Photo: EVgo EVgo is betting big on Tesla’s charging standard. After a 2025 pilot that put nearly 100 NACS connectors online across 22 major metro areas, the public fast-charging provider says it plans to scale quickly, with more than 500 NACS connectors expected to be installed by the end of this year at both existing sites… Continue reading EVgo bets on NACS as Tesla’s charging port takes over US EVs
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Tesla lands major Semi charging deal with nation’s largest truck stop operator
Tesla Semi Megacharger with Pilot truck stops Pilot, the nation’s largest operator of travel centers, has announced a partnership with Tesla to install Semi chargers at select locations along major highway corridors. The first sites are expected to open in Summer 2026. The Tesla charging stations will be built at Pilot locations along I-5, I-10,… Continue reading Tesla lands major Semi charging deal with nation’s largest truck stop operator
Tesla adds clever trick to release frozen charge cables with new software update
Picture of frozen Tesla charge port via ForEachXinY on Reddit Tesla is pushing a new software update that adds a handy workaround for when your charge cable gets stuck in the charge port, a common problem in cold weather when the port can freeze shut. The new feature, part of Tesla’s 2026.2.3 software update, allows… Continue reading Tesla adds clever trick to release frozen charge cables with new software update
Trump Department Responsible for Airline Safety Using AI to Write New Regulations, So They Can Be Churned Out as Fast as Possible
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images The Department of Defense might be the first government agency to roll out a department-wide AI chatbot, but the Department of Transportation is about to be the first to draft actual binding regulations with the tech. According to a new investigation by ProPublica, the top transportation… Continue reading Trump Department Responsible for Airline Safety Using AI to Write New Regulations, So They Can Be Churned Out as Fast as Possible
Trump Says the Military Deployed a Secret “Discombobulator” Weapon in Venezuela
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Mandel Ngan / AFP via Getty Images; Carlos Becerra / Getty Images Nations that defy the US-led world order may soon face a new weapon designed to hamstring defenses, disorient troops, and sow fear into the hearts of its enemies. In a familiarly bizarre interview with the New… Continue reading Trump Says the Military Deployed a Secret “Discombobulator” Weapon in Venezuela
Sam Altman Says OpenAI Is Slashing Its Hiring Pace as Financial Crunch Tightens
Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images In a memo sent out to staff last month, OpenAI CEO issued a “code red” urging employees to double down on improving the company’s flagship product ChatGPT, as financial pressure loomed and competitors gained ground. The company continues to frantically chase some much-needed revenue. Despite Altman calling ads a “last resort for… Continue reading Sam Altman Says OpenAI Is Slashing Its Hiring Pace as Financial Crunch Tightens
Moon Astronauts Enter Quarantine for Launch
We’re just days away from NASA’s historic return to the Moon. The agency’s Artemis 2 mission will see a crew of four astronauts travel far beyond the dark side of the Earth’s natural satellite, reaching the farthest point that humans have ever traveled from Earth. They will get unfettered views of the Moon’s surface during… Continue reading Moon Astronauts Enter Quarantine for Launch
Elon Musk Haters Have Found a Hilariously Easy Way to Make Money on Polymarket
Tesla CEO and billionaire Elon Musk has long garnered a reputation for being massively wrong in his promises and predictions about the future. In 2024, for instance, he said that AI would become “smarter than the smartest human” by 2025. He said his company’s SpaceX Starship rocket, which is still exploding during test flights, will… Continue reading Elon Musk Haters Have Found a Hilariously Easy Way to Make Money on Polymarket
Meta Is Blocking Users From Sharing Website Listing ICE Agents
Meta has started blocking its users from sharing links to ICE List, a website that has compiled the names of what it claims are Department of Homeland Security employees, a project the creators say is designed to hold those employees accountable. Dominick Skinner, the creator of ICE List, tells WIRED that links to the website… Continue reading Meta Is Blocking Users From Sharing Website Listing ICE Agents
Best Walking Pad Deals: Save $150 and More (2026)
These days, everyone and their mother owns a walking pad. Unlike a full-size treadmill, a walking pad is affordably priced and compact. You can tuck it under your standing desk and accumulate your 10,000 steps as you work, or you can place it anywhere in your home to stay active while watching TV. It’s ideal… Continue reading Best Walking Pad Deals: Save $150 and More (2026)