Autonomous electric tractor startup Monarch Tractor warned staff Thursday it may need to lay off more than 100 employees, or possibly even ‘shut down,’ according to a company-wide memo obtained by TechCrunch. The memo comes after Monarch Tractor was already cutting some positions over the last few weeks at its California corporate facilities and remote… Continue reading Monarch Tractor preps for layoffs and warns employees it may ‘shut down’
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Amazing Telescope Photo Shows Comet Breaking Apart Into Huge Chunks
Giancula Masi / Virtual Telescope Project A comet, dubbed C/2025 K1 (ATLAS), spectacularly broke apart into three huge chunks — and anybody with an eight-inch telescope or bigger can catch the resulting fireworks show for the next several weeks, according to Sky & Telescope. The comet shouldn’t be confused with interstellar object 3I/ATLAS. K1/ATLAS originated… Continue reading Amazing Telescope Photo Shows Comet Breaking Apart Into Huge Chunks
Man Cryogenically Freezes Wife, Gets New Girlfriend in the Meantime
Getty / Futurism A Chinese man cryogenically froze his 49-year-old wife after she died from lung cancer in 2017. But in spite of the implicit promise that he was waiting for future technology to bring her back to life, now he’s ready to move on. As the BBC reports, Gui Junmin revealed in a recent… Continue reading Man Cryogenically Freezes Wife, Gets New Girlfriend in the Meantime
Trump Takes Aim at State AI Laws in Draft Executive Order
US President Donald Trump is considering signing an executive order that would seek to challenge state efforts to regulate artificial intelligence through lawsuits and the withholding federal funding, WIRED has learned. A draft of the order viewed by WIRED directs US Attorney General Pam Bondi to create an “AI Litigation Task Force,” whose purpose is… Continue reading Trump Takes Aim at State AI Laws in Draft Executive Order
Nvidia CEO Dismisses Concerns of an AI Bubble. Investors Remain Skeptical
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang didn’t need any prompting on Wednesday to address the elephant in the room. “There’s been a lot of talk about an AI bubble,” he said on an earnings call before quickly getting to his main point: “From our vantage point, we see something very different.” Huang went on to spend about… Continue reading Nvidia CEO Dismisses Concerns of an AI Bubble. Investors Remain Skeptical
NASA Finally Weighs In on the Origin of 3I/ATLAS
After the prolonged shutdown of the US government, NASA has finally started its nonessential work back up. It’s starting off with a bang: The agency called a press conference to show its hitherto reserved images of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS. NASA scientists also confirmed that 3I/ATLAS is in fact a comet, contrary to the speculations… Continue reading NASA Finally Weighs In on the Origin of 3I/ATLAS
Nvidia says its AI GPUs are sold out, grows data center by $10B in a single quarter
Nvidia hit a record $51.2 billion in data center revenue. Nvidia hit a record $51.2 billion in data center revenue. by Stevie Bonifield Nov 19, 2025, 10:15 PM UTC Stevie Bonifield is a news writer covering all things consumer tech. Stevie started out at Laptop Mag writing news and reviews on hardware, gaming, and AI.… Continue reading Nvidia says its AI GPUs are sold out, grows data center by $10B in a single quarter
Tesla lobbies CA to keep Robotaxi data hidden as Waymo pushes transparency
Tesla and Waymo and currently on opposite sides of a back-and-forth regarding how to proceed with California’s autonomous ride-hailing rules, and Tesla’s filings paint a different picture of its “Robotaxi” system’s capabilities than its CEO Elon Musk has in his public statements. Comments were filed this week in a proceeding with the California Public Utilities… Continue reading Tesla lobbies CA to keep Robotaxi data hidden as Waymo pushes transparency
Tesla obtains permit for its ‘Robotaxi’ with a safety driver in Arizona
Tesla has been granted a Transportation Network Company (TNC) permit by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT), enabling the company to operate a paid ride-hailing service in the state officially. This will allow Tesla to launch its ‘Robotaxi’ similarly to how it does in California – meaning with Uber drivers using Full Self-Driving Supervised (FSD).… Continue reading Tesla obtains permit for its ‘Robotaxi’ with a safety driver in Arizona
AI Investors Furious at Suggestion That There’s an AI Bubble
Getty / Futurism As dark clouds continue to gather over the stock market, and with fears of a ready-to-burst AI bubble growing, some investors are furious that anybody would even question the industry’s enormous valuations, astronomical spending sprees, and severely lacking financial model. Many industry leaders have acknowledged that there’s likely a bubble. But as… Continue reading AI Investors Furious at Suggestion That There’s an AI Bubble