/ NHTSA is investigating two separate complaints from 2022 and 2023 Model X vehicle owners who had their front seat belts disconnect from an anchor while their vehicles were in motion. Image: Tesla The National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is currently investigating (pdf) two separate non-crash-related seatbelt failures that occurred in newer Tesla… Continue reading Tesla Model X seatbelt failures spur a new federal investigation
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Lucid’s laying off 18 percent of its workers
/ Employees and contractors from every level of the electric car company will be affected. Photo by Tim Stevens for The Verge Lucid, the EV startup behind the Air sedan that competes with the Tesla Model S, has announced that it’s laying off around 1,300 employees, or 18 percent of its workforce, within the next… Continue reading Lucid’s laying off 18 percent of its workers
E-fuels could keep combustion engine cars on the road in the EU past its 2035 climate deadline
/ The EU finalized its plan to phase out polluting cars and vans, but it carved out an exemption for vehicles that run on e-fuels. A visitor to a ceremony celebrating the commissioning of a research plant has a bottle of e-fuel in his hand at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).Image: Marijan Murat/picture alliance… Continue reading E-fuels could keep combustion engine cars on the road in the EU past its 2035 climate deadline
Can Mastodon seize the moment from Twitter?
CEO Eugen Rochko on running — and growing — a decentralized social network. Share this story Photo illustration: Will Joel / The Verge Eugen Rochko is the CEO of Mastodon — the open-source decentralized competitor to Twitter. It’s where a lot of Twitter users have gone in our post-Elon Musk era. The idea of Mastodon… Continue reading Can Mastodon seize the moment from Twitter?
Here’s 10 minutes of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom gameplay
/ Nintendo released the first lengthy gameplay video for the upcoming Breath of the Wild sequel. Tears of the Kingdom is only a scant 44 days away. To celebrate the game’s impending arrival, Nintendo dropped a 13-minute mini Direct featuring gameplay and a sneak peek at Link’s new abilities. Tears of the Kingdom, formerly known… Continue reading Here’s 10 minutes of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom gameplay
Chromebooks are popular with students — but Google wants teachers using them, too
/ Google has announced a number of teacher-focused updates to its services, including tweaks to Docs and Practice Sets. Big news for Chromebook users.Image: Google Google has announced a laundry list of classroom-focused updates to its services, across ChromeOS, Google Classroom, Docs, and more. Many of the tools center around teachers — in particular, using… Continue reading Chromebooks are popular with students — but Google wants teachers using them, too
The race for more battery materials could cause ‘irreversible’ damage under the sea
/ Mining the depths of the sea for battery materials could have devastating and irreversible consequences, research warns. A deep-water fish, called a Rattail, brought up as part of research into the effects of mining in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone of the Pacific Ocean.Image: Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images From electric vehicles… Continue reading The race for more battery materials could cause ‘irreversible’ damage under the sea
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom — all the latest on Nintendo’s huge sequel
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, the direct sequel to Breath of the Wild, is poised to be one of Nintendo’s biggest games of 2023 when it releases on May 12th. First announced in 2019, Nintendo has largely kept the game shrouded in mystery, but a few early trailers revealed that Link will… Continue reading The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom — all the latest on Nintendo’s huge sequel
Aqara Video Doorbell G4 review: this battery-powered buzzer needs to go back to basics
The G4 is the first and only wireless smart doorbell to work with Apple Home. Its features are impressive, but it lacks some essentials. Share this story Aqara’s new Video Doorbell G4 ($119.99) has so many features I may run out of room in this review to cover them all. But I’ll start with what it… Continue reading Aqara Video Doorbell G4 review: this battery-powered buzzer needs to go back to basics
Lucid Motors recalls Lucid Air sedan for a defect that could cause a loss of power
/ The automaker says defective contactors in its electrical motors could come loose, resulting in a loss of power. Lucid previously recalled its luxury Air sedans over a faulty wiring harness connected to the instrument panel. Image: Tim Stevens for The Verge Lucid Motors issued a recall for 637 of its luxury Air sedans over… Continue reading Lucid Motors recalls Lucid Air sedan for a defect that could cause a loss of power