During our conversation, Brown compared Praxis to Israel—minus a world war and a holocaust, of course. “There were these stateless people who were scattered,” he says, and they had “this idea of Judea and building a state and returning to the OG homeland.” (Srinivasan has been even more direct in the past, saying, “What I’m… Continue reading Tech Billionaires Already Captured the White House. They Still Want to Be Kings
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What Is Your Tent or Rain Jacket Made From? (2025): Dyneema, Silpoly, X-Pac
Spend any time at all researching outdoor gear, whether it’s a new tent or a new rain jacket, and you’ll quickly find yourself awash in a confusing array of jargon. Silnylon, polyurethane, X-Pac, cuben fiber, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE)—what are these things? What none of them are is perfect. Each has its own weight,… Continue reading What Is Your Tent or Rain Jacket Made From? (2025): Dyneema, Silpoly, X-Pac
Battery startup Moxion went bankrupt. Now its founder is back to ‘finish what we started.’
Just over a year ago, Moxion Power closed its doors, adding its name to a list of high-profile bankruptcies that roiled the climate tech world in 2024. The portable battery startup had raised more than $110 million in a bid to replace diesel generators at festivals and construction sites, but even that wasn’t enough to… Continue reading Battery startup Moxion went bankrupt. Now its founder is back to ‘finish what we started.’
Dear LA, you deserve better than the Clippers’ carbon scandal
Entertainment The Clippers’ salary cap scandal is part of a bigger environmental disaster. The Clippers’ salary cap scandal is part of a bigger environmental disaster. by Justine Calma Sep 26, 2025, 3:15 PM UTC Justine Calma is a senior science reporter covering energy and the environment with more than a decade of experience. She is… Continue reading Dear LA, you deserve better than the Clippers’ carbon scandal
Suno’s upgraded AI music generator is technically impressive, but still soulless
Entertainment Model v5’s vocals are too close to perfection to be believably human. by Terrence O’Brien Sep 26, 2025, 2:30 PM UTC Entertainment Model v5’s vocals are too close to perfection to be believably human. by Terrence O’Brien Sep 26, 2025, 2:30 PM UTC Terrence O’Brien is the Verge’s weekend editor. He has over 18… Continue reading Suno’s upgraded AI music generator is technically impressive, but still soulless
A Huge Comet Is About to Become Visible in the Sky
Michael Jäger and Gerald Rhemann via X In October, a newly discovered comet will streak so close to Earth that people may be able to make out its heavenly fireworks with the naked eye — a spectacle that won’t happen again for more than a millennium, according to Space.com, so it’s worth trying to spot… Continue reading A Huge Comet Is About to Become Visible in the Sky
Clean Technica: BYD Outsells Tesla In Europe In August004189
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Things are going quite swimmingly for the EV revolution in Europe these days. According to sales data released today by ACEA — the European Automobile Manufacturers Association — while total sales were down slightly in August, sales of battery electric and plug-in hybrid cars were… Continue reading Clean Technica: BYD Outsells Tesla In Europe In August004189
Researchers Just Found Something Extremely Alarming About AI’s Power Usage
Getty / Futurism Researchers have found that the carbon footprint of generative AI-based tools that can turn text prompts into images and videos is far worse than we previously thought. As detailed in a new paper, researchers from the open-source AI platform Hugging Face found that the energy demands of text-to-video generators quadruple when the… Continue reading Researchers Just Found Something Extremely Alarming About AI’s Power Usage
Tesla’s Robotaxi Plans Are So Jumbled That Officials Are Begging It To Clarify What the Heck It’s Actually Doing
Photo Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Image Source: Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images. When Elon Musk boasted in July that he was “getting the regulatory permission” to bring Tesla’s Robotaxi service to the San Francisco Bay Area, this was apparently news to regulators. As Reuters reports, both the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration… Continue reading Tesla’s Robotaxi Plans Are So Jumbled That Officials Are Begging It To Clarify What the Heck It’s Actually Doing
Trump Executive Order Will Hand TikTok Over to US Investors
On Thursday, US president Donald Trump signed an executive order to transfer ownership of TikTok’s US operation to a group of American investors, including Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison. “I had a very good talk with president Xi. We talked about TikTok. He gave us the go-ahead,” Trump said during a White House press conference. He… Continue reading Trump Executive Order Will Hand TikTok Over to US Investors