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
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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
Amazon will buy thousands of pedal-assist cargo vehicles from Rivian spinoff Also
Also, the micromobility startup spun out of Rivian, has landed a commercial deal with Amazon to supply the e-commerce company with thousands of its new pedal-assist cargo quad vehicles that are big enough to carry more than 400 pounds of packages and small enough to use a bike lane. Under the multi-year collaboration, the two… Continue reading Amazon will buy thousands of pedal-assist cargo vehicles from Rivian spinoff Also
Rivian spinoff Also reveals a high-end modular e-bike for $4,500
Several years ago, as a skunkworks team of engineers inside Rivian set out to develop an electric micromobility vehicle, one question loomed: “What do we build in-house?” Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe said in an interview recounting the early days of Also, which spun out of Rivian earlier this year. “We realized the only… Continue reading Rivian spinoff Also reveals a high-end modular e-bike for $4,500
The new and improved 2026 Toyota bZ is surprisingly affordable
Toyota’s upgraded electric SUV is now available to order. The 2026 Toyota bZ offers more driving range, new styling inside and out, a built-in NACS port so you can recharge at Tesla Superchargers, and prices still start at under $35,000. Toyota is also giving all bZ4X owners a free NACS charging adapter. 2026 Toyota bZ… Continue reading The new and improved 2026 Toyota bZ is surprisingly affordable