The Stepback The US is saying ‘to hell with the international mining code.’ The US is saying ‘to hell with the international mining code.’ by Justine Calma Aug 24, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC Justine Calma is a senior science reporter covering energy and the environment with more than a decade of experience. She is also… Continue reading They’re trying to make deep-sea mining happen
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Tesla offered many Cybertruck trade-ins above purchase price in apparent glitch
Cyberbeast / Source: Tesla.com Over the weekend, Tesla began offering many Cybertruck trade-in estimated values above the original purchase price, apparently due to a glitch in its system. Tesla offers online trade-in estimates for individuals considering purchasing a vehicle from them. Over the last few days, Cybertruck owners who submitted their vehicles through the system… Continue reading Tesla offered many Cybertruck trade-ins above purchase price in apparent glitch
Clean Technica: Tesla Shareholder Group Challenges Musk Compensation Award004160
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. The controversy over the various compensation packages awarded to Elon Musk by the Tesla board since 2018 took a new turn this week. A shareholder organization called SOC Investment Group has asked NASDAQ — not the Securities and Exchange Commission — to invalidate the latest… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Shareholder Group Challenges Musk Compensation Award004160
Scientists Have Identified the Origin of an Extraordinarily Powerful Outer Space Radio Wave
The Earth is constantly receiving space signals that contain vital information about extremely energetic phenomena. Among the most peculiar are brief pulses of extremely high-energy radio waves, known as fast radio bursts (FRB). Astronomers compare them to a powerful lighthouse that shines for milliseconds in the middle of a rough, distant sea. Detecting one of… Continue reading Scientists Have Identified the Origin of an Extraordinarily Powerful Outer Space Radio Wave
Politicians Are Trying to Make It Illegal to Sue AI Companies
If you thought tech companies were your overlords now, wait till you hear about this wonky piece of legislation being cooked up in Colorado. As The Lever reports, a bill proposed in the state’s legislature last year would make it outright illegal for individuals to sue AI companies for violating the Colorado Consumer Protection Act,… Continue reading Politicians Are Trying to Make It Illegal to Sue AI Companies
Using AI for Work Could Land You on the Receiving End of a Nasty Lawsuit
For all its hype, artificial intelligence isn’t without its psychological, environmental, and even spiritual hazards. Perhaps the most pressing concern on an individual level, though, is that it puts users on the hook for a nearly infinite number of legal hazards — even at work, as it turns out. A recent breakdown by The Register… Continue reading Using AI for Work Could Land You on the Receiving End of a Nasty Lawsuit
Florida Schools Deploying Armed Drones to Battle School Shooters
There’s no need to fear, for emergency drone swarms are here. To combat school shootings, three districts in Florida are set to trial a drone response system that’s designed to subdue an assailant and buy time before law enforcement can arrive at the scene, Newsweek reports. It sounds like something you’d see in a satirical… Continue reading Florida Schools Deploying Armed Drones to Battle School Shooters
Scientists Alarmed to Discover That Earth’s Continents Are Drying Out
New research examining over 20 years of data captured by NASA’s twin climate satellites, GRACE and GRACE-FO, has revealed an “unprecedented” level of water loss among the planet’s continents, creating “mega-drying” regions across the northern hemisphere. One of these mega regions spans Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and vast swaths of Asia. That should… Continue reading Scientists Alarmed to Discover That Earth’s Continents Are Drying Out
What’s on your desk, Dominic Preston?
A standing desk, a board game collection, and a cat called Noodle. A standing desk, a board game collection, and a cat called Noodle. by Dominic Preston and Barbara Krasnoff Aug 23, 2025, 3:00 PM UTC Not all of The Verge’s staff live in the US. For example, news editor Dominic Preston is based in… Continue reading What’s on your desk, Dominic Preston?
The Average Person Is Far More Scared of AI Than Excited by It, Studies Find
AI is dominating the economy and at the top of policy agendas. Ads for it are everywhere. Your favorite artist is probably experimenting with it. And as hundreds of billions of dollars get poured into the tech, it can feel like the whole world is holding its breath for when it somehow becomes superintelligent and… Continue reading The Average Person Is Far More Scared of AI Than Excited by It, Studies Find