Zoox issues software recall over lane crossings

Amazon-owned Zoox issued a recall Tuesday over concerns its autonomous driving system caused vehicles to cross over the center lane line near intersections or block crosswalks. The voluntary recall of its software affected 332 vehicles, according to documents filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). While there have not been any collisions associated… Continue reading Zoox issues software recall over lane crossings

GM is inviting EV owners to test this feature that should be standard for all vehicles

If you haven’t used one yet, a Digital Key is life-changing. It should be a given on all new vehicles nowadays. GM is finally asking a select group of EV owners to test the new feature. GM begins Digital Key tests for EV owners Tesla first introduced its digital key for the Tesla Model 3… Continue reading GM is inviting EV owners to test this feature that should be standard for all vehicles

Tesla driver crashes during livestream desmonstrating ‘Full Self-Driving’ features

A Tesla drove in the wrong direction, resulting in a head-on collision with another vehicle, during a livestream, demonstrating Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ features. Earlier this year, Tesla launched its Level 2 driver-assist system, ‘Full Self-Driving’ (FSD), in China. Like in the US, despite its name, the system requires constant driver supervision. Unlike in the US,… Continue reading Tesla driver crashes during livestream desmonstrating ‘Full Self-Driving’ features

Tesla signs massive 1 GWh Megapack project in the UK with Matrix Renewables

Tesla Energy has secured another massive Megapack project in the UK. Matrix Renewables announced today that it has signed a full EPC agreement with Tesla for a 500 MW / 1 GWh battery energy storage system in Scotland. The UK has been one of Tesla’s strongest markets for energy storage. We have frequently reported on… Continue reading Tesla signs massive 1 GWh Megapack project in the UK with Matrix Renewables

Activists Downloaded Pretty Much All of Spotify

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism Hacktivists with the group Anna’s Archive — a search engine for shadow libraries, which are unauthorized collections of digital content — say they’ve found a way to download virtually the entirety of Spotify for preservation. In a blog post detailing their work, the archivists say they’ve archived the audio… Continue reading Activists Downloaded Pretty Much All of Spotify

Gen Z Terrified of Losing Their Humanity to AI

Getty / Futurism As generative AI seeps into virtually every aspect of our daily lives through jobs, entertainment, and even food, you gotta wonder: is anyone not on board with the AI takeover? Apparently not. Former McKinsey analyst turned Dartmouth University professor Scott Anthony told Fortune that one of the feelings he’s seeing more and… Continue reading Gen Z Terrified of Losing Their Humanity to AI

Elon Musk’s Starship Explosion Endangered Hundreds of Airline Passengers

X via Reuters On January 16, SpaceX conceded that the latest prototype of its enormous Starship spacecraft had “experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly during its ascent burn” — a tongue-in-cheek admission that the massive rocket had exploded mid-flight. Countless videos circulating online showed a massive stream of reentering pieces of the Starship rocket blazing across… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Starship Explosion Endangered Hundreds of Airline Passengers

Man Describes How ChatGPT Led Him Straight Into Psychosis

Getty / Futurism 32-year-old Anthony Duncan first used ChatGPT to help with the business side of his career as a content creation. But he soon ended up talking to the OpenAI chatbot like a friend on a daily basis. What started as a harmless way to vent soon drove Duncan to blow up his personal… Continue reading Man Describes How ChatGPT Led Him Straight Into Psychosis

007 First Light’s release date gets shaken up

Entertainment The new James Bond game is getting a two-month delay. The new James Bond game is getting a two-month delay. by Jay Peters Dec 23, 2025, 6:39 PM UTC Jay Peters is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. IO Interactive… Continue reading 007 First Light’s release date gets shaken up

Data Holds the Key in Slowing Age-Related Illnesses

In 2026, we will see the beginning of precision medical forecasting. Just as there have been remarkable advances in weather forecasting with the use of large language models, so will there be for determining an individual’s risk of the major age-related diseases (cancer, cardiovascular, and neurodegenerative). These diseases share common threads, such as a long… Continue reading Data Holds the Key in Slowing Age-Related Illnesses