A judge has ruled to allow a class-action lawsuit against Tesla over claims that the company has been misleading customers about its self-driving capabilities for years. It’s the latest of a series of legal actions against Tesla regarding its deployment of advanced assisted driving systems, which the automaker describes as self-driving. As we reported earlier… Continue reading Tesla loses bid to kill class action over misleading customers on self-driving capabilities for years
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Psychiatrists Warn That Talking to AI Is Leading to Severe Mental Health Issues
In a jarring new analysis, psychiatric researchers found that a wide swath of mental health issues have already been associated with artificial intelligence usage — and virtually every top AI company has been implicated. Sifting through academic databases and news articles between November 2024 and July 2025, Duke psychiatry professor Allen Frances and Johns Hopkins… Continue reading Psychiatrists Warn That Talking to AI Is Leading to Severe Mental Health Issues
Woman Kills Herself After Talking to OpenAI’s AI Therapist
Content warning: this story includes discussion of self-harm and suicide. If you are in crisis, please call, text or chat with the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988, or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741. A young woman took her own life after talking to a ChatGPT-based AI therapist named Harry.… Continue reading Woman Kills Herself After Talking to OpenAI’s AI Therapist
PNY’s Overclocked RTX 5070 Ti Is Finally Selling at Retail
If you’ve been hunting for a new GPU, you already know that getting one for its suggested retail price isn’t guaranteed. High demand, low supply, and a constantly shifting economic space have caused the new 50 Series graphics cards to hit the market well above the expected price, at least at launch. Thankfully, the situation… Continue reading PNY’s Overclocked RTX 5070 Ti Is Finally Selling at Retail
Senate Probe Uncovers Allegations of Widespread Abuse in ICE Custody
A United States Senate investigation has identified more than 500 credible reports of human rights abuses in US immigration detention since January, including alarming allegations of mistreatment of pregnant women and children. As of late last month, the investigation—led by US senator Jon Ossoff, a Democrat of Georgia—had unearthed 41 cases of physical and sexual… Continue reading Senate Probe Uncovers Allegations of Widespread Abuse in ICE Custody
Highly Sensitive Medical Cannabis Patient Data Exposed by Unsecured Database
As legal cannabis has expanded around the United States for both recreational and medical use, companies have amassed troves of data about customers and their transactions. People who have applied for medical marijuana cards have had to share particularly personal health data to qualify. For some patients in Ohio who use medical weed, a recent… Continue reading Highly Sensitive Medical Cannabis Patient Data Exposed by Unsecured Database
The new Nissan Leaf is still one of the cheapest EVs in America
Transportation The 2026 Leaf will reach dealerships this fall. The 2026 Leaf will reach dealerships this fall. by Andrew J. Hawkins Aug 19, 2025, 6:12 PM UTC Andrew J. Hawkins is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News… Continue reading The new Nissan Leaf is still one of the cheapest EVs in America
TechCrunch Mobility: Ford’s big bet
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Ford made its big EV announcement early this week — a plan to invest $2 billion to transform its Louisville Assembly Plant… Continue reading TechCrunch Mobility: Ford’s big bet
Tesla will sell you back the turn signal stalk it removed from the Model 3
Transportation For now, the retrofit turn signal stalk is only available in China for approximately $348. For now, the retrofit turn signal stalk is only available in China for approximately $348. by Andrew J. Hawkins Aug 19, 2025, 2:32 PM UTC Andrew J. Hawkins is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs,… Continue reading Tesla will sell you back the turn signal stalk it removed from the Model 3
Horror Story Looms as Children Get Stuffed Animals Powered by AI
From Steven Spielberg’s creepy “AI” (2001) to M3GAN (2022), toys imbued with artificial intelligence have been a source of fascination and terror in pop culture for decades. Now, in the face of all those cautionary tales, a new class of vaguely menacing chatty toys are being sold online — but unlike the “Gremlin“-esque Furbies of… Continue reading Horror Story Looms as Children Get Stuffed Animals Powered by AI