If you manage a firewall in 2026, the question isn’t whether your vendor has shipped a critical vulnerability this year — it’s how many, and whether attackers got there before your patch window did. Six months into the year, the answer to “who’s been hit hardest” has a clear winner on paper and a more … Read more
Cars change gradually enough that you don’t notice a feature is gone until you go looking for it and it isn’t there. Some of these disappeared because something better replaced them. Others got cut for cost, weight, or liability reasons that had nothing to do with whether drivers actually wanted them. Here’s a rundown of … Read more
Regular cab — no back seat, no second row, just two doors and the longest bed your truck offers — used to be the default way to buy a pickup. Today, walk onto almost any dealer lot and you’ll struggle to find one. They still technically exist on order sheets, but in practice, the regular … Read more
Car incentives in June 2026 are running hotter than they have in years. Average incentive spending is up more than 20% year-over-year, landing around $3,300 per vehicle nationally, but that number hides a much more lopsided reality: some segments are practically being given away, while others have barely budged. Where the Money’s Going Three categories … Read more
Hyundai’s anti-theft software update is supposed to stop USB-cable thefts — but a Hyundai Tucson running it was stolen this month anyway, a reminder that even a well-designed fix can’t protect a car that isn’t actually using it. The theft happened in roughly two minutes, the same way thousands of Hyundai and Kia thefts have … Read more
The Slate electric truck preorder window opens June 24 for the Bezos-backed EV startup’s stripped-down pickup. Over 160,000 people have already put down a refundable $50 deposit just to hold a place in line, which says a lot about the appetite for a genuinely basic, genuinely cheap new vehicle in 2026. What You’re Actually Buying … Read more
Subaru’s manual transmission 2027 lineup is now official. While most of the industry keeps quietly phasing out the manual gearbox, Subaru just went the other direction. The automaker confirmed three new manual-transmission models for the Japanese market by 2027, announced around the Fuji 24 Hours race during Japan’s Super Taikyu endurance series — a fitting … Read more
After years of predictions that manual transmissions were on their way out, recent sales data tells a more interesting story: manual take rates are actually climbing on several enthusiast-focused models, even as they disappear entirely from mainstream vehicles. Several manufacturers have reported manual transmission take rates above 30% on performance trims of cars like the … Read more
A wave of right-to-repair laws moving through state legislatures is quietly becoming one of the most consequential developments for car enthusiasts in years — and most of the conversation around it has focused on dealerships, not garages. At the center of the issue: modern vehicles increasingly rely on proprietary diagnostic software and locked-down ECUs, making … Read more
The EV price war that’s been heating up over the past year has sent ripple effects into corners of the industry that have nothing to do with electric cars. As manufacturers compete on price, many are also expanding incentives on ICE (internal combustion) performance trims to keep showroom traffic moving. The result: some of the … Read more