Peloton has announced a price increase for its Bike, Bike+, and Row products in select markets. The Peloton Row will see a price increase of $300, now costing $3,295 in the US, while the Bike and Bike+ will only see a price increase in international markets outside of the US and Canada. In the UK, the Bike will increase from £1,345 to £1,599, and the Bike+ will increase from £1,995 to £2,199.

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Amazon has undercut its Prime Day offer on the current-generation Apple Watch Ultra 2, offering the device for $689 shipped, which is $110 off the regular price and $10 under the July Prime Day price. The sale includes every single band configuration. The Apple Watch Ultra 2 is a flagship Apple wearable with a regular price of $799.

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Samsung is offering a 4-pack of SmartTag 2 item trackers with two white and two black trackers at $59.99, a 40% discount from the regular price of $100. The deal is available on Woot with a $6 delivery fee, or $15 per tracker, which is 50% below the MSRP of the singles. The SmartTag 2 is considered one of the best item trackers in the market, along with Apple's AirTags.

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Amazon is offering a deal on the Hiboy S2 MAX Electric Scooter, priced at $499.99 shipped, which is $200 off its original MSRP of $900. The scooter is normally priced at $700, but this is the second-lowest price tracked so far in 2024.

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Kia has introduced new EV incentives, making the 2024 EV6 cheaper to lease than a 2024 Kia Soul, with over $17,000 in savings. The EV6 is Kia's first electric car based on Hyundai's E-GMP platform, which also powers Kia's larger EV9 and Genesis GV60. It was launched in the US in January 2022 and has sold over 14,300 models.

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BOXT's head of renewables, Andy Pattison, explains that a heat pump is an energy-efficient system that extracts heat from the air, ground, or water outside a home and moves it indoors to warm the space. This process is different from traditional heating systems that generate heat. Heat pumps can be used with water-based heating systems like radiators or underfloor heating.

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A new report from ICF predicts a significant surge in US electricity demand starting this decade, with an average increase of 9% by 2028 and peak demand increasing by 5% over the same period. The report was based on ICF's proprietary analytics platform EnergyInsite and analyzed the impact of a strong US economy, the shift to electric vehicles and buildings, and the rise of solar energy.

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Apple has announced the iPhone 16 and 16 Pro lineup, but considering the brand new ultra-thin design expected in the iPhone 17 Air, it might be worth waiting another year. The iPhone 17 Air is rumored to have a significantly thinner design, similar to the M4 iPad Pro, which was the thinnest device Apple has ever made.

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ZeroAvia, a hydrogen-electric plane developer, has completed a $150M Series C financing round, led by previous and new investors. The company plans to use the funds to expedite the certification of its first powertrain and support selling its components to other electrified aviation OEMs. ZeroAvia aims to deliver 40-80 seat aircraft with up to 700 miles of range by 2027.

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General Motors (GM) is in talks to buy batteries from China's Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd (CATL) to be assembled at a new US plant, which could create over 1,000 jobs. The deal would involve Japan's TDK licensing CATL's technology to assemble lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cells at the new plant, which is expected to be built in the US South. The talks are ongoing, and plans may change depending on the outcome of the US election in November.

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