Transportation Autonomous Cars The company is partnering with Via to introduce its robotaxis to city-run microtransit services, starting in Arizona. The company is partnering with Via to introduce its robotaxis to city-run microtransit services, starting in Arizona. by Andrew J. Hawkins Sep 18, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC Andrew J. Hawkins is transportation editor with 10+… Continue reading Robotaxis as public transit? Waymo thinks so
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Tesla is updating its passenger-trapping door handles
Transportation Electric Cars The electronic and manual door-release mechanisms are being combined into one button. The electronic and manual door-release mechanisms are being combined into one button. by Jess Weatherbed Sep 18, 2025, 10:04 AM UTC Jess Weatherbed is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at… Continue reading Tesla is updating its passenger-trapping door handles
Rivian’s e-bike leaks ahead of next month’s announcement
Transportation by Thomas Ricker Sep 18, 2025, 8:41 AM UTC Thomas Ricker is a deputy editor and Verge co-founder with a passion for human-centric cities, e-bikes, and life as a digital nomad. He’s been a tech journalist for 20 years. Rivian’s heavily financed micromobilty spinoff Also is promising something on October 22nd. Also’s calling it… Continue reading Rivian’s e-bike leaks ahead of next month’s announcement
Nvidia Just Suffered a Huge Blow in China
For years, the Chinese tech industry has been dependent on the US and its allies for the advanced semiconductors — colloquially known as “chips” — that undergird the AI industry. As the “AI race” has heated up to a fever pitch, chips have become its chief commodity — and bottleneck, as companies compete to build out… Continue reading Nvidia Just Suffered a Huge Blow in China
Madman Sets Up Entire Server on Disposable Vape, Hosts Its Own Website
“Vibe” coding? Try vape coding. Either the most sober — or the most nicotine-addled — individual of all time has done the improbable: hosting an entire website on a single disposable e-cigarette. According to programmer Bogdan Ionescu, it’s a stunt that’s meant to demonstrate just how ridiculously tricked out even one-and-done vapes have become, he… Continue reading Madman Sets Up Entire Server on Disposable Vape, Hosts Its Own Website
Scientists Intrigued by Cream Designed to Make Old Scars Disappear
Image by Getty / Futurism People spend a bundle on hiding or removing old scars, from heavy makeup to laser skin-resurfacing treatments that cost thousands of dollars. They can use topical creams, too, but many products available over the counter don’t do anything to lessen bumpy scars like keloids. Intriguingly, though, a team of Australian… Continue reading Scientists Intrigued by Cream Designed to Make Old Scars Disappear
Something Weird Is Going on With the Sun, Scientists Find
The Sun — usually so predictable — is exhibiting some surprising behavior and that has scientists very intrigued. Astronomers had predicted that our host star was entering a period of relative quiet back in 2008, but NASA scientists have published a new study in The Astrophysical Journal Letters that found that the Sun has instead defied… Continue reading Something Weird Is Going on With the Sun, Scientists Find
Parents Of Kids Allegedly Killed and Harmed by AI Give Emotional Testimony on Capitol Hill, Urge Regulation
Parents who allege their children were abused, physically harmed, and even killed by AI chatbots gave emotional testimonies on Capitol Hill on Tuesday during a hearing about risks to young users posed by the tech — all while urging lawmakers to enforce regulation in a landscape that remains a digital Wild West. There were visible… Continue reading Parents Of Kids Allegedly Killed and Harmed by AI Give Emotional Testimony on Capitol Hill, Urge Regulation
Meta Goes Even Harder Into Smart Glasses With 3 New Models
It takes time to realize you don’t have to hold your hand out in front of you for these gestures to be recognized, but a surprisingly short amount of time to find yourself using them with very little second thought. Of course talking to Meta AI remains a key way of interacting with the glasses,… Continue reading Meta Goes Even Harder Into Smart Glasses With 3 New Models
The DOGE Subcommittee Hearing on Weather Modification Was a Nest of Conspiracy Theorizing
The popularity of these conspiracies may also be on the rise in right-wing spaces. Some MAHA figureheads, including Nicole Shanahan, have shared geoengineering content promoting conspiracy theories, while Marla Maples, Donald Trump’s ex-wife, told Fox News in July that she helped Florida’s anti-weather modification bill pass. (Bill Gates’ track record of funding solar geoengineering research… Continue reading The DOGE Subcommittee Hearing on Weather Modification Was a Nest of Conspiracy Theorizing