If you’ve got legacy status on Twitter, we’ve got some bad news: Elon Musk is finally confiscating your blue checkmark. Well, that’s unless you pay the ransom for “Twitter Blue” — a toll booth designed to ignore people’s contributions to the platform except for the fact that they are all equally paying customers. Business and… Continue reading Twitter’s blue check apocalypse is here, and this is the full story
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Lucid is now delivering its blacked-out ‘stealth’ Air sedans to customers
/ Orders for Lucid’s luxury electric Air sedans with the new dark-trimmed ‘Stealth Appearance’ package are finally getting delivered to customers. The option was first introduced in August. Lucid Air black on black on black.Image: Lucid Lucid is now delivering new Air electric sedans for customers who ordered them with the dark-trimmed “Stealth Appearance” package.… Continue reading Lucid is now delivering its blacked-out ‘stealth’ Air sedans to customers
Elon Musk announces Tesla Cybertruck delivery event in third quarter of 2023
/ ‘This is really a very radical product,’ Musk said of the long-delayed electric truck, which is expected to start production this summer. Image: Getty Tesla will have a delivery event for its long-delayed Cybertruck in the third quarter of 2023, Elon Musk said during an earnings call with investors Wednesday. After more than three… Continue reading Elon Musk announces Tesla Cybertruck delivery event in third quarter of 2023
Tesla’s rampant price cutting is taking a toll on its profits
/ The EV company slashed prices on its Model 3 and Model Y vehicles five times since January in an effort to boost demand. Now, its profit margins are taking a hit. Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Tesla published its first quarter earnings report in which the company said it earned $2.9 billion in net income… Continue reading Tesla’s rampant price cutting is taking a toll on its profits
What’s really going on with ‘Ghostwriter’ and the AI Drake song?
/ Either the great copyright battle pitting the record industry against generative artificial intelligence has begun or someone’s clout-chasing AI headlines. The generative AI music hype train only needed about 48 hours to go from “oh, that’s interesting” to full Balenciaga pope territory, and while it’s clear someone is using the technology to run a… Continue reading What’s really going on with ‘Ghostwriter’ and the AI Drake song?
Volkswagen ID.4 electric SUV will qualify for the full $7,500 tax credit, automaker says
/ The ID.4 was initially left off the federal government’s list of qualifying EVs. But now it’s back on, thanks to local assembly and batteries sourced from a domestic factory. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Volkswagen’s flagship electric vehicle, the ID.4 crossover SUV, is eligible for the full $7,500 federal EV tax… Continue reading Volkswagen ID.4 electric SUV will qualify for the full $7,500 tax credit, automaker says
Range Rover will release an all-electric midsize SUV in 2025, JLR says
/ Jaguar Land Rover says it will spend £15 billion ($18.7 billion) over the next five years on EVs and autonomous driving technology. The company has been slower than its rivals to adopt electric vehicles. Image: JLR Jaguar Land Rover will invest £15 billion ($18.7 billion) over the next five years in electric and autonomous… Continue reading Range Rover will release an all-electric midsize SUV in 2025, JLR says
Peacock’s Mrs. Davis is a wild, outlandish, and gorgeous indictment of AI
/ Damon Lindelof and Tara Hernandez have crafted a live-action Looney Tunes adventure about a nun trying to destroy the world’s first helpful AI. This show has a lot of nuns, but not a lot of guns.Image: Colleen Hayes / Peacock A lot of people right now are wringing their hands about the rapid emergence… Continue reading Peacock’s Mrs. Davis is a wild, outlandish, and gorgeous indictment of AI
Extreme heat scorches Asia, affecting at least a third of the world’s population
/ Heat records have fallen across the continent this month. On April 16th, 2023, people gather to attend an award ceremony on the outskirts of Mumbai, India. Heatstroke killed more than a dozen people as early summer temperatures soared.Photo by AFP via Getty Images Record-shattering heat is cooking much of Asia. Brutal temperatures have been recorded… Continue reading Extreme heat scorches Asia, affecting at least a third of the world’s population
Everything we know about Apple’s mixed reality headset
People have been speculating about Apple’s entry into the world of virtual and augmented reality headsets for the better part of a decade, but it’s increasingly looking as though 2023 might be the year the company might finally announce and release a device into the world. Specifically, the prediction is that the company will debut… Continue reading Everything we know about Apple’s mixed reality headset