Meet the 2026 Nissan Rogue PHEV, Nissan’s first-ever plug-in hybrid for the US

Nissan’s best-selling vehicle is arriving as a plug-in hybrid for the first time. The 2026 Rogue is Nissan’s first PHEV for the US, with enough electric range to power through your daily commute. 2026 Nissan Rogue PHEV electric range and specs The Rogue is by far Nissan’s most popular vehicle in the US, but a… Continue reading Meet the 2026 Nissan Rogue PHEV, Nissan’s first-ever plug-in hybrid for the US

Tesla settles another lawsuit over Autopilot crash, 4th since losing first trial

Tesla has settled another lawsuit involving its Autopilot driver-assist system, which is alleged to have caused a crash. This time, a 2020 Model Y on Autopilot crashed into a stationary police vehicle in Texas. This is Tesla’s fourth known settlement in lawsuits involving Autopilot crashes since losing its first trial earlier this year. The case,… Continue reading Tesla settles another lawsuit over Autopilot crash, 4th since losing first trial

Tesla pushing suppliers to cut all China-made parts for US cars

Tesla is reportedly telling its suppliers to remove all China-made components from parts bound for its US-based factories, a significant acceleration of its effort to decouple its US supply chain from China. The move, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, is a fresh example of the fallout from the deepening trade and geopolitical tensions… Continue reading Tesla pushing suppliers to cut all China-made parts for US cars

Peter Thiel slashes Tesla (TSLA) stake as Elon Musk warns shorts

Billionaire investor Peter Thiel’s fund, Thiel Macro LLC, has significantly cut its position in Tesla (TSLA), according to a new Q3 2025 13F filing. Thiel, who is close to Musk, is retreating from his Tesla investment at a time when the CEO told shareholders to “hold on” to their stocks and warned TSLA shorts. The… Continue reading Peter Thiel slashes Tesla (TSLA) stake as Elon Musk warns shorts

Guests Kicked to the Curb In the Middle of Their Stay After Airbnb Rival Goes Bankrupt Right Before Thanksgiving

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images Picture this: you’re on holiday somewhere, enjoying your stay at a short-term rental that you thought you got a good deal on — a hotel for people who don’t need all the accommodations of a hotel. Then, without warning, you’re evicted from the room you paid… Continue reading Guests Kicked to the Curb In the Middle of Their Stay After Airbnb Rival Goes Bankrupt Right Before Thanksgiving

Harvard Scientist Suspicious About 3I/ATLAS’ Origins Fires Back at Critics

Getty / Futurism As we await high-resolution images taken by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter of the mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb is still not giving up hope that it could be an alien spacecraft speeding through the solar system. While there’s a broad consensus among scientists that 3I/ATLAS is most likely a… Continue reading Harvard Scientist Suspicious About 3I/ATLAS’ Origins Fires Back at Critics

OpenAI Blocks Toymaker After Its AI Teddy Bear Is Caught Telling Children Terrible Things

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images Last week, researchers at the Public Interest Research Group published an alarming report in which they found that an AI-powered teddy bear from the children’s toymaker FoloToy was giving out instructions on how to light matches, and even waxing lyrical about the ins-and-outs of various sexual… Continue reading OpenAI Blocks Toymaker After Its AI Teddy Bear Is Caught Telling Children Terrible Things

The Stock of Trump’s Tech Company Is Crashing So Hard It Isn’t Even Funny

Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images President Donald Trump’s social network, Truth Social, is on life support. Shares of the company that runs it, Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG), hit a record low this week. Despite an initial surge of enthusiasm after its launch, the company has incurred massive losses, with the company showing increasingly blaring warning… Continue reading The Stock of Trump’s Tech Company Is Crashing So Hard It Isn’t Even Funny

Gabe Newell Buys Obscene Yacht

Getty / Futurism Video game titan and Valve cofounder Gabe Newell is indulging himself with some light retail therapy — in the form of a $500 million superyacht. As Boat International reported last week, the billionaire purchased the vessel — dubbed Leviathan, in case you were expecting any subtlety — which is a 364-foot monstrosity… Continue reading Gabe Newell Buys Obscene Yacht

Some of our favorite gifts will cost you less than $25

Verge Shopping Great gifts in this price range? Easy. We’ve found great budget-friendly gift ideas for everybody on your list. by Brandt Ranj Nov 17, 2025, 3:00 PM UTC Brandt Ranj is a commerce reporter for The Verge writing about the best deals and gadgets. He previously wrote for Business Insider, Rolling Stone, Futurism, and… Continue reading Some of our favorite gifts will cost you less than $25