Last Updated on: 24th June 2025, 01:40 pm Tesla’s robotaxi trial in Austin, Texas, was live for less than 24 hours before one of Tesla’s AI-driven cars broke the law. Like, seriously broke the law — I’m not talking about going less than 10 mph over the speed limit. Steve Hanley wrote about it yesterday,… Continue reading Clean Technica: How Long Can Tesla Robotaxis Drive Around Breaking The Law?004071
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The Secret Reason So Many College Students Are Relying on AI Is Incredibly Sad
According to a new study, a staggering majority of American college students are using artificial intelligence in their studies — and the reason why is a pathos-laden dispatch from an education system in crisis. In a new study in the journal Tech Trends, researchers from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte found not only that… Continue reading The Secret Reason So Many College Students Are Relying on AI Is Incredibly Sad
People Are Already Dropping Dead as Extreme Heat Scorches the US
In large swaths of these United States, people are already dying from this summer’s brutal heat wave. According to St. Louis’ KMOV, a 55-year-old woman was found dead in her apartment this week after her electricity had been shut off during this so-called “heat dome” phenomenon — which involves heat being trapped by atmospheric conditions, as… Continue reading People Are Already Dropping Dead as Extreme Heat Scorches the US
Chinese Military Shows Off Fly-Sized Drones for Covert Ops
When it comes to robotics, nobody’s doing it quite like China. Despite not truly industrializing until the 1950s — some 75 years after the United States — the nation has surged to the global forefront of robotics development. Between 2022 and 2023, China installed over half of all global robotics installed throughout the globe, scoring the… Continue reading Chinese Military Shows Off Fly-Sized Drones for Covert Ops
‘Big Balls’ No Longer Works for the US Government
Edward “Big Balls” Coristine, one of the first technologists hired as part of Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is no longer working for the federal government, according to multiple sources. “Edward Coristine resigned yesterday,” a White House official tells WIRED. Coristine received full-time employment status at the GSA late last month, as… Continue reading ‘Big Balls’ No Longer Works for the US Government
Feds question Ford in hands-free driving investigation
The top federal vehicle safety regulator has sent Ford an exhaustive list of questions about its hands-free driver-assistance system known as BlueCruise. It’s the latest development in an investigation that started more than one year ago following two fatal crashes involving the software. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation (ODI)… Continue reading Feds question Ford in hands-free driving investigation
Toyota is tweaking EV plans in the US again with two new 3-row electric SUVs en route
Toyota is still planning to build a three-row electric SUV in the US, but it won’t be in Indiana as planned. In a sudden shift of plans, Toyota will build it alongside a second electric three-row SUV as it consolidates EV production in the US. Toyota to build two new three-row EV SUVs in the… Continue reading Toyota is tweaking EV plans in the US again with two new 3-row electric SUVs en route
France says Tesla lied about FSD and more, 4 months to comply or be fined
Source: Tesla The French Ministry of the Economy has found that Tesla violated the law in several ways related to “deceptive business practices,” and has ordered the company to comply in 4 months or face a fine for every day it does not. The investigation started in 2023, in response to several reports through France’s… Continue reading France says Tesla lied about FSD and more, 4 months to comply or be fined
Xiaomi aims for YU7 to outsell Tesla Model Y
Source: Xiaomi Automobile / Weibo Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun has set a goal for the YU7 to outsell the Tesla Model Y, the best-selling electric premium SUV, in China. It could very well happen, considering Xiaomi’s SU7 is now outselling Tesla’s Model 3. Xiaomi is preparing to launch its second electric vehicle on Thursday. It… Continue reading Xiaomi aims for YU7 to outsell Tesla Model Y
The US is stripping its forests of decades-old protections
America’s pristine forests face new risks from roads, logging, and fire. America’s pristine forests face new risks from roads, logging, and fire. The Trump administration wants to open up tens of millions of acres of national forest to development. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced yesterday that it’s rescinding a landmark rule that prevents… Continue reading The US is stripping its forests of decades-old protections