that no TV can match — and usually at a much lower price. Plus, they’re great for immersive gaming with consoles and PCs. Thanks to companies like Anker and Valerion, projectors are starting to be seen as a must-have item for cinephiles and outdoor party screenings alike. That means there are a wide variety of choices, ranging from classic ceiling-mounted models to battery-powered projectors you can take…

  • These AI notetaking devices can help you record and transcribe your meetings

    February 2, 2026

    Digital meeting notetakers like Read AI, Fireflies.ai, Fathom, and Granola help record and transcribe online meetings. But for in-person or more versatile options, many people prefer physical recording devices These physical notetakers transcribe audio and give users summaries and action items of meetings using AI. Some of these devices are wearable—pins or pendants with dedicated mics for recording—while others are credit-card sized with dedicated mobile apps to transcribe and extract insights using AI. A few even offer live translation. Below is a non-exhaustive list of physical AI notetakers and transcription tools. Plaud Note/Plaud Note Pro This credit card-sized notetaker has…

  • NVIDIA AI Brings Nemotron-3-Nano-30B to NVFP4 with Quantization Aware Distillation (QAD) for Efficient Reasoning Inference

    February 2, 2026

    NVIDIA has released Nemotron-Nano-3-30B-A3B-NVFP4, a production checkpoint that runs a 30B parameter reasoning model in 4 bit NVFP4 format while keeping accuracy close to its BF16 baseline. The model combines a hybrid Mamba2 Transformer Mixture of Experts architecture with a Quantization Aware Distillation (QAD) recipe designed specifically for NVFP4 deployment. Overall, it is an ultra-efficient NVFP4 precision version of Nemotron-3-Nano that delivers up to 4x higher throughput on Blackwell B200. https://huggingface.co/nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-3-Nano-30B-A3B-NVFP4 What is Nemotron-Nano-3-30B-A3B-NVFP4? Nemotron-Nano-3-30B-A3B-NVFP4 is a quantized version of Nemotron-3-Nano-30B-A3B-BF16, trained from scratch by NVIDIA team as a unified reasoning and chat model. It is built as a hybrid…

  • TikTok says its services are restored after the outage

    February 2, 2026

    TikTok, which is under new ownership in the U.S., said Sunday that it has restored service after outages last week that marred user experiences. The social network has over 220 million users in the U.S. The company blamed last week’s snowstorm, which caused an outage at an Oracle-operated data center responsible for TikTok operations. “We have successfully restored TikTok back to normal after a significant outage caused by winter weather took down a primary U.S. data center site operated by Oracle. The winter storm led to a power outage which caused network and storage issues at the site and impacted…

  • US recall prompts ‘Customer Service Exercise’ for Toyota Tundra in Australia

    February 2, 2026

    Toyota Australia is undertaking what it’s calling a ‘Customer Service Exercise’ for the Tundra – its answer to the Ram 1500, Ford F-150 and Chevrolet Silverado – to correct a potentially defective panoramic view camera in 1210 examples of the full-size pickup. The rectifaction action impacts both versions of the Tundra sold locally – the Limited and Platinum – and relates to the same issue that saw 162,000 Tundras recalled in the US last week. Toyota says affected vehicles are still able to be driven, as the potential fault is not considered a safety issue and is therefore not subject…

  • 2026 GWM Tank 300 Hi4-T PHEV priced, significantly undercuts Denza B5

    February 2, 2026

    GWM will become one of just two auto brands to offer petrol, diesel, hybrid and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) versions of the same model when it launches the first PHEV versions of its large off-road SUV from next month. The GWM Tank 300 Hi4-T will arrive in Australian showrooms in March in flagship Ultra trim, with the entry-level Lux following early in April. The Lux is priced at $55,990 drive-away, while the Ultra is priced at $59,990 drive-away. GWM says these are “limited-time special launch offer” prices, though doesn’t confirm when they end. That means the Lux PHEV is priced $7000…

  • How to Build Memory-Driven AI Agents with Short-Term, Long-Term, and Episodic Memory

    February 2, 2026

    def openai_chat(system: str, user: str) -> str: resp = client.chat.completions.create( model=OPENAI_MODEL, messages=[ {"role": "system", "content": system}, {"role": "user", "content": user}, ], temperature=0.3 ) return resp.choices[0].message.content def heuristic_responder(context: str, question: str) -> str: lessons = re.findall(r"Lessons=(.*)", context) avoid = re.findall(r"Avoid=(.*)", context) ltm_lines = [ln for ln in context.splitlines() if ln.startswith("[LTM:")] steps = [] if lessons: for chunk in lessons[:2]: for s in [x.strip() for x in chunk.split(";") if x.strip()]: steps.append(s) for ln in ltm_lines: if "[LTM:procedure]" in ln.lower(): proc = re.sub(r"^\[LTM:procedure\]\s*", "", ln, flags=re.I) proc = proc.split("(salience=")[0].strip() for part in [p.strip() for p in proc.split("|") if p.strip()]: steps.append(part) steps = steps[:8]…

  • 2026 KGM Actyon Hybrid price and specs: Ex-SsangYong coupe SUV gets hybrid option

    February 2, 2026

    KGM Australia is continuing to expand its electrified model lineup, with the 2027 KGM Actyon Hybrid now reaching local dealerships. It joins the regular petrol-powered Actyon crossover SUV, launched here last year, which is a sleeker, more coupe-like sibling to the Torres mid-size SUV. KGM is offering special launch pricing for a “limited” (though unspecified) time, with $2000 slashed off the regular drive-away price. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. That sees the Actyon Hybrid range open at $48,000 drive-away for the K50, rising to $51,000 drive-away for the K60.…

  • Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series, Prado prices increased

    February 2, 2026

    Toyota Australia has increased prices across the Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series and Toyota LandCruiser Prado ranges by up to $1000. The increase means the Prado GX is now priced from $73,200 before on-road costs, while the LandCruiser 300 Series now starts from $99,340 before on-roads. No specification changes have been made to the two SUV lineups. The price rise doesn’t impact the LandCruiser 70 Series, which is currently under a stop-sale in GXL wagon guise following an eight-month production pause from September 2025 as Toyota updates the vehicle to meet stricter Euro 6 emissions standards. While Ford Australia pointed to…