Elon Musk Apologizes for Accurately Pointing Out That Trump Was Extremely Close Friends With Jeffrey Epstein

Billionaire Elon Musk appears to have some major regrets about losing his composure during his blowout verbal brawl with former bestie president Donald Trump last week. Musk and Trump have been at each other’s throats for well over a week. Their on-and-off-again bromance collapsed in spectacular fashion when Musk excoriated Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful bill” as… Continue reading Elon Musk Apologizes for Accurately Pointing Out That Trump Was Extremely Close Friends With Jeffrey Epstein

People Pretty Much Lost Their Minds When ChatGPT Went Down

Like all websites, ChatGPT is fallible — and when it went down this week, people lost their godforsaken minds. According to OpenAI’s status page, the company has experienced major issues this week, leading to breathless coverage from sites like TechRadar and The Independent — and, unsurprisingly, some massive freakouts on social media. “F*ck I can’t code… Continue reading People Pretty Much Lost Their Minds When ChatGPT Went Down

Blackstone Griddle Air Fryer Combo Review: Silly, but Nice

Look, I’m no fool. I live in America. I know it’s only a matter of time until literally every device gets either an air fryer or a pizza oven. The world now admits to air fryer toasters, air fryer ranges, air fryer combi ovens, and air fryer microwaves. In the past few months, I’ve tested… Continue reading Blackstone Griddle Air Fryer Combo Review: Silly, but Nice

The EPA Wants to Roll Back Emissions Controls on Power Plants

The US Environmental Protection Agency moved to roll back emissions standards for power plants, the second-largest source of CO2 emissions in the country, on Wednesday, claiming that the American power sector does not “contribute significantly” to air pollution. “The bottom line is that the EPA is trying to get out of the climate change business,”… Continue reading The EPA Wants to Roll Back Emissions Controls on Power Plants

My Virtual Avatar No Longer Looks Terrible in the Apple Vision Pro

Remember Apple’s Vision Pro? That’s the $3,499 mixed reality headset the company launched early in 2024 that failed to garner much public interest. Apple has steamed ahead with updates for the platform over the past year, and soon there will be a new version upgrade: visionOS 26. (Apple announced at WWDC it was changing the… Continue reading My Virtual Avatar No Longer Looks Terrible in the Apple Vision Pro

The funky Subaru Brat is returning as an EV pickup with a little help from Toyota

Remember the Subaru Brat? The iconic low-riding pickup from the late ’70s and ’80s? Even US President Ronald Reagan owned a 1978 Subaru Brat. Well, word on the street is that the small Subaru pickup will return as a full-on EV, with help from Toyota. Is Subaru launching an EV pickup? Subaru isn’t particularly known… Continue reading The funky Subaru Brat is returning as an EV pickup with a little help from Toyota

GM has another affordable EV in the works and it’s not the next-gen Chevy Bolt

The next-gen Chevy Bolt is finally almost here. GM confirmed that production is on track to begin by the end of the year, but the company is saying to keep a lookout for another affordable EV coming soon. Here’s what we know about the mysterious new model so far. GM plans to build another affordable… Continue reading GM has another affordable EV in the works and it’s not the next-gen Chevy Bolt

Tesla owners sue to break their leases over Musk making the cars ‘far-right totems’

Tesla leaseholders in France are suing the automaker to terminate their leases due to Elon Musk’s association with the cars, claiming they have become “far-right totems” and have harmed their reputation. Over the last few years, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has taken a sharp turn to the right of the political spectrum. After buying Twitter,… Continue reading Tesla owners sue to break their leases over Musk making the cars ‘far-right totems’

Reddit is looking for a new product boss

Pali Bhat is leaving the company. Pali Bhat is leaving the company. Jay Peters is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Reddit’s first-ever chief product officer, Pali Bhat, is leaving the company in “the coming months,” spokesperson Tim Rathschmidt confirmed to… Continue reading Reddit is looking for a new product boss

“Piracy Is Piracy”: Disney Sues Midjourney for Massive Copyright Violation

Disney and NBCUniversal — a pair of media behemoths behind franchises ranging from “Star Wars” and “Toy Story” to “Minions” and “Shrek” — are suing AI company Midjourney, accusing it of enabling copyright infringement on a massive scale through its AI image generator tech. In the lawsuit, which was filed in a California district court… Continue reading “Piracy Is Piracy”: Disney Sues Midjourney for Massive Copyright Violation