Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. It seems that AI and robots are all the rage these days. The future is all about AI and robots. I keep getting fed stories about these, some extremely optimistic, some extremely pessimistic. The following are a few big stories and comments from recent weeks.… Continue reading Clean Technica: AI Bubbles & Robot Armies004222
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Clean Technica: “We Don’t Need No Stinking New Models!” —Tesla004221
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Riffing on a unique story or two by Zachary Shahan yesterday, Reuters this morning has a report with this cheery headline: “Tesla gambles that introducing new models no longer matters.” CleanTechnica readers, being unusually astute, are well aware that Tesla has not introduced a new… Continue reading Clean Technica: “We Don’t Need No Stinking New Models!” —Tesla004221
Clean Technica: Shocking Differences Between Tesla & 20 Top Automakers — Market Cap vs. Revenue & EBIT004220
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. I ran across some shocking comparisons tonight. Apparently, someone shared the other day that Tesla’s market cap is higher than the combined market caps of the next 20 automakers. We’ve written about this kind of thing in the past, but it has been a while… Continue reading Clean Technica: Shocking Differences Between Tesla & 20 Top Automakers — Market Cap vs. Revenue & EBIT004220
OpenAI’s Copyright Situation Appears to Be Putting It in Huge Danger
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: James Vigil/MLB Photos via Getty; Andrew Harnik / Getty Images The war between copyright holders and AI companies has been raging for years at this point. AI’s seemingly magical ability to synthesize human-like text and lifelike videos Stephen Hawking demands a huge appetite for data from books, films,… Continue reading OpenAI’s Copyright Situation Appears to Be Putting It in Huge Danger
DHS Wants a Fleet of AI-Powered Surveillance Trucks
The US Department of Homeland Security is seeking to develop a new mobile surveillance platform that fuses artificial intelligence, radar, high-powered cameras, and wireless networking into a single system, according to federal contracting records reviewed by WIRED. The technology would mount on 4×4 vehicles capable of reaching remote areas and transforming into rolling, autonomous observation… Continue reading DHS Wants a Fleet of AI-Powered Surveillance Trucks
OpenAI’s Sora Loses Its Top App Store Ranking to Dave’s Hot Chicken
Since its launch on September 30, OpenAI’s Sora app has dominated the iOS App Store charts, thanks to its easy breezy AI video generation and an initially loose interpretation of copyright laws. On Friday, its reign came to an end. Your new champion is … Dave’s Hot Chicken. Yes! Not ChatGPT or Gemini or Threads… Continue reading OpenAI’s Sora Loses Its Top App Store Ranking to Dave’s Hot Chicken
Astronomers Have Discovered Earth’s Latest Quasi-Lunar Moon
The Earth has just added its seventh confirmed quasi-lunar moon. It is 2025 PN7, a small Apollo-type asteroid detected in August solely by its brightness, thanks to the Hawaiian Pan-STARRS 1 telescope. After analyzing its trajectory, scientists concluded that the object maintains a 1:1 resonance with the Earth. In other words, it orbits the sun… Continue reading Astronomers Have Discovered Earth’s Latest Quasi-Lunar Moon
Tesla Cybertruck owners thought they were victim of vandals, turned out to be a defect
Some Tesla Cybertruck owners thought they were victims of vandalism, but it turned out that it was just a factory defect. Earlier this year, amid Elon Musk’s controversial involvement in politics, there was a noticeable surge in vandalism against Tesla vehicles, particularly Cybertrucks. Therefore, it’s not too surprising to see some owners worried that they… Continue reading Tesla Cybertruck owners thought they were victim of vandals, turned out to be a defect
Two former Tesla self-driving leaders are telling a different story than Elon Musk
In the last week, two former Tesla self-driving/Autopilot program leaders have commented on the state of autonomous driving, telling a very different story than their former boss, Elon Musk. Elon Musk has been notoriously wrong about predicting when Tesla would solve self-driving. The CEO first announced that “all Tesla vehicles produced since 2016 have all… Continue reading Two former Tesla self-driving leaders are telling a different story than Elon Musk
Halo: Campaign Evolved is a gorgeous remake that debuts on PS5 and Xbox in 2026
Halo Studios has rebuilt Combat Evolved for a new generation of players. by Tom Warren Oct 24, 2025, 8:23 PM UTC Halo Studios has rebuilt Combat Evolved for a new generation of players. by Tom Warren Oct 24, 2025, 8:23 PM UTC Tom Warren is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been… Continue reading Halo: Campaign Evolved is a gorgeous remake that debuts on PS5 and Xbox in 2026