On today’s all-consuming episode of Quick Charge, we’ve got some quick takes from the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show! One of the largest tech and mobility trade shows on the planet, CES has already seen advanced AI, a drone you can ride, advanced AI, and more! We’ve also got an all-new SUV from the Sony/Honda partnership, Afeela,… Continue reading Tesla tanks in Europe, Geely eyes the US, and CES 2026 kicks off in Las Vegas
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New Law Would Prevent Trump Officials From Invading a Country and Profiting by Placing Bets on Polymarket
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: XNY/Star Max/GC Images via Getty Images “Men do not make laws,” goes a maxim attributed to US president Calvin Coolidge. “They do but discover them.” If that’s true, then the US attack on Venezuela just uncovered a legislative mother lode. A new law proposed by New York representative… Continue reading New Law Would Prevent Trump Officials From Invading a Country and Profiting by Placing Bets on Polymarket
Live Coverage: Is Grok Still Being Used to Create Nonconsensual Sexual Images of Women and Girls?
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images Grok, the flagship chatbot created by the Elon Musk-founded AI venture xAI and infused into X-formerly-Twitter — a platform also owned by Elon Musk — continues to be used by trollish misogynists, pedophiles, and other freaks of the digital gutters to non-consensually undress images of… Continue reading Live Coverage: Is Grok Still Being Used to Create Nonconsensual Sexual Images of Women and Girls?
Tesla Loses Trademark to “Cybercab” Due to Its Own Staggering Incompetence
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Tesla In a blunder that sums up Tesla’s struggling efforts in the self-driving space, Electrek reports that the Elon Musk-owned automaker has badly screwed up trying to get a trademark for its upcoming “Cybercab.” The Cybercab, for the uninformed, is Tesla’s purpose-built vehicle for giving driverless rides. Right… Continue reading Tesla Loses Trademark to “Cybercab” Due to Its Own Staggering Incompetence
Grok Is Pushing AI ‘Undressing’ Mainstream
Elon Musk hasn’t stopped Grok, the chatbot developed by his artificial intelligence company xAI, from generating sexualized images of women. After reports emerged last week that the image generation tool on X was being used to create sexualized images of children, Grok has created potentially thousands of nonconsensual images of women in “undressed” and “bikini”… Continue reading Grok Is Pushing AI ‘Undressing’ Mainstream
Jake Sullivan is furious that Trump destroyed his AI foreign policy
Biden’s national security adviser tried to stop Nvidia from selling high-end chips to China. In a wide-ranging interview with The Verge, Sullivan predicts the consequences of Trump reversing that policy. by Tina Nguyen Jan 6, 2026, 10:46 PM UTC Biden’s national security adviser tried to stop Nvidia from selling high-end chips to China. In a… Continue reading Jake Sullivan is furious that Trump destroyed his AI foreign policy
Honda and Sony will deliver their first EV in 2026, but this SUV may be an even bigger hit
Honda and Sony will begin delivering their first co-developed EV, the Afeela 1, later this year. The joint venture revealed a new electric SUV prototype that could steal the spotlight. Honda and Sony are launching an electric SUV Honda and Sony’s joint venture, Sony Honda Mobility (SHM), showcased their second EV at CES 2026 this… Continue reading Honda and Sony will deliver their first EV in 2026, but this SUV may be an even bigger hit
GM sold more than twice as many EVs in the US as Ford in 2025
Ford’s electric vehicle sales took a hit in 2025 after scaling back plans, including ending production of the F-150 Lightning. Ford reports fewer US EV sales in 2025 Despite reporting its best sales year in the US since 2019, Ford sold fewer EVs in 2025 than it did in the year prior. Ford sold 84,113… Continue reading GM sold more than twice as many EVs in the US as Ford in 2025
Lucid, Uber, and Nuro unveil production-intent Gravity robotaxi with road testing underway [Videos]
Six months after Uber announced a new business venture with Lucid Group and Nuro to deploy tens of thousands of self-driving Gravity SUVs, the three companies have unveiled their production-intent robotaxi design. The purpose-built Gravity robotaxi is on display at CES in Las Vegas this week, and we’ve learned on-road testing is already underway. View… Continue reading Lucid, Uber, and Nuro unveil production-intent Gravity robotaxi with road testing underway [Videos]
Tesla sued over family killed in tragic Model X crash as ‘flood’ of lawsuits keep opening
A new lawsuit has been filed against Tesla following a tragic accident in Idaho that killed four family members, with the plaintiffs blaming the automaker’s Autosteer and driver-assist features for veering the Model X into an oncoming truck. This is just the latest in a wave of lawsuits hitting Tesla after the automaker lost its… Continue reading Tesla sued over family killed in tragic Model X crash as ‘flood’ of lawsuits keep opening