Transportation The Alphabet-owned company is using Google’s Genie world-building AI model to generate a variety of simulated ‘edge cases.’ The Alphabet-owned company is using Google’s Genie world-building AI model to generate a variety of simulated ‘edge cases.’ by Andrew J. Hawkins Feb 6, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC Andrew J. Hawkins is transportation editor with 10+… Continue reading What happens when Waymo runs into a tornado? Or an elephant?
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Internet Sleuths Just Found Something About Elon Musk Getting a Massage in the Epstein Files
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Fabrice Coffrini / AFP via Getty Images / US Department of Justice For a guy who keeps insisting he’s totally innocent of any accusations of wrongdoing with Jeffrey Epstein, Elon Musk’s name sure turns up a whole lot in the deceased sex criminal’s emails. Now, internet sleuths have… Continue reading Internet Sleuths Just Found Something About Elon Musk Getting a Massage in the Epstein Files
Can China’s No. 2 automaker make it in America?
Transportation Autonomous Cars Geely may build cars in the US, but their software still has to follow cybersecurity restrictions. by John Voelcker Feb 6, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC Transportation Autonomous Cars Geely may build cars in the US, but their software still has to follow cybersecurity restrictions. by John Voelcker Feb 6, 2026, 1:00 PM… Continue reading Can China’s No. 2 automaker make it in America?
Bitcoin Is Crashing So Hard That Miners Are Unplugging Their Equipment
Bitcoin is crashing hard, reaching historic lows of well below the $70,000 mark. At the time of writing, the token is hovering just above $63,000, levels we haven’t seen since October 2024. The ongoing plunge has made it far less economical to mine the digital token, a notoriously compute- and energy-intensive process — to the… Continue reading Bitcoin Is Crashing So Hard That Miners Are Unplugging Their Equipment
Crypto Guys Who Bought a Huge Gold Trump Statue Now Have a Problem
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images When a group of crypto bros spent $300,000 commissioning a 15-foot gold statue of Donald Trump, their grift seemed solid enough. Their memecoin, $PATRIOT — for which the Trump sculpture served as a sort of promotional stunt — would soon go to the Moon, covering… Continue reading Crypto Guys Who Bought a Huge Gold Trump Statue Now Have a Problem
Two Titanic Structures Hidden Deep Within the Earth Have Altered the Magnetic Field for Millions of Years
A team of geologists has found for the first time evidence that two ancient, continent-sized, ultrahot structures hidden beneath the Earth have shaped the planet’s magnetic field for the past 265 million years. These two masses, known as large low-shear-velocity provinces (LLSVPs), are part of the catalog of the planet’s most enormous and enigmatic objects.… Continue reading Two Titanic Structures Hidden Deep Within the Earth Have Altered the Magnetic Field for Millions of Years
Loyalty Is Dead in Silicon Valley
Since the middle of last year, there have been at least three major AI “acqui-hires” in Silicon Valley. Meta invested more than $14 billion in Scale AI and brought on its CEO, Alexandr Wang; Google spent a cool $2.4 billion to license Windsurf’s technology and fold its cofounders and research teams into DeepMind; and Nvidia… Continue reading Loyalty Is Dead in Silicon Valley
ICE and CBP’s Face-Recognition App Can’t Actually Verify Who People Are
The face-recognition app Mobile Fortify, now used by United States immigration agents in towns and cities across the US, is not designed to reliably identify people in the streets and was deployed without the scrutiny that has historically governed the rollout of technologies that impact people’s privacy, according to records reviewed by WIRED. The Department… Continue reading ICE and CBP’s Face-Recognition App Can’t Actually Verify Who People Are
Audi announces 2027 A6/Q6 e-tron updates: scroll wheel return, new drift mode, improved regen
Audi is rolling out significant updates to its A6 e-tron and Q6 e-tron electric vehicles for the 2027 model year, bringing back physical controls, adding a new “dynamic plus” drift mode, and improving regenerative braking for better efficiency. The changes come as part of a broader update across Audi’s PPE (Premium Platform Electric) lineup, addressing… Continue reading Audi announces 2027 A6/Q6 e-tron updates: scroll wheel return, new drift mode, improved regen
Tesla drops plans for robo-charging site for the SF robotaxis it doesn’t have
Tesla has abruptly decided to give up plans to build an autonomous charging station for future driverless taxis in downtown San Francisco, ahead of a public hearing on the matter. The plan had received pushback from the Teamsters union, though whether that influenced Tesla’s decision is not clear. In case you haven’t heard, Tesla is… Continue reading Tesla drops plans for robo-charging site for the SF robotaxis it doesn’t have