The 500-mile BMW iX3 made its debut at the Munich motor show a few months ago, and is the first of a new generation that builds on everything the manufacturer has learned about EVs since the i3. ‘Project i’ was formed back in 2007 with the aim of completely rethinking the automobile. The i3 went on… Continue reading After 13,000 miles, the new BMW iX3 is cleaner than an ICE car
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TechCrunch Mobility: Searching for the robotaxi tipping point
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Before we jump in, a quick housekeeping item. The transportation newsletter won’t run next Friday due to the Thanksgiving holiday. For… Continue reading TechCrunch Mobility: Searching for the robotaxi tipping point
Fire Breaks Out at UN Climate Summit
Photo by AFPTV / AFP) (Photo by -/AFPTV/AFP via Getty Images The United Nations global climate summit, COP30, only delivered modest progress on its campaign to slow global warming. The unintentional symbolism, though, was extraordinary: on Thursday, the convention location itself had to be evacuated after a massive fire broke out. The event, hosted in… Continue reading Fire Breaks Out at UN Climate Summit
Elon Musk’s Autobiography Will Definitely Be a Reliable, Trustworthy Document
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Robyn Beck / AFP via Getty Images Elon Musk is now teasing the idea of writing an autobiography, which will surely provide an unvarnished and truthful account of the life of one of the most brilliant minds ever to indulge a ketamine habit on planet Earth. The potential… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Autobiography Will Definitely Be a Reliable, Trustworthy Document
Scientists Find Evidence That Humans Made Out With Non-Human Creatures
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Sebastian Willnow / DDP / AFP via Getty Images When writer Jean M. Auel first published her now bestselling novel, “The Clan of the Cave Bear,” back in 1980, she made what seemed a questionable conceit at the center of her story: that our distant ancestors had mated… Continue reading Scientists Find Evidence That Humans Made Out With Non-Human Creatures
Here’s an Interesting Theory About Why Kids’ Test Results Have Fallen to Their Lowest Point in Two Decades
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins /Futurism. Source: Getty Images As teachers and professors reel over how generative AI is ruining education, one expert is suggesting that the true technological menace in the classroom has been staring us in the face for decades: laptops. It would explain, writes psychology professor at San Diego State University Jean M.… Continue reading Here’s an Interesting Theory About Why Kids’ Test Results Have Fallen to Their Lowest Point in Two Decades
Skoda’s wildest race cars and concepts
From Monte Carlo wins to student-designed concept cars, Skoda has always had a knack for pushing limits. Below, we highlight the most important, influential and our favourite cars from 130 years in the business. Motorsport machines Laurin & Klement CCR 1905 It wasn’t an official world championship, but in the early 1900s the International Motorcycle Cup in Dourdan, France,… Continue reading Skoda’s wildest race cars and concepts
Sam Altman’s Eyeball-Scanning Orb Startup Made a Cult-Like Demand of Its Employees
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Christina House / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images; Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images If you thought tales of OpenAI’s nonexistent work-life balance were bad, wait until you get a load of Sam Altman’s blockchain company. The startup, aptly named “Tools for Humanity,” bills itself as a global… Continue reading Sam Altman’s Eyeball-Scanning Orb Startup Made a Cult-Like Demand of Its Employees
College Students Furious When Their Course Is Taught by AI Instead of a Professor
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images When it comes to cheaping out on social programs, the UK government might be a world leader. Once a shining example of what social spending can bring to a country, the UK has spent the past few decades gutting government programs, leading to a crumbling rail… Continue reading College Students Furious When Their Course Is Taught by AI Instead of a Professor
Giant Chinese Orb Detects “Ghost Particles” While Buried Under Mountain
Jin Liwang / Xinhua via Getty Images For decades, scientists have scavenged for mysterious the “ghost particles” known as neutrinos, which are subatomic particles with no mass and almost no electrical charge. Despite their elusive nature, ghost particles are theorized to be the most common matter particles in the universe, with trillions of the buggers… Continue reading Giant Chinese Orb Detects “Ghost Particles” While Buried Under Mountain