This Group Pays Bounties to Repair Broken Devices—Even If the Fix Breaks the Law

“My moral belief is that this should be accessible to people,” Kociemba says. Kociemba submitted his fix to Fulu, but discovered that another developer, calling themselves Team Dinosaur, had just submitted a fix slightly before Kociemba did. Still, Fulu paid out the full amount to both, roughly $14,000 apiece. Kociemba was surprised by that, as… Continue reading This Group Pays Bounties to Repair Broken Devices—Even If the Fix Breaks the Law

You’re Thinking About AI and Water All Wrong

Last month, journalist Karen Hao posted a Twitter thread in which she acknowledged that there was a substantial error in her blockbuster book Empire of AI. Hao had written that a proposed Google data center in a town near Santiago, Chile, could require “more than one thousand times the amount of water consumed by the… Continue reading You’re Thinking About AI and Water All Wrong

Zevo wants to add robotaxis to its car-share fleet, starting with newcomer Tensor

Driverless cars are no longer restricted to the realm of sci-fi thanks to companies like Waymo deploying commercial robotaxi services in multiple cities. And a number of automakers, big and small, are trying to bring that same level of autonomy to personally-owned vehicles over the next few years. If that happens, what kinds of things… Continue reading Zevo wants to add robotaxis to its car-share fleet, starting with newcomer Tensor

AI “Companion Bots” Actually Run by Exploited Kenyans, Worker Claims

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images If you’re one of the 28 percent of Americans who’ve shared an intimate relationship with an AI chatbot, we might have some bad news. Freshly reported testimony from the Data Worker’s Inquiry — an international research initiative empowering gig workers to document their industries — revealed… Continue reading AI “Companion Bots” Actually Run by Exploited Kenyans, Worker Claims

Disney Strikes Huge Deal With OpenAI: Get Ready for Sora Videos of Donald Duck Cooking Meth

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Disney / Getty Images Famous copyright tyrant Disney is now bending over for the AI industry and signing away its precious intellectual property. On Thursday, the entertainment conglomerate announced a new licensing agreement with OpenAI that will allow it to use Disney’s iconic characters and properties to generate… Continue reading Disney Strikes Huge Deal With OpenAI: Get Ready for Sora Videos of Donald Duck Cooking Meth

Mysterious Interstellar Object Now Approaching Earth

For months now, astronomers have been closely watching the mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS as it rips through the solar system at a breakneck velocity. And before it finally leaves us for good, the object — which is broadly believed to be a comet, in spite of other theories that we’ll get to in a minute… Continue reading Mysterious Interstellar Object Now Approaching Earth

A presidential refresher on wireless terminology, courtesy of Trump Mobile

How not to confuse 4K with 4G. How not to confuse 4K with 4G. by Allison Johnson Dec 12, 2025, 2:00 PM UTC Allison Johnson is a senior reviewer with over a decade of experience writing about consumer tech. She has a special interest in mobile photography and telecom. Previously, she worked at DPReview. Where’s… Continue reading A presidential refresher on wireless terminology, courtesy of Trump Mobile

The Pluribus apocalypse gets a little quieter

Entertainment A spoiler-filled discussion of the Apple TV series’ seventh episode. A spoiler-filled discussion of the Apple TV series’ seventh episode. by Andrew Webster Dec 12, 2025, 1:00 PM UTC Andrew Webster is an entertainment editor covering streaming, virtual worlds, and every single Pokémon video game. Andrew joined The Verge in 2012, writing over 4,000… Continue reading The Pluribus apocalypse gets a little quieter

Clean Technica: Tesla To Reach Huge Robotaxi Milestone Just In Time, Elon Musk Says004285

Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. A few times in the past few months, Elon Musk has said that Tesla would remove its human safety monitors in some robotaxis by the end of this year. This is the biggie. Or one of the biggies. It’s one thing to have ~30 robotaxis… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla To Reach Huge Robotaxi Milestone Just In Time, Elon Musk Says004285

Clean Technica: BMW Drivers Now Have Access to Tesla Superchargers, 15th Auto Brand to Gain Access004284

Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. BMW electric vehicle drivers are the latest to gain access to certain Tesla Superchargers in the US (through the North American Charging Standard, or NACS). That makes it the 15th auto brand to get access, either through NACS adapters or a built-in NACS charging port.… Continue reading Clean Technica: BMW Drivers Now Have Access to Tesla Superchargers, 15th Auto Brand to Gain Access004284