Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. I find this news, if true, ridiculous. In fact, I’m going to go eat a mini ice cream cone to calm down and collect my thoughts before writing more. So, let’s start with the simple facts: The way you automagically unlock a Tesla car and… Continue reading Clean Technica: Is Tesla Seriously Going to Not Include Physical Keys with Cars?004215
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OpenAI Faces New Allegations in Teen’s Death
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images The family of Adam Raine, a California teen who took his life after extensive conversations with ChatGPT about his suicidal thoughts, has amended their wrongful death complaint against OpenAI to allege that the chatbot maker repeatedly relaxed ChatGPT’s guardrails around discussion… Continue reading OpenAI Faces New Allegations in Teen’s Death
Alan Hamel Says He’s Created an AI Clone of His Deceased Wife Suzanne Somers That’s So Good He Can’t Tell the Difference
Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images Famed Canadian entertainer and TV host Alan Hamel has announced that he’s created an AI clone of his late wife, actress Suzanne Somers, who passed away from breast cancer at the age of 76 in 2023. “Obviously, Suzanne was greatly loved, not only by her family, but by millions… Continue reading Alan Hamel Says He’s Created an AI Clone of His Deceased Wife Suzanne Somers That’s So Good He Can’t Tell the Difference
AWS Outage That Took Down Internet Came After Amazon Fired Tons of Workers in Favor of AI
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images When Amazon Web Services suffered an outage on Monday morning, it practically took down the internet with it. There went all of Amazon’s services, from its shopping hub to its Ring doorbell cameras. ChatGPT went quiet. “Smart” mattresses became unsleepable. Video games like Fortnite blinked out,… Continue reading AWS Outage That Took Down Internet Came After Amazon Fired Tons of Workers in Favor of AI
Elon Musk Wants ‘Strong Influence’ Over the ‘Robot Army’ He’s Building
Tesla might be an electric auto maker, but CEO Elon Musk has made clear that he thinks of it as much more: an innovator in artificial intelligence and software, a builder of world-shaking robots. He’s also argued that Tesla should be worth a lot more than it is today: up to $20 trillion, he posted… Continue reading Elon Musk Wants ‘Strong Influence’ Over the ‘Robot Army’ He’s Building
Tinder Launches Mandatory Facial Verification to Weed Out Bots and Scammers
On Wednesday, Tinder announced that it is rolling out a mandatory facial verification tool for new users in the US to help combat the spread of fake profiles and weed out “bad actors.” Tinder claims its mandatory facial integration feature, called Face Check, is a first for a major dating app. During the sign-up process,… Continue reading Tinder Launches Mandatory Facial Verification to Weed Out Bots and Scammers
No, ICE (Probably) Didn’t Buy Guided Missile Warheads
On September 19, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement made a $61,218 payment for “guided missile warheads and explosive components,” according to the Product and Service Code (PSC) included in the payment record on a federal contracting database. “This award provides multiple distraction devices to support law enforcement operations and ICE- Office of Firearms and Tactical… Continue reading No, ICE (Probably) Didn’t Buy Guided Missile Warheads
Elon Musk frets over controlling Tesla’s ‘robot army’ as car biz rebounds slightly
Tesla’s record sales quarter has offered the company a reprieve after a terrible start to 2025. But CEO Elon Musk is focused on building a “robot army” and making good on his years-long, unfulfilled promise of self-driving cars — tasks he needs to accomplish if he is to unlock the full value of the $1… Continue reading Elon Musk frets over controlling Tesla’s ‘robot army’ as car biz rebounds slightly
Musk wants to get rid of Tesla’s robotaxi babysitters ‘by the end of the year’
Transportation Autonomous Cars Electric Cars The company plans on launching robotaxis in 8-10 new markets by the end of 2025, Musk also said. The company plans on launching robotaxis in 8-10 new markets by the end of 2025, Musk also said. by Andrew J. Hawkins Oct 22, 2025, 10:59 PM UTC Andrew J. Hawkins is… Continue reading Musk wants to get rid of Tesla’s robotaxi babysitters ‘by the end of the year’
Tesla’s record sales quarter barely boosted profit
Tesla delivered a record number of vehicles in the third quarter of 2025, thanks in large part to a rush of customers in the United States who took advantage of the expiring federal EV tax credit. But that record quarter did not lead to greater earnings. In fact, Tesla’s third-quarter profit was still 37% lower… Continue reading Tesla’s record sales quarter barely boosted profit