With so many massive and well-publicized safety issues, nothing should surprise us about Tesla’s internal culture — but new revelations from the country’s first federal Autopilot crash trial have us shaken once again. As Law360 reports, an engineer at Elon Musk’s car company revealed during a wrongful death trial this week that until 2018, the… Continue reading In Court for Fatal Crash, Tesla Admits It Wasn’t Even Tracking Autopilot Crashes for the First Three Years of the Program
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Elon Musk Using Eugenics Startup to Inspect DNA of Potential Babies for Intelligence
Image by Allison Robbert / AFP via Getty / Futurism An Austin eugenics startup apparently counts billionaire Elon Musk and his girlfriend, Neuralink director Shivon Zilis, among its clients. That company, Orchid Health, provides tony clients the opportunity to screen their embryos for genetic illnesses starting at around $22,500. While there are a handful of similar genetic… Continue reading Elon Musk Using Eugenics Startup to Inspect DNA of Potential Babies for Intelligence
Man Who Skydived From Space Dies During New Stunt
Image by Buda Mendes/Getty Images for Laureus / Futurism Nearly 13 years after skydiving from the edge of space, Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner has died during a tragic accident. As the New York Post reports, Baumgartner was 56 when he took on what became his last stunt: flying a motorized paraglider near the town of… Continue reading Man Who Skydived From Space Dies During New Stunt
China Is Using Trump’s Tactics Against Him to Corner the EV Market
Although Donald Trump presents himself as a fierce adversary of China, some of his policy moves appear to be a significant boon for the People’s Republic. This spring, as Trump’s chaotic tariff war captured headlines, a game-changing electric vehicle provision in his “Big Beautiful Bill” lurked just below the surface. After being signed into law on… Continue reading China Is Using Trump’s Tactics Against Him to Corner the EV Market
Delta Announces New System Where AI Makes Up the Price for Your Ticket on the Spot
In the latest sign frivolous and irritating use of AI, US airline Delta is looking to harness the tech to set prices for each individual customer, instead of just listing what they actually cost. As Fortune reports, the airline is looking to push the boundaries of how much passengers are willing to shell out for… Continue reading Delta Announces New System Where AI Makes Up the Price for Your Ticket on the Spot
A Prominent OpenAI Investor Appears to Be Suffering a ChatGPT-Related Mental Health Crisis, His Peers Say
Earlier this week, a prominent venture capitalist named Geoff Lewis — managing partner of the multi-billion dollar investment firm Bedrock, which has backed high-profile tech companies including OpenAI and Vercel — posted a disturbing video on X-formerly-Twitter that’s causing significant concern among his peers and colleagues. “This isn’t a redemption arc,” Lewis says in the… Continue reading A Prominent OpenAI Investor Appears to Be Suffering a ChatGPT-Related Mental Health Crisis, His Peers Say
OpenAI and Anthropic Are Horrified by Elon Musk’s “Reckless” and “Completely Irresponsible” Grok Scandal
Experts at OpenAI and Anthropic are calling out Elon Musk and xAI for refusing to publish any safety research — and for potentially not having done any at all. In the wake of Grok, xAI’s chatbot, calling itself “MechaHitler” and publicly spewing a ton of racist and antisemitic vitriol, safety experts at those rival firms… Continue reading OpenAI and Anthropic Are Horrified by Elon Musk’s “Reckless” and “Completely Irresponsible” Grok Scandal
Trump Undergoes Emergency Heart Tests After Swelling Detected
Image by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump has undergone medical testing after photographs showed noticeable swelling in his ankles. As the Daily Beast reports, the 79-year-old former reality TV personality was also seen with foundation covering his right hand during a July 15 press hearing, possibly to obscure bruising, as well the… Continue reading Trump Undergoes Emergency Heart Tests After Swelling Detected
Cybertruck Sales Are Dead in the Water
Just when you thought things couldn’t get any worse for Tesla’s Cybertruck, sales for the controversial pickup truck are circling the drain after dropping off a cliff. In numbers, the Elon Musk-owned automaker sold just 4,306 Cybertrucks in the second quarter of 2025, according to the latest data from Cox Automotive’s Kelley Blue Book —… Continue reading Cybertruck Sales Are Dead in the Water
Trump’s Son Just Went Public With His Company and It Flopped Spectacularly
If you’re a red-blooded, burger-chompin’, freedom-lovin’ American, you gotta check out Donald Trump Junior’s innovative new company, GrabAGun. Calling itself “the Amazon of Guns,” GrabAGun is revolutionizing the way Americans hoard firearms, offering shoppers a virtual arsenal of pistols, shotguns, rifles, and muzzleloaders shipped straight to their front door. Though there are nearly 78,000 brick and… Continue reading Trump’s Son Just Went Public With His Company and It Flopped Spectacularly