Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe.Or support our Kickstarter campaign! Tesla’s decision to remove Autopilot and Autosteer as standard features in North America initially struck me as a step backward for safety, a cash grab for the Full Self Driving monthly subscription and as such an attempt to boost TSLA stock… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Removed Autopilot. The Data Says Safety Wasn’t Lost004337
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The Worst People Alive Are Obsessed With Meta’s Video Recording Glasses
worst-people-alive-obsessed-smart-glasses There’s something about smart glasses that bring out the worst in people. It’s really no mystery, though: they’re powerful little surveillance devices that let wearers secretly record anyone they’re looking at, uniting tech bros and vapid influencers under the same, obnoxious umbrella. The popularity of wearables like Meta Ray-Bans are quickly reminding us why… Continue reading The Worst People Alive Are Obsessed With Meta’s Video Recording Glasses
Delivery Robot Gets Stuck on Train Tracks, Gets Obliterated by Locomotive
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Coco Robotics / Getty Images An autonomous delivery robot got completely atomized by a locomotive after it decided to take a breather on a stretch of train tracks in Miami, in yet another example of how self-driving machines can struggle to navigate urban environments. Footage of the incident,… Continue reading Delivery Robot Gets Stuck on Train Tracks, Gets Obliterated by Locomotive
Data Centers Are Driving a US Gas Boom
Data centers have caused the demand for gas-fired power in the US to explode over the past two years, according to new research released Wednesday. More than a third of this new demand, the research found, is explicitly linked to gas projects that will power data centers—the equivalent of energy that would power tens of… Continue reading Data Centers Are Driving a US Gas Boom
ICE Is Using Palantir’s AI Tools to Sort Through Tips
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement is leveraging Palantir’s generative artificial intelligence tools to sort and summarize immigration enforcement tips from its public submission form, according to an inventory released Wednesday of all use cases the Department of Homeland Security had for AI in 2025. The AI Enhanced ICE Tip Processing service is intended to… Continue reading ICE Is Using Palantir’s AI Tools to Sort Through Tips
Here’s the Company That Sold DHS ICE’s Notorious Face Recognition App
On Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security published new details about Mobile Fortify, the face recognition app that federal immigration agents use to identify people in the field, undocumented immigrants and US citizens alike. The details, including the company behind the app, were published as part of DHS’s 2025 AI Use Case Inventory, which federal… Continue reading Here’s the Company That Sold DHS ICE’s Notorious Face Recognition App
Tesla discontinuing Model S and Model X to make room for robots
Transportation Electric Cars Production of the two pioneering models will end in the second quarter of 2026, Elon Musk says. Production of the two pioneering models will end in the second quarter of 2026, Elon Musk says. by Andrew J. Hawkins Jan 28, 2026, 10:49 PM UTC Andrew J. Hawkins is transportation editor with 10+… Continue reading Tesla discontinuing Model S and Model X to make room for robots
Luminar sale approved despite last-minute mystery bid
Moments before a bankruptcy judge was expected to approve the sale of Luminar’s lidar business, an unidentified party submitted an offer that apparently blew away the leading bid of $33 million. This bid, which emerged just before a hearing Tuesday, kicked off a series of rapid-fire meetings between Luminar’s remaining leadership team and its lawyers,… Continue reading Luminar sale approved despite last-minute mystery bid
Linux after Linus? The kernel community finally drafts a plan for replacing Torvalds
Linux kernel project Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways If something happens to Linus Torvalds, there’s now a succession plan. Rather than naming a successor, the plan describes a process for selecting successors. However, Torvalds has no plans to retire. After more than three decades in the Linux driver’s seat,… Continue reading Linux after Linus? The kernel community finally drafts a plan for replacing Torvalds
Tesla discloses ‘FSD subscriber’ count for the first time: 1.1 million
For the first time ever, Tesla has revealed how many people are actually paying for Full Self-Driving. The answer: 1.1 million, roughly 12% of its cumulative vehicle sales. The disclosure came in Tesla’s Q4 2025 earnings report, where the company revealed “Active FSD Subscriptions” as a new metric. The number includes both upfront purchases and… Continue reading Tesla discloses ‘FSD subscriber’ count for the first time: 1.1 million