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Survey Finds That Self-Driving Is Actively Chasing Buyers Away From Tesla
Tesla’s misleadingly-named “full-self driving” (FSD) feature — which still requires drivers pay attention to the road, even if they often fail horrifically at that simple task — is one of the Elon Musk-owned electric carmaker’s biggest self-styled selling points. Until recently, the boastful multi-hyphenate entrepreneur’s decade-plus of over-promising and under-delivering on assisted driving software did… Continue reading Survey Finds That Self-Driving Is Actively Chasing Buyers Away From Tesla
Woman Alarmed When to Get Brazilian Wax and Find That Employee Was Wearing Meta’s Video Recording Glasses
Advocates have long contended that so-called “smart glasses,” which when activated record whatever the wearer sees, pose serious privacy risks. There was a sharp outcry when Google debuted Project Glass more than a decade ago, and now with Meta’s Ray-Ban AI glasses, a new generation is finding out the hard way just how creepy these… Continue reading Woman Alarmed When to Get Brazilian Wax and Find That Employee Was Wearing Meta’s Video Recording Glasses
I threw out my ice packs after trying this smart cooler – and it’s $440 off right now
ZDNET’s key takeaways The Anker Solix EverFrost 2 is available for $1,349 but currently on sale. This cooler works as a portable mini-fridge, with dual-zone cooling and the capacity to freeze or refrigerate. The Anker Solix EverFrost 2 is bulky and heavy, and it only comes with one battery so you have to purchase the… Continue reading I threw out my ice packs after trying this smart cooler – and it’s $440 off right now
Clean Technica: Two Very Different Ways Tesla Could End The Year004166
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Last Updated on: 30th August 2025, 02:57 am I just reported on Tesla’s declining sales in Q2 2025 relative to Q2 of 2024 and Q2 of 2023 in the United States. Tesla sales are down — down, down, down — and that’s even as non-Tesla… Continue reading Clean Technica: Two Very Different Ways Tesla Could End The Year004166
Clean Technica: USA Electric Car Sales Down 6% In Q2 — Driven By Tesla’s Drop004165
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Last Updated on: 30th August 2025, 12:56 am US electric car sales were going up, up, up, and up. Even as Tesla sales started to drop, non-Tesla EV sales were rising enough that overall EV sales were up. See the Q1 US EV sales report… Continue reading Clean Technica: USA Electric Car Sales Down 6% In Q2 — Driven By Tesla’s Drop004165
There’s Something Bizarre About When GPT-5 Writes in a Literary Style
When OpenAI announced the release of GPT-5 this month, the company boasted about how it could supposedly produce “resonant writing with literary depth and rhythm.” In a lengthy post on his personal blog, University of Munich research fellow Christoph Heilig put that bold assertion to the test. What he found was bizarre: the model easily spits out material… Continue reading There’s Something Bizarre About When GPT-5 Writes in a Literary Style
As Ocean Water Gets Worse, Sharks’ Teeth Start to Dissolve
Sharks have been on this planet for more than 400 million years. They’re older than the first trees, the North Star, and even the rings of Saturn. They’ve seen and been through it all — but the mounting effects of human driven climate change could be what finally proves too much for these ancient beings.… Continue reading As Ocean Water Gets Worse, Sharks’ Teeth Start to Dissolve
Top Elon Musk Acolyte Running Large MDMA Empire
Image by Scott Olson / Getty / Futurism Since its initial synthesis by the German pharmaceutical company Merck in 1912, the drug 3,4-methylenedioxy-methylamphetamine (MDMA) — better known by the street terms “ecstasy” or “molly” — has lived many lives. From its brief time being tested as a top-secret truth serum in US Army trials to its… Continue reading Top Elon Musk Acolyte Running Large MDMA Empire
No, a Windows update probably didn’t brick your SSD
Both Microsoft and Phison couldn’t recreate issues reported on social media. Both Microsoft and Phison couldn’t recreate issues reported on social media. by Terrence O’Brien Aug 30, 2025, 4:57 PM UTC For the last week or two, reports have been circulating that recent Windows 11 updates (specifically KB5063878 and KB5062660) were causing some SSDs using… Continue reading No, a Windows update probably didn’t brick your SSD