Tesla has asked the Environmental Protection Agency not to roll back current vehicle emissions standards, breaking from other major automakers who want to see the rules eased. The company’s request comes the same week that President Donald Trump — who Tesla CEO Elon Musk spent $300 million to help elect — told the United Nations… Continue reading Tesla asks EPA not to roll back emissions rules as Trump calls climate change a ‘con job’
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TuneIn adds FEMA’s real-time emergency alerts to its service
Audio streaming service TuneIn announced on Thursday a collaboration with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to deliver emergency alerts directly to drivers. TuneIn is now compatible with the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS), FEMA’s national system that delivers verified local alerts and critical emergency information to the public. Through this integration, drivers… Continue reading TuneIn adds FEMA’s real-time emergency alerts to its service
Tesla (TSLA) is down 22% in Europe while EVs were up 30%
The latest automotive numbers in Europe were released for August, confirming that Tesla’s decline is continuing, but it has slowed down, with the company “only” being down 22%. However, the most worrying part for Tesla is that it is happening while battery-electric vehicle sales were up 30% last month. Tesla’s decline in Europe has been… Continue reading Tesla (TSLA) is down 22% in Europe while EVs were up 30%
Tesla is finally launching FSD v14 and Elon Musk says it ‘feels sentient’
Tesla is finally launching its Full Self-Driving Supervised (FSD) v14 update, the first major update to the driver assistance system in a year, and Elon Musk says it ‘feels sentient.’ However, he also referred to the previous update as sentient, so temper your expectations. After releasing FSD v13 on HW4 cars late last year, Tesla… Continue reading Tesla is finally launching FSD v14 and Elon Musk says it ‘feels sentient’
Silicon Valley’s latest argument against regulating AI: that would literally be the antichrist
This is a real thing Peter Thiel told a group of tech professionals recently. This is a real thing Peter Thiel told a group of tech professionals recently. by Tina Nguyen Sep 25, 2025, 8:49 PM UTC Tina Nguyen Tina Nguyen is a Senior Reporter for The Verge and author of Regulator, covering the second… Continue reading Silicon Valley’s latest argument against regulating AI: that would literally be the antichrist
Microsoft says this new cooling method could enable more powerful chips and efficient data centers
Figuring out how to keep a chip cool is one of the biggest challenges to designing a more powerful and sustainable chip. Microsoft says it’s making progress on a new solution. Figuring out how to keep a chip cool is one of the biggest challenges to designing a more powerful and sustainable chip. Microsoft says… Continue reading Microsoft says this new cooling method could enable more powerful chips and efficient data centers
Putting Mirrors on Traffic Cones Causes Self-Driving Cars to Melt Down, Confounding Lidar
Photo Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Image Source: Getty Images Researchers have engineered the ultimate nemesis of self-driving cars: mirror-adorned traffic cones. In a series of tests highlighted by The Register, a team from France and Germany showed that their optical sleight of hand could easily dupe lidar-equipped autonomous cars into not recognizing obstacles… Continue reading Putting Mirrors on Traffic Cones Causes Self-Driving Cars to Melt Down, Confounding Lidar
Tesla Worker Knocked Unconscious by Robot, Lawsuit Claims
Patrick Tehan/MediaNews Group/Bay Area News via Getty Images A robotics technician is suing Tesla, alleging he was struck and knocked unconscious by an “approximately 8,000-pound counterbalance weight” attached to a robotic arm at the company’s plant in Fremont, California. According to a civil complaint obtained by The Independent, engineer Peter Hinterdobler was helping a colleague… Continue reading Tesla Worker Knocked Unconscious by Robot, Lawsuit Claims
Fiverr Told Its Employees to Embrace AI, Then Stabbed Them in the Back
Photo Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Image Source: Getty Images Freelance gig board Fiverr is laying off 250 workers — a full 30 percent of its workforce — in a pivot to AI, months after the CEO exhorted workers to use AI to stay relevant. It’s a pretty dickish move by CEO Micha Kaufman,… Continue reading Fiverr Told Its Employees to Embrace AI, Then Stabbed Them in the Back
New AI Can Control a Robot Even If Its Legs Get Chainsawed Off
Robots are being put through all kinds of abuse these days. They’re being kicked, punched, shoved, and even dragged by a chain around their neck — all in an apparent effort to teach them how to adapt to the oh-so-cruel physical world around them. In the latest instance of a robot being brutalized, a video… Continue reading New AI Can Control a Robot Even If Its Legs Get Chainsawed Off