Transportation Advocates worry that weakening the ban will derail the march to a carbon-free future. by William Boston Nov 17, 2025, 7:00 AM UTC Transportation Advocates worry that weakening the ban will derail the march to a carbon-free future. by William Boston Nov 17, 2025, 7:00 AM UTC Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius is the eternal… Continue reading Europe banned new gas cars after 2035 — now it’s reconsidering
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Beloved SF cat’s death fuels Waymo criticism
The death of a neighborhood bodega cat named Kit Kat has shaken San Francisco’s Mission District, according to The New York Times. After Kit Kat was run over by a Waymo robotaxi on the evening of October 27, locals created a shrine to memorialize him. The area has also been decorated with competing signs, some… Continue reading Beloved SF cat’s death fuels Waymo criticism
TechCrunch Mobility: The robotaxi expansion that really matters
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! It seems like a day doesn’t go by without Waymo making some kind of expansion announcement. Detroit, Las Vegas, Nashville, San… Continue reading TechCrunch Mobility: The robotaxi expansion that really matters
Parents Using ChatGPT to Rear Their Children
Getty / Futurism Parents are turning to OpenAI’s ChatGPT in increasing numbers for child rearing advice — and the results of that uncontrolled experiment are anyone’s guess. They’re asking ChatGPT how to handle behavioral problems or for medical advice when their kids are sick, USA Today reports, which dovetails with a 2024 study that found… Continue reading Parents Using ChatGPT to Rear Their Children
AI Companies Are Treating Their Workers Like Human Garbage, Which May Be a Sign of Things to Come for the Rest of Us
Getty / Futurism In today’s economy, tech companies are red hot. In fact, the companies burning cash on AI seem to be some of the only ones having a truly great time, as the corporate rate of profit plummets throughout the US and recession fears loom. Though one economist estimates tech companies accounted for 92… Continue reading AI Companies Are Treating Their Workers Like Human Garbage, Which May Be a Sign of Things to Come for the Rest of Us
People Are Starting to Get Divorced Because of Affairs With AI
Getty Images / PhotoAlto / Frederic Cirou Say what you will about AI chatbots, but there’s no question they’re now affecting the real world — including imploding your marriage. We’ve talked pretty extensively about all the alarming ways that AI is disrupting people’s personal lives, including serving as a delusion-prone person’s own little cult leader,… Continue reading People Are Starting to Get Divorced Because of Affairs With AI
Child Development Researcher Issues Warning About AI-Powered Teddy Bears Flooding Market Before Christmas
Getty / Futurism As the holiday season rolls in, parents eager to impress their young children with a splashy present might be tempted to gift them an AI-powered toy or teddy bear, which are popping up everywhere. What’d be more fun for a child than a tiny companion that they can have endless conversations with?… Continue reading Child Development Researcher Issues Warning About AI-Powered Teddy Bears Flooding Market Before Christmas
MIT Invents Injectable Brain Chips
Yadav et al. While companies like Elon Musk’s Neuralink are hard at work on brain-computer interfaces that require surgery to cut open the skull and insert a complex array of wires into a person’s head, a team of researchers at MIT have been researching a wireless electronic brain implant that they say could provide a… Continue reading MIT Invents Injectable Brain Chips
Maybe it really SHOULD have been the new Maxima: meet the Nissan N6 EREV
With its sleek, uncluttered styling and more than 100 miles of battery-electric range before the extended range electric sedan’s gas engine kicks on, maybe the new Nissan N6 really should have been the next Maxima! Struggling Japanese carmaker Nissan is dealing with an aging lineup and a brand identity driven more by subprime financing than… Continue reading Maybe it really SHOULD have been the new Maxima: meet the Nissan N6 EREV
Deaf Man Sues Tesla for Firing Him When His Hearing Aids Malfunctioned
Getty / Futurism A former Tesla employee claims he was fired after raising complaints about how the extreme heat of his work environment was causing his hearing aids to malfunction. The man, Hans Kohls, made the allegations in a lawsuit against the Elon Musk owned automaker, which was filed Monday and obtained by The Independent.… Continue reading Deaf Man Sues Tesla for Firing Him When His Hearing Aids Malfunctioned