Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images From the Alien and Sedition Acts to various Red Scares, American history is littered with panicked attempts to curtail the First Amendment to defend the status quo. Israeli multi-billionaire Shlomo Kramer is the latest to make the case — arguing that the country must control its… Continue reading Tech Billionaire Says It’s Time for the Government to Suspend Freedom of Speech
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People Who Go Off GLP-1s Are Experiencing a Sudden and Terrible Hunger
Getty / Futurism Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist drugs, like the popular weight-loss jabs Wegovy and Ozempic, have proven to be immensely effective. Beyond allowing patients to significantly reduce their weight, they’ve been shown to have a constellation of other health benefits, like lowering the risk of heart disease and staving off diabetic kidney disease,… Continue reading People Who Go Off GLP-1s Are Experiencing a Sudden and Terrible Hunger
The CES 2026 stuff I might actually buy
From keyboard accessories to tiny Bluetooth speakers, an Installer shopping list post-Vegas. From keyboard accessories to tiny Bluetooth speakers, an Installer shopping list post-Vegas. by David Pierce Jan 10, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC David Pierce is editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host with over a decade of experience covering consumer tech. Previously, at Protocol, The Wall Street… Continue reading The CES 2026 stuff I might actually buy
Clean Technica: Tesla’s Germany Sales Down 72% From Their Peak!004320
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. After writing about Tesla’s 10% drop in sales in the UK despite the UK EV market rising 24%, and BYD passing up Tesla in the UK in annual sales last year, a reader pointed out some extra jaw-dropping stats. The reader, “manes,” posted the numbers… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla’s Germany Sales Down 72% From Their Peak!004320
Fentanyl Overdose Deaths Are Now Falling Sharply, and You’ll Never Guess Why
Getty / Futurism For many years, the United States has waged a bitter battle against fentanyl. The staggering number of overdose deaths caused by the drug has been used by Donald Trump’s administration to justify attacking boats in the Caribbean, deploy militarized forces to detain legal citizens, and impose sweeping tariffs — despite having little… Continue reading Fentanyl Overdose Deaths Are Now Falling Sharply, and You’ll Never Guess Why
Google Settles With Families Who Say It Killed Their Teen Children
Getty / Futurism A stack of major AI ethics lawsuits against Google have finally come to an end. According to the New York Times, the family of a deceased 14-year-old named Sewell Setzer III has agreed to settle a lawsuit against Google and the AI companion company Character.AI out of court for an undisclosed sum.… Continue reading Google Settles With Families Who Say It Killed Their Teen Children
Grok Is Being Used to Mock and Strip Women in Hijabs and Saris
Grok users aren’t just commanding the AI chatbot to “undress” pictures of women and girls into bikinis and transparent underwear. Among the vast and growing library of nonconsensual sexualized edits that Grok has generated on request over the past week, many perpetrators have asked xAI’s bot to put on or take off a hijab, a… Continue reading Grok Is Being Used to Mock and Strip Women in Hijabs and Saris
The Samsung Galaxy Watch Is Discounted on Amazon
While iOS users have an easy smartwatch choice in the Apple Watch, Android owners have a few more options, as well as face shapes, to choose from. The semi-squircular Samsung Galaxy Watch8 and Watch8 Classic have a unique look and set of health features, and are currently marked down to as low as $280 at… Continue reading The Samsung Galaxy Watch Is Discounted on Amazon
Toyota has an electric pickup? Meet the Hilux BEV [Images]
The Hilux has gone electric. Toyota’s best-selling pickup made its European debut in electric form for the first time at the Brussels Motor Show. The Toyota Hilux is now an all-electric pickup The Hilux is one of the most popular pickup trucks sold outside of North America. Since its launch over 50 years ago, Toyota… Continue reading Toyota has an electric pickup? Meet the Hilux BEV [Images]
Tesla launches ‘Standard’ Model Y Long Range in Europe, and non-Long Range in Canada
Tesla has launched a new “Standard” Model Y Long Range in Europe and a non-long range version in Canada, bringing another more affordable version of its best-selling electric SUV to these markets. The simultaneous launch in the two markets separated by an ocean is due to Model Y vehicles in Canada actually coming from Europe.… Continue reading Tesla launches ‘Standard’ Model Y Long Range in Europe, and non-Long Range in Canada