An update to Gmail begins rolling out soon, readying Google’s premier email app for all your upcoming holiday purchases. Gmail has been surfacing shipment tracking for some time now, but Google will now add a separate view just for remembering the things you have ordered. And if you want to buy more things, there’s a new interface for that, too. Yay, capitalism.

Gmail is quite good at recognizing purchase information in the form of receipts and shipping notifications. Currently, the app (and web interface) lists upcoming shipments at the top of the inbox. It will continue to do that when you have a delivery within the next 24 hours, but the new Purchases tab brings it all together in one glanceable view.

Purchases will be available in the navigation list alongside all the other stock Gmail labels. When selected, Gmail will filter your messages to only show receipts, order status, and shipping details. This makes it easier to peruse your recent orders and search within this subset of emails. This could be especially handy in this day and age of murky international shipping timelines.

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Global automakers are licensing Chinese electric vehicle technology to accelerate development and cut costs. Audi built its E5 Sportback in 18 months using SAIC’s batteries, powertrain and software after the Zeekr 001 “shocked quite everyone” in 2021, according to Stefan Poetzl, president of SAIC Audi Sales and Marketing. Toyota and Volkswagen have joint development agreements for China-specific models using GAC and Xpeng technology respectively.

Renault and Ford plan to develop global models on Chinese platforms, according to Reuters. The licensing deals provide Chinese automakers additional revenue amid domestic price wars. Ready-made Chinese EV chassis and software can save billions of dollars and years of development time, industry experts told the publication. CATL and other Chinese suppliers are expanding chassis production for domestic and international customers.

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Google is rolling out an update for Gmail on mobile and the web that will make it easier to track emails for your deliveries. The most prominent change you’ll see is a new Purchases tab, where Gmail will put all your delivery emails so you can view them in one place. In the app, you’ll be able to access the new view via the side menu. Just click the hamburger icon in the text box at the top of the interface. 

Even though deliveries now have their own tab, Gmail will still show packages that are set to arrive within the day as cards at the top of your primary inbox, as you can see in the image above. Each card comes with a “See item” or a “Track Package” button that you can click or tap without having to search for the original delivery email. The new delivery tab will start showing up in your personal Gmail accounts starting today. 

In addition, Google is updating Gmail’s Promotions tab, allowing you to sort the emails in it by “most relevant.” Gmail will decide which brands and emails are most relevant for you based on what you’ve interacted with the most in the past. It will also send you “nudges” on upcoming deals and offers that are set to expire soon. You’ll see the changes to the Promotions tab in the coming weeks. 

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/apps/gmail-will-now-filter-your-purchases-into-a-new-tab-160004429.html?src=rss

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There is big news brewing in the resale community, which I am an active participant in both as a buyer and a seller. Poshmark, my preferred resale platform, is lowering its shipping costs starting tomorrow, which means buyers will pay less for purchases—but sellers will have a very different process to go through to get their goods shipped out.

The Poshmark pricing change

One of the main reasons I have preferred using Poshmark over other apps like Mercari and Depop is the flat-rate shipping. Other apps charge shipping based on the weight of the purchase, which in a lot of cases is just a guess the seller makes, so you don’t know your true total until it’s time to check out. On Poshmark, whether you bought one item from a seller or a whole bundle of listings, you paid $8.27. But starting Sept. 12, that’s going down to $6.49, according to Poshmark.

This is major news for buyers, who will have to spend less. Sellers have the option of offering “discounted shipping” to buyers, with the difference between the free, $4.99, or $5.99 shipping coming out of their earnings. I’ve personally had a lot of success offering $5.99 shipping and getting sales out of it. Sometimes, the difference of two dollars is really all it takes to close a sale, so I am thrilled that my buyers will soon be more incentivized to make purchases.

Poshmark pricing, packaging, and problems

The $8.27 got you Priority Mail shipping, which was nice enough because it meant quick deliveries for buyers and a remarkably easy shipping process for sellers. All a seller had to do was go to the U.S. Post Office, grab a self-sealing Priority mailer, fill it with the sale, and take it to the counter. Poshmark generated a QR code for the attendant to scan, and the whole thing was on the way in just a few seconds. Crucially, sellers never had to pay for any packing materials or print their own labels, which is something you have to do if you sell on, say, Vestiaire Collective, and was always a hassle to me. It’s another reason I try to avoid selling on other platforms. I don’t have a printer and I don’t want to buy a box or tape. The flat-rate Priority shipping from Poshmark made my endeavor to sell off all my old clothes almost too easy. Even better, Priority envelopes and mailers are free to take, so I (and loads of other sellers) would just stock up on them at the post office. Just this Monday, I had to ship out eight sales. It took me no time at all because I had a stockpile of Priority envelopes and, again, never had to print any labels or do anything beyond walking the stuffed envelopes over to the post office.

The new $6.49 price does not qualify you for Priority shipping. Instead, it covers USPS Ground Advantage shipping—and the mailers for that aren’t free. In fact, starting tomorrow, USPS can refuse to ship Poshers’ sales if they’re in Priority mailers. Starting Oct. 12, anyone who tries to ship Ground Advantage goods in the Priority mailer will be charged $5, which will come out of their Poshmark balance. You’ll also have to pay a little more at the counter if your package weighs more than five pounds. That part sucks a bit for me, as I sell a ton of bundles, or multiple listings to a single buyer, but I’d rather pay a few dollars and get the old stuff out of my house to make room for the new stuff I buy with my Poshmark balance.

A lot of resellers have been annoyed about the packaging changes, though, because they also stocked up on Priority mailers and are worried that they may have to buy envelopes or boxes. Poshmark announced that sellers are eligible for free packaging through USPS, but resellers have been reporting long wait times when they call the number to request them (1-800-610-8734). After fielding those complaints, Poshmark produced an email address, USPSPoshmark@victorypackaging.com, encouraging sellers to share their names, Poshmark closet names, addresses, and phone numbers along with their requests for materials.

For what it’s worth, I submitted my supplies request via email last night and haven’t heard back. I’m sure I will, eventually, and my boxes and envelopes will be shipped out to me, but to stay on the safe side, I’m ordering some mailers off Amazon. I found packs of 50 and 100 ranging in price from $10 to $40. They even have cute designs on them, which I find a little cloying but am choosing to see as an opportunity to enhance my customers’ buying experience. I don’t love this eating into my profits, but sometimes you have to spend money to make money.

The new selling process

This doesn’t go into effect until tomorrow, Sept. 12, so here’s hoping I get a couple sales today and can use up a few more of my Priority mailers. I assume there will be a little learning curve when it starts, though. Yesterday, while dropping off a sale at the post office, I asked the attendant for a rundown of Ground Advantage shipping. She told me that unlike with Priority, I can ship out my stuff in any vessel I want, like an old, re-taped Amazon box, a decorative mailer, or the brown mailers for sale at the post office. Beyond having to procure those materials somehow, the process with otherwise be the same for me: I’ll pack things up and have the USPS attendant scan my QR code. (Poshmark does allow you to print your own label, and that won’t change.) Buyers will get their goods after two to five business days, which also isn’t that unlike Priority shipping, so there’s no real disruption there.

I, for one, am delighted by this change, which is Poshmark’s first shipping reduction in a decade, even if it means I need to adjust my process and might end up paying for some envelopes and boxes. Poshmark partnered directly with USPS to create these prices and the system for ordering free materials after it was announced that Priority Mail prices would be going up across the country.

The International Motorcycling Federation (FIM) and MotoGP are putting the MotoE electric bike world championship on hiatus following the 2025 season. The organizations cite a lack of viewership and an electric performance motorcycle market that “has not developed as expected.”

“Today we announce the suspension of the FIM MotoE World Championship,” FIM President Jorge Viegas said in a statement. “Despite all the best efforts to promote this innovative category together with (MotoGP rights holder) Dorna, the truth is that we haven’t reached our objectives, nor has the industry associated with performance electric bikes.”

There are two more races remaining in the 2025 MotoE season. The indefinite hiatus begins after that. MotoGP and the FIM said they would continue monitoring the industry to suss out when electric bikes become relevant enough to once again sustain a robust event schedule.

MotoE’s inaugural year was in 2019, starting with just six four-round races throughout the season. It had some buzz at the beginning, as the circuit expanded to 16 eight-round races. However, this was cut back to seven rounds in 2025.

Ducati provided the race bikes for all teams in the MotoE class after replacing Energica Ego Corsa in 2023. These electric bikes reached top speeds of 171 MPH and, obviously, had just enough range to complete a full race. Traditional MotoGP bikes hit speeds of up to 224 MPH.

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An anonymous reader shares a report: Within the nightly builds of the Firefox web browser is finally the ability to support playback of Matroska “MKV” content. Enabled just within the Firefox Nightly builds for now or opting in within the media.mkv.enabled preference is the ability to support MKV playback.

Initially just AVC/H.264 and AAC within MKV containers are supported but other codec support will be expanded over time. For the past eight years there has been this feature request for supporting Matroska/MKV playback support.

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The Apple Watch lineup for 2025 is finally out in the open. This year, Apple has three Apple Watches on offer, the flagship Series 11, the budget-friendly SE 3, and the rugged Ultra 3. The Series 11, being the middle child, is intended as a catch-all smartwatch for most Apple users.

The Series 10 received a big redesign last year, with a thinner and lighter case, and a bigger and better display. So, this year is about incremental changes. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t new features. Alongside a few software changes (that are also coming to older watches), Apple is promising a more durable display and longer battery life this time around.

The same design, but with a better display

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The Series 11 has the same case and basic design as the Series 10 (although it’s now available in a new Space Gray finish), and even many of the same internals. It has the same S10 chip, and the same heart rate sensors and connectivity features as the outgoing model. All the existing software features for fitness tracking, health tracking, apps, and notifications will also continue to work the same, although with the watchOS 26 update, all compatible Apple Watches will get a Liquid Glass redesign.

The Apple Watch Series 11 comes in two sizes, 42mm and 46mm, and is 9.7mm thick. The 42mm Series 11 in aluminum weighs 30.3 grams, and the 46mm version weighs 37.8 grams.

There is a physical upgrade, though. Apple has improved the display this time around. The LTP03 wide-angle display is now made of “Ion-X material,” which makes it twice as resistant to scratches as the previous model, which is always good news.

Better Battery Life

The Series 11 is the first non-Ultra Apple Watch since launch to get a battery upgrade. For ten years, the Apple Watch has been rated for 18-hours of use, but now, Apple says you can get 24-hours out of it. This number assumes medium usage across the day, including allowances for features like GPS workout tracking. If you’re a light user, you could possibly get more than three days out of the watch, although Lifehacker has yet to confirm Apple’s claims via testing. Still, there are times when I can get close to two days from my Series 10.

The Series 11 also supports fast charging, which can charge from 0 to 80% in 30 minutes, and a quick 15-minute burst is supposed to net you eight hours of usage. If you use the watch’s Low Power Mode, Apple says you can get up to 32 hours of battery life out of it.

5G Connectivity

The Series 11 is the first Apple Watch to get 5G connectivity, which can help speed up podcast and music streaming. But it will also help with calls, especially in areas with spotty coverage, making sure you don’t suffer from call drops just because you’re using your Apple Watch instead of your iPhone.

High blood pressure notifications

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At its “Awe Dropping” keynote, Apple talked about two new health features for the Apple Watch Series 11: high blood pressure notifications, and Sleep Score. Both seem useful, but although they’re new for the Series 11 launch, they aren’t exclusive to the Series 11. Hypertension Notifications will be rolled out to Apple Watch Series 9 and higher, and Sleep Score will be available for users as far back as the Series 6 and SE 2. Sleep Score uses sleep tracking data like duration, time in sleep stages, and frequency of wakefulness to give you an overall score for your sleep health, while Hypertension Notifications will alert you when your watch detects chronic high blood pressure.

These notifications use data from the heart rate sensor to analyze how blood vessels respond to the your heartbeats. An algorithm passively works in the background reviewing data over 30 day periods, and will notify you if it detects a pattern of possible hypertension.

If you have an older Apple Watch, this is a great time to upgrade

Overall, the Series 11 is a small upgrade compared to the Series 10, with the biggest new feature being the improved battery life. Still, that’s not nothing, especially because the Apple Watch’s battery is quite small, and degrades faster than the iPhone’s.

If you already have the Series 10, like I do, the Series 11 probably isn’t for you. But if you have the Series 8 or earlier, or like my colleague Pranay Parab, you’re rocking the SE 2, the Series 11 will make for a great upgrade.

And that’s usually how Apple positions new devices. If you’re coming from a Series 8, you’ll get the new thin design, bigger screen, amazing battery life, and new health features like hypertension notifications.

The Apple Watch Series 11 retails for $399 for the 42mm model, and $429 for the 46mm model. Additionally, this year, Apple has also released a new Apple Watch SE 3 with an always-on display, the latest S10 processor, and a better screen, all for $249. If you’re on a budget, the SE 3 might be worth looking into as well.

The Apple Watch Series 11 is available to pre-order and will ship September 19th.

India’s massive IT sector faces a lengthy period of uncertainty with customers delaying or re-negotiating contracts while the U.S. debates a proposed 25% tax on American firms using foreign outsourcing services, analysts and lawyers told Reuters. From a report: The sector is likely to be on the receiving end of a bill which, though unlikely to pass in its nascent form, will initiate a gradual shift in how big-name firms in the world’s largest outsourcing market buy IT services, they said. Still, with U.S. firms having to pay the tax, those heavily reliant on overseas IT services are likely to push back, setting the stage for extensive lobbying and legal battles, analysts and lawyers said.

India’s $283 billion information technology sector has thrived for more than three decades exporting software services, with prominent clients including Apple, American Express, Cisco, Citigroup, FedEx and Home Depot. It has grown to make up over 7% of GDP. However, it has also drawn criticism in customer countries over job loss to lower-cost workers in India. Last week, U.S. Republican Senator Bernie Moreno introduced the HIRE Act, which proposes taxing companies that hire foreign workers over Americans, with the tax revenue used for U.S. workforce development.

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