A viewer handed over a Reevo hubless electric bike with one clear condition. Fix it first, then bring it back better than before. The machine already carried a heavy reputation for every shortcut and oversight that can sink an ambitious design. Original plans leaned hard into a futuristic look. Large hubless wheels replaced traditional spokes. A sculpted body hid most of the mechanics. Nearly every useful function, from lights to wheel locks to performance modes, ran through a smartphone app. Once the company behind that app stopped supporting it, large parts of the bike simply stopped responding.
The construction of this bike mirrored the flaws in the software. Plastic panels were held up by inexpensive inserts that grew loose or broke with regular use. Exposed wires and unsecured shroud covers gave the frame the appearance of having been put together by someone who had never heard the term “professional job.” The motor was purposefully lowered in the first place, so even a minor climb would leave passengers pushing or walking. The brakes appeared rather feeble and frequently squeaked at you to let you know they were having troubles, and don’t get me started on the constant high-pitched whining from the extra headlamp component.
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Seth from the Berm Peak channel decided to tackle this disaster. He started by pulling everything up. The controller and circuit board were housed within the main motor housing, and the labels could be read in English, which was remarkable. That made a big difference in understanding how everything worked, which was before a mystery. A four-wire serial cable was connected to a laptop running simple terminal software at 115200 baud, and data started to flow in.
Next, he solved the Bluetooth problem; it turned out that the first pairing process merely spewed the password in plain text over the serial link, and one or two deliberate failed attempts yielded the code “696969”. With the key in hand, he had complete access of the bike’s internal controls. He could then look for an older Android app that explained what each button and sensor was intended to do in the first place. Button presses for assist levels, throttle, and brakes all produced consistent results that could be repeated and improved.
The bike’s OEM display was not working. Seth replaced it with a low-cost ESP32-S3 touchscreen board and wrote custom code to turn the small 2.8-inch LCD into a fully functional dashboard. Speed, battery percentage, and trip distance are all shown in a clear 7-segment format, and the touch screen allows you to adjust the headlight, badge light, kickstand lock, and pedal assist levels, ranging from basic eco mode to turbo. A PIN entry screen allows you to lock the bike when you park it, and extended brake squeezes now flash the lights to alert anyone nearby of a potential problem. To prevent the bike from starting moving on its own, an inactivity timer reduces help to zero after ten minutes.
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Physical repairs addressed the bike’s deteriorated body. He glued the shattered brass inserts within the plastic panels back into place using 3D-printed adapters. Cracks and holes were repaired with strips of yellow reflector tape, and that was it. The original grips were replaced with new ones. A noisy electroluminescent headlight transformer was replaced with a basic 12-volt LED, and the twisted kickstand was secured with loctite. The original brake pads were replaced, but the builder kept them since the noise provided a good warning to anyone around.
The most significant change came from the motor controller, where a firmware update fixed the artificial power limits that had been holding the bike back in the first place, allowing it to deliver the full 750 watts it was supposed to, and hills that had previously required effort now move along with a steady pull. The same controller work also allowed the new screen to govern the kickstand servo, ensuring that when the stand is erected, the wheel lock is promptly engaged.
As he progressed, safety features were integrated throughout the interface, with warning flags on the screen screaming “turn off” if assist mode was left on and the bike was in risk of entering a terrifying runaway mode. You can simply adjust a few settings and send commands to the bike using the built-in wifi we configured, without having to redo the entire code, change the PIN, update the bluetooth key, or communicate whatever you want, all without installing any additional software. The good news is that most of these modifications will remain without having you to modify the firmware.
Tests confirmed that everything eventually added up. The panels stopped moving and rattling on their mounts. The screen would come to life when you touched it. Even after the issue with the app was resolved, the lights and signals continued to function properly. The power appeared adequate, and you could rely on it not to do anything foolish. Most importantly, the machine began to feel like a bike you could ride every day, rather than a dismal reminder of how much work needed to be done to make it perfect. [Source]
In totally sane and not-crazy anti-pornography activism news, the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) considers online pornography a national security threat. This may be the stupidest thing NCOSE has ever claimed in its decades’ long fascistic fight against sexuality.
The group’s president and chief executive officer, Marcel van der Watt, wrote for the Washington Times about cases of sexual exploitation that could potentially harm individuals who are a part of the military-industrial complex. However, he offers no clear example of such cases and simply relies on the organization’s standard talking points that all sexual expression is bad.
He writes:
Adults are often an underreported victim group because of shame and fear of social repercussions, yet they are deemed high-value targets by exploiters because of their financial resources.
This claim is meant to apply to military and government employees with security clearances who could be subject to coercion, extortion, and other legitimate forms of exploitation if they post nudes consensually or if they were legitimately victimized by criminals. All of these are real issues, but, in true NCOSE form, van der Watt falsely conflates activities that are illegal with those that are lawful. Van der Watt likens this exploitation as a “symptom” of pornography’s ubiquity in national culture, despite the resurgence of white Christian nationalism.
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The argument can be summed up that military personnel have private lives, and sometimes those private lives involve pornography, and because of that, they may be coerced into sharing nudes, which means that the government must outlaw porn as a national security threat.
There are a few logical leaps in there.
He calls for the U.S. Justice Department to stand up its long-dormant obscenity task force that once went after legal pornography producers who released hardcore content. Van der Watt’s calls echo a recent attempt by Sen. Jim Banks of Indiana urging acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to reinstate the task force while singling out the $3.15 billion-valued OnlyFans.com.
And it’s clear that the real threat here is just… van der Watt doesn’t like the idea that some people enjoy pornography:
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Yet the national security threat posed by pornography is incubated on a far more granular level.
Pornography corrodes the exact social foundation that supports national strength. It normalizes sexual objectification and fosters impersonal, consumeristic attitudes toward sex. Over time, its use may lead to habituation, where users require increasingly extreme content to achieve the same level of sexual arousal.
Such rhetoric is part of the far-right’s project to eliminate legal and consensual pornography. This has long been a core tenant of NCOSE’s mission. This is the organization that used to be called “Morality in Media.” Remember, this is the same organization that called for the magazine Cosmopolitan to be removed from Walmart checkout lines because the publication was “pornographic.” NCOSE once went after academic database provider EBSCO for not blocking students from accessing anatomically correct sexual education materials. NCOSE is also one of the central groups to argue the pseudo-scientific claim that pornography is addictive like a drug and serves as a public health crisis. NCOSE persists in these claims, despite no evidence of such. And now it wants you to believe its a “national security” threat?
Michael McGrady covers the tech and legal sides of the online porn business.
Compact 4K laser projectors are having a moment, and not because everyone suddenly wants to bolt a giant chassis to the ceiling again. More buyers are looking for serious big-screen performance in smaller, more living-room-friendly designs that can fit into real homes without turning the space into a demo room at an AV trade show. Leica clearly sees the same shift.
In 2023, Leica entered the ultra-short-throw projector category with the Hisense-built Cine 1, a $9,000 UST model bundled with either a 100-inch or 120-inch ALR screen. In 2024, it followed with the Cine Play 1, a lifestyle-focused standard-throw projector priced at $3,795. For 2026, Leica is expanding the lineup again with the Cine Compact 1.
Priced at $2,000, the Leica Cine Compact 1 is now the smallest projector in the company’s range, borrowing much of its concept and feature set from the Cine Play 1 but placing it in a smaller, more compact chassis.
That makes it less of a “take it anywhere” projector and more of a smaller premium 4K laser option for buyers who want the Leica badge without handing over Cine 1 money.
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Left to right: Leica Cine 1, Cine Compact 1, and Cine Play 1
Smaller Leica, Still Big-Screen Ambitions
Like the Cine Play 1, the Leica Cine Compact 1 combines RGB laser light source technology with Leica’s premium imaging approach and support for 4K resolution via pixel shifting. The key difference is scale. While the Cine Play 1 can project images up to 300 inches, the Cine Compact 1 tops out at 220 inches, which is still absurdly large for most living rooms unless your sofa came with its own ZIP code.
Leica is positioning the Cine Compact 1 as a more convenient home cinema option for both indoor and outdoor use, helped by built-in smart features and user-friendly setup tools. That outdoor angle comes with the usual projector reality check: it will work best after dark and away from ambient light. Daytime backyard cinema still belongs in the same fantasy file as affordable Leica lenses.
RGB Laser, Leica Optics, and the Usual Brightness Reality Check
Leica Cine Compact 1
The Leica Cine Compact 1 uses a triple RGB laser light source rated for up to 25,000 hours of operation, which should cover a lot of movies, streaming binges, and questionable franchise reboots before anyone starts worrying about the light engine.
Leica rates the Cine Compact 1 at up to 1,700 ANSI lumens, which means it should be capable of producing a clear, high-contrast image in darker rooms or outdoor spaces with minimal ambient light. That last part matters. This is still projection, not witchcraft. If you aim it at a wall during a bright afternoon barbecue, the sun is going to win.
HDR support is also broad, with compatibility for Dolby Vision, HDR10, HDR10+, and HLG. The Cine Compact 1 also includes Leica Image Optimization, or LIO, which uses image-processing algorithms designed to improve color rendition, color gradation, and contrast.
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And because Leica is not going to put its name on a projector without making the lens part of the story, the Cine Compact 1 incorporates a genuine Leica Summicron zoom lens. That gives the projector a real optical talking point beyond the badge, which matters at $2,000.
Audio
For the best listening experience with the Leica Cine Compact 1, an AVR and surround sound speaker system would still be the preferred option. At minimum, a good soundbar makes sense, especially since HDMI eARC connectivity is supported. That said, a full external audio setup is not always practical with a compact projector designed to move more easily between rooms or support occasional outdoor use.
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To make the Cine Compact 1 more self-contained, Leica includes a 2 x 10-watt onboard audio system with DTS Virtual:Xprocessing. That will not replace a proper surround system or a serious soundbar, but it should provide a more spacious and usable listening experience than the tiny speaker systems found in many lifestyle projectors.
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Streaming, AirPlay, and Just Enough Physical Connectivity
The Leica Cine Compact 1 is not just about image quality and onboard sound. It also includes both wireless and physical connectivity, which matters if the goal is to make the projector easy to use without adding a stack of external boxes.
With built-in smart TV features, users can access streaming services directly from the projector, provided it is connected to the internet via Wi-Fi or Ethernet. Leica uses Hisense’s VIDAA streaming platform, which provides access to major apps, including Netflix. The remote control also includes direct-access buttons for Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, and YouTube.
Wireless support includes Apple AirPlay and Bluetooth. AirPlay allows users to stream compatible content from Apple devices, while Bluetooth can be used for wireless audio streaming from smartphones, tablets, and laptops.
Physical connectivity is more limited. The Cine Compact 1 includes one HDMI port and one USB port. The HDMI connection supports eARC, making it easier to connect the projector to a compatible AVR or soundbar. The USB port can be used to play compatible media files stored on a USB flash drive.
Flexibility
The Leica Cine Compact 1’s biggest advantage is flexibility. Weighing under 10 pounds, it can be moved from room to room and set up without a permanent installation.
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Its integrated 360-degree rotation system allows projection from multiple angles onto walls, ceilings, or other suitable surfaces, while automatic zoom, autofocus, keystone correction, and intelligent screen framing help align the image with minimal manual adjustment. Because spending 20 minutes fixing geometry before the movie starts is nobody’s idea of premium.
For added placement options, the Cine Compact 1 can also be used with the same optional stand as the Cine Play 1, with a stand adapter included.
The Leica Cine Compact 1 is the company’s most accessible projector so far, but “entry-level” is doing some heavy lifting at $2,000. What makes it unique is the combination of RGB laser projection, broad HDR support, automatic setup tools, built-in streaming, DTS Virtual:X audio, and a genuine Leica Summicron zoom lens in a smaller sub-10-pound chassis.
What is missing? More HDMI inputs, higher light output, and a price that does not immediately invite comparisons with Hisense’s own M2 Pro, which costs $1,299.99 and offers a very credible alternative, albeit with slightly lower brightness. Leica’s advantage remains optics and image refinement, but buyers are still paying a premium for the red dot. Funny how that works.
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Price & Availability
The Leica Cine Compact 1 will be available for $1,995 beginning June 18, 2026 with optional floor stand priced at $495 through Leica Authorized Dealers.
Especially in this era of the Internet, the role of the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine has become increasingly essential as more and more web content vanishes into the ether or is surreptitiously altered to hide salient details. More recently a new worry has seemingly cropped up in the form of scraping of data for so-called AI systems, or at least that’s part of the excuses being offered for blocking the Wayback Machine’s web crawlers, with [Andrew Deck] and [Hanaa’ Tameez] of [Nieman Lab] detailing the impact and reasons provided.
Some news outlets like The Baltimore Banner insist that they’re only blocking the Wayback Machine crawlers because they are worried that LLM chatbots would otherwise ‘improperly cite’ the source of content, while outlets like The Atlantic have put a blanket anti-scraping policy in place. Meanwhile news outlets are generally happy to let paid commercial news archiving outlets like ProQuest and LexisNexis index their content, showing a potential financial incentive.
Whatever the reasons, the direct effect is that as content is modified or vanishes during for example a system migration, buy-out or bankruptcy, researchers who rely on the Wayback Machine are pretty much forced to rely on paid offerings by ProQuest and kin, without the pure archiving focus and free access to information. It will also leave big holes in what the Wayback Machine can cover in its archives, with news especially becoming very spotty.
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Incidentally there’s an ongoing petition over at SaveTheArchive.com which people can sign.
Last Thursday, Wired reported that Meta had quietly embedded an unreleased facial recognition system called NameTag into software installed on millions of phones. In a follow-up report, Wired says the tech giant has now removed the face-recognition-related code, while saying “no final decision” has been made about whether the feature will launch. From the report: On Thursday, WIRED reported that Meta had quietly integrated substantial portions of the NameTag system into the Meta AI app. Though never publicly enabled, the feature was designed to convert faces captured by the glasses into unique biometric signatures, commonly known as faceprints, and compare them against a database of faceprints stored on the user’s device. WIRED also found that faces the system failed to recognize were cropped, indexed, and stored locally for future processing.
NameTag first surfaced in February, when The New York Times, citing internal Meta documents, reported that the company was developing face recognition for its smart glasses and weighing a launch as soon as this year. One memo reportedly described releasing it during a “dynamic political environment,” when privacy and civil liberties advocates would be distracted. Last week, WIRED reported that much of NameTag’s machinery was already built into the Meta AI app, downloaded by millions of users, as early as January, even as Meta publicly said it had made no final decision about face recognition. After WIRED’s report, Stone dismissed the findings, writing that the company couldn’t answer questions about how the system would work because “the feature does not exist.” Andrew Bosworth, Meta’s chief technology officer, called the reporting “incredibly misleading” and “absolutely dishonest.”
[…] The newly released version of Meta AI removes nearly all traces of the feature Meta said did not yet exist. Gone is the face-recognition software itself, along with the code that ran the NameTag recognition process and the “Person recognized” alert the app would have shown if someone were identified. The update also strips out a folder where the app would have stored the cropped images and biometric signatures of faces it captured but could not identify. […] A few fragments of the NameTag system remain in the version of latest Meta AI, including an internal debug menu label and a dormant link meant to open a recognized person’s profile. The leftover code points to parts of the system that are no longer there.
Google is lowering the cost of its cheapest AI subscription to make Gemini models even easier to access. The Google AI Plus plan will now cost $5 per month, according to a post from Vikas Kansal, the company’s Product Lead focused on Gemini AI subscriptions, down from its original $8 per month price. It now also comes with double the storage, 400GB instead of 200GB.
The subscription plan became available in January 2026 as a cheaper way to access Google’s Gemini 3 Pro model, Nano Banana Pro and Deep Research. Google previously offered those features as part of its more expensive AI Pro plan, but Plus lowered the price in exchange for more severe usage limits. Sweetening the deal further now that Google I/O 2026 has come and gone, the AI Plus plan also includes new benefits, like AI-powered email tools, a new Daily Brief agent that can summarize your upcoming day in the Gemini app and access to Gemini Omni, Google’s newest AI model for generating video “from any input.”
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Your mileage may vary with Google’s AI features, but getting double the storage for half the price is obviously meant to be a deal that’s hard to say no to. You can sign up for the AI Plus plan now on Google’s website. According to Kansal, existing subscribers should see their extra storage space in the next few days, and the updated subscription price on their next bill.
Curiously, the Intel 8086 was conceived as a stopgap while the more technologically ambitious 32-bit iAPX 432 struggled with repeated delays. Developed in just 18 months, it was still capable of supporting far more demanding applications than its predecessors, and was notably the first Intel chip to contain microcode. Read Entire Article Source link
Global data on math achievement is revealing a dismaying trend: Girls are doing worse than boys — and the margins are huge.
Parsing education data into snack-sized servings.
In 2023, fourth-grade boys outperformed their female peers in a vast majority of schools, growing the gender gap that existed prior to the pandemic, according to an international study released last week.
Among eighth-graders, the rate of boys scoring higher than girls increased exponentially since 2019, rolling back gains in math equity that had been shaping up for more than a decade. Matthias Eck, a program specialist for UNESCO’s Section of Education for Inclusion and Gender Equality, tells EdSurge that prior data showed girls were catching up with boys in math achievement.
“But in the latest data, we see that the gap is widening again between girls and boys, and that’s at the detriment of girls, which is quite concerning,” he says.
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This international trend echoes what U.S. analysts saw when data from the Nation’s Report Card was released last year.
The latest analysis is based on data from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), a global study published every four years that measures math and science achievement among fourth- and eighth-grade students. The International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement performed the analysis in partnership with UNESCO.
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Widening Achievement Gaps
The new data is part of the first set of TIMSS results that measure student performance following the onset of the pandemic. The analysis shows that among top performers in fourth grade, 85 percent of counties’ results skewed toward boys. Slightly over half of the countries and territories from which data was collected have an advanced math achievement gap that favors eighth-grade boys, while none are lopsided toward girls in either grade.
Eck, one of the report’s authors, argues the data shows a correlation between longer school closures and higher rates of learning loss in math, with some variation among countries and territories. “One of the hypotheses is really that those disruptions during the pandemic may have exacerbated existing disparities and have reduced learning opportunities for girls, and potentially those that were at risk of low achievement have been more affected,” Eck says. “The fact that girls were out of school and were not in the learning environment, it could have impacted their confidence, but that’s just the hypothesis.”
But the numbers contain other alarming signals.
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For example, the share of regions with a gender gap among fourth-grade students who are failing to reach basic math proficiency is on the rise, and most of them have a higher proportion of struggling girls, according to the report. And while the gender gap in underperformance among eighth-graders is shrinking, the proportion of countries and territories where girls have a higher failure rate spiked.
“Boys and girls are equally able in mathematics, but these learning outcomes can be shaped by a range of factors,” Eck explains, “and that can be persistent gender stereotypes, but also teacher expectations — and they’re based, of course, on those gender stereotypes.”
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UNESCO is pushing education systems across the globe to take a hard look at whether their gender equity strategies are working, especially efforts aimed at younger students.
Eck notes that the consequences of girls’ achievement in math can have far-reaching effects in their lives — and very real consequences in societies writ large. “We know that mathematics is quite foundational to learning across the school subjects, it’s also critical for pathways into science, technology, engineering, mathematics careers,” he says. “These sectors are at the center of innovation, technology advancement, inclusive growth and sustainable development, so that’s quite concerning in terms of those sectors.”
Increasing girls’ math performance will take work at the national policy level, local communities, within families and the culture of classrooms, Eck says. And changes have to include challenging gender stereotypes that limit how far girls think they can go in mathematics, he adds.
“I think what is really critical is that we see those large gaps emerging early, at the fourth grade level when students usually are around 9 or 10 years old,” he says. “That means that whatever we do, the action we take to address the issue must start quite early and must be very targeted.”
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Nadia Tamez-Robledo (@nadiatamezr) is a reporter covering K-12 education for EdSurge with focuses on student and teacher mental health and changing demographics. You can reach her at ntamez-robledo [at] iste [dot] org.
Let’s say you’ve done some diligent research on the different types of tires for your vehicle and have selected your brand and model. Before you roll away on your new tires, don’t neglect the small print. Tire warranty coverage depends on so many different things, from the number of miles driven to specific types of damage that may or may not be covered. An unexpected bill from time to time is just a part of driving, but you can mitigate this if you know exactly what you’re covered for beforehand.
A Goodyear tire can be a solid pick, with the brand offering a huge range of performance tires for many types of vehicles. There are some budget-friendly options that rival Goodyear, but if you’re committed to the U.S. tire giant, there are some important things you need to know about Goodyear’s tire warranties. From the length of tread coverage on different varieties of Goodyear tires to the complicated calculations involved in prorated costs, some of these details are more broadly applicable to tire manufacturers, and others are exclusive to Goodyear and its subsidiaries.
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Accidental damage coverage is a complicated business
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Tire damage from an inadvertent curb bump, a nail, or other obstacle you didn’t see can ruin your day immediately. It’s all the more devastating, of course, if you’ve recently bought a new set of Goodyear tires. With Cooper Tires (a subsidiary of Goodyear), the Cooper Standard Limited Warranty is very specific about this. As Goodyear notes, damage caused by the user (such as a lack of maintenance or other improper treatment of tires) is not covered. Neither are tires that are damaged by “road hazards, such as (A) impact damage, (B) cuts, (C) snags, or (D) punctures or (E) vandalism.”
By default, this warranty does not offer coverage against road hazards, as manufacturers typically don’t. If that’s a priority for you, be sure to consider optional additions or the warranties of other manufacturers. The Total Confidence Plan from Continental is one such possibility, with eligible tires that have been registered by the owner covered for things like roadside assistance for a flat, as well as road hazard coverage for one year or up to a certain level of tread wear.
Interestingly, Goodyear does offer a similar deal of its own in some international markets. For example, Goodyear Malaysia allows customers access to the Worry Free Assurance policy for registering their tires. The perks include a five-year overall warranty, as well as two tire safety checks at no cost and road hazard protection for a full year. U.S. drivers can check with the retailer or dealer to see whether they can add similar optional coverage for the specific tires they’re considering.
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How the length of coverage and the type of tire relate
Goodyear groups its replacement tire treadwear coverage by tire family, including Assurance, Eagle, EV, and Wrangler. The mileage is largely the same between all models in a family, but not always. In the case of the Assurance product line, the All-Season, ComfortDrive, Fuel Max, and CS Fuel Max are all covered up to 65,000 miles, but two, the WeatherReady and WeatherReady2, are a little shorter than that at 60,000. Unsurprisingly, the ones with the longest coverage are the MaxLife tires, which are covered for as much as 85,000 miles, one of the best warranties offered by a tire brand.
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The difference is enormous between the families: For EV models, this mileage is 60,000 for the ElectricDrive model, 45,000 for the ElectricDrive 2, and just 40,000 for the ElectricDrive GT. The lowest for all models listed is 30,000 miles, with the Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6. This gap reflects the familiar idea that performance tires don’t last as long as their standard counterparts.
It’s vital to consider your vehicle and driving habits when choosing a variety of tires and their warranty (along with any optional extras that may be appropriate). Doing so helps ensure that you get the expected performance from the tire type you choose. Standard coverage lasts for up to six years or until these replacement tires hit the listed mileage covered. This is a policy typical of manufacturer warranties, but there may be a wrinkle or two that drivers new to Goodyear weren’t aware of.
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The length of the initial Satisfaction Guarantee may differ
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Goodyear tires have a 60-Day Satisfaction Guarantee. During this period, you can change your mind and return them for a different set of tires from Goodyear (or exchange your Goodyears for certain tires from one of its subsidiaries, Cooper, Mastercraft, and Kelly). However, the 60-Day Guarantee is amended in the case of the other brands and lasts for only 45 days instead.
Of course, there are several caveats that have to be applied here. Firstly, only certain Goodyear tires are covered under the brand’s warranty details. Should you replace your tires, the new ones do not have the 60-Day Satisfaction Guarantee coverage.
These are significant differences from Michelin’s 60-Day Satisfaction Guarantee, with which you should also be familiar before you buy Michelin tires. The two programs also share similarities, though, in that receipts are vital and only the original retailer can do the deal for you. “Tires that are damaged due to misuse, road hazards, mechanical problems related to the vehicle, use in any racing-related activities or competitive events, or tires that are removed from the original vehicle are excluded,” Goodyear underscores.
Replacement tires aren’t necessarily free tires. If valve stems are required, that cost will also be passed along to the driver, though balancing and mounting of the replacements (which can be considerably costly in itself) is free.
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Exactly how prorated coverage works for Goodyear models
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As we’ve seen, you can’t really expect a freebie whenever a tire gets damaged. It’s the manufacturer’s responsibility to protect buyers against defects, first and foremost, which are not at all the driver’s fault. Accidental damage can potentially be covered with an optional add-on, but this may not always be available and will differ depending on the type of tire and where you live.
Even if you do meet all the requirements for compensation or a replacement, there’s much more to consider. As is typically the case with tire warranties, the value you receive will be prorated. In the specific case of Goodyear, this means that you would only get the value of the tire tread that you hadn’t already used. “If your tire had a tread life limited warranty of 80,000 mi. (130,000 km) and delivered 56,000 mi. (91,000 km) prior to wear-out (down the 2/32″), the tire will be replaced for 70% of the advertised selling price of the comparable tire at the time of adjustment,” the brand explains.
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On top of that, services such as balancing and mounting of those tires aren’t included, unlike in the case of the purchase satisfaction guarantee, as we’ve seen. Tires that were originally supplied with the vehicle are not eligible, and neither are those that have been used for commercial purposes, including the likes of taxi services.
The company also announced a new €50,000 grant for five sports clubs across Ireland.
Last week, Huawei held its annual innovation day in Ireland at University College Dublin (UCD)’s O’Reilly Hall, bringing together senior decision-makers, engineers and energy experts to discuss the practical realities of Ireland’s transition to a sustainable and resilient energy supply.
The “real highlight” of the event, said Dennis Tossijn, the chief technology officer for west European multi-country ICT network solutions at Huawei, is getting the “ecosystem” together, including “end customers, the partners, technology partners, in one place to discover together the new technologies, the innovations”.
A key aspect of the day’s proceedings, he added, were new AI-related solutions the company wants to bring to its end customers.
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On 3 June, O’Reilly Hall saw dozens in attendance visiting workshops and exploring the latest Huawei had to offer. Among a number of products on display were Huawei’s renewable energy and energy storage solutions.
David Minnis, the company’s senior solutions director for energy storage systems, said that Huawei’s grid-forming platform allows for the large scale adoption of solar energy as part of a wider renewable energy mix.
“So, businesses can adopt solar energy right up to utility scale, where we can deploy large-scale systems in megawatts and even at gigawatt level,” he said.
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“Solar energy is one of the fastest growing types of energy generation. It can be deployed at scale. It’s the one of the most cost-effective ways of generating electricity.”
The company, which has had a presence in Ireland since 2004, also announced a new €50,000 sports grant for five sports clubs across the country.
“The sports scheme reflects Huawei’s broader commitment to the communities in which it operates,” the company said, adding that it has also invested more than €250m into its Irish R&D efforts between 2019 and 2023.
Speaking about the grant, Calvin Lan, the CEO of Huawei Ireland, said: “Sport is one of the most powerful forces in Irish community life.
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“We are delighted to be awarding €10,000 to five sports clubs around the country to enhance facilities, expand participation or strengthen youth development programmes.”
Lan told SiliconRepublic.com, “It is one small way to giving something back.”
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Apple’s Game Porting Toolkit has been supercharged with AI agents, which might make it significantly easier to bring a game to the Mac.
While iOS 27 and Siri were the stars of the WWDC 2026 keynote, Apple hasn’t forgotten about the Mac as a gaming platform. While we didn’t get any triple-A game announcements this time around, the company did unveil a significant upgrade with Game Porting Toolkit 4.
The utility, as its name implies, is meant to help bring games to macOS. With the fourth release of its Game Porting Toolkit, Apple has implemented support for AI agents as part of the porting process.
“A new companion repository on Apple’s GitHub brings together open-source agent skills and sample code to help you leverage AI coding agents,” says the developer-focused announcement.
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Apple’s website says that AI agents can help speed up game porting, as they offer deep Metal knowledge throughout the process. Agents are now capable of capturing, debugging, and profiling Metal workloads directly, as they now have command-line access to Metal tools.
Additionally, the evaluation environment within Game Porting Toolkit 4 now supports Metal 4, letting developers “test compatibility and performance against the latest API.”
Metal itself is hardware-dependent graphics and compute API. The original Metal framework is available on Macs as far back as 2012, while Metal 4 is only available on products with an Apple Silicon chip.
Overall, Apple says that Game Porting Toolkit 4 will greatly reduce the time, cost, and effort needed to bring a game to the Mac. The toolkit is still in beta testing, though, so it remains to be seen just how useful Apple’s AI agents will be.
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