Chevy, Cadillac, and GMC EVs are finally winning buyers, but GM has other plans

The electric Chevy Equinox is America’s best-selling EV outside of Tesla. Cadillac is now leading the luxury segment, but GM said its aggressive EV expansion is over as it shifts back to ICE vehicles. Chevy, Cadillac drive GM EV sales growth in Q3 GM’s electric vehicle sales are growing faster than those of any major… Continue reading Chevy, Cadillac, and GMC EVs are finally winning buyers, but GM has other plans

Tesla (TSLA) Q3 earnings preview: what to expect from its record quarter

Tesla (TSLA) will release its Q3 2025 financial results on Wednesday, October 22, after the market closes. As usual, a conference call and Q&A with Tesla’s management are scheduled after the results. Here, we’ll look at what the street and retail investors expect for the quarterly results. Tesla Q3 2025 deliveries and energy deployment Even… Continue reading Tesla (TSLA) Q3 earnings preview: what to expect from its record quarter

Tesla slashes lease prices across US EV lineup, but only for a week

Tesla has slashed lease prices across most of its electric vehicle lineup in the US to create more demand after the tax credit went away. With demand in the US pulling forward into Q3 due to the end of the federal tax credit, Tesla had a surge in deliveries, but demand is expected to fall… Continue reading Tesla slashes lease prices across US EV lineup, but only for a week

OpenAI Announces Browser-Based AI Agent for “Vibe Lifing”

OpenAI has announced a brand-new AI-powered web browser, dubbed ChatGPT Atlas, which is now available globally. Perhaps most memorably, Atlas features an “agent mode” — initially limited to paying Plus, Pro, and Business users — that acts as a natural extension of OpenAI’s forays into agentic AIs, meaning models intended to autonomously complete tasks. In… Continue reading OpenAI Announces Browser-Based AI Agent for “Vibe Lifing”

Charities Using AI-Generated Photos of Starving Children to Raise Money

Freepik (Screenshot) The scenes are grisly: stick-thin children huddling together in a muddy stream, white volunteers surrounded by throngs of starving Africans, and Arab children in refugee camps holding tin bowls. The only problem? None of them are real. In a macabre phenomenon sweeping the world’s leading non-government organizations, The Guardian reports, charity groups are… Continue reading Charities Using AI-Generated Photos of Starving Children to Raise Money

OpenAI Researcher Mocks Elon Musk’s AGI Claim to His Face

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: STR / NurPhoto via Getty Images Inveterate overpromiser Elon Musk is teasing that his chatbot Grok could soon “achieve artificial general intelligence,” or AGI — a hypothetical form of AI system that surpasses humans in virtually every way, and remains the white whale of the AI industry. “My… Continue reading OpenAI Researcher Mocks Elon Musk’s AGI Claim to His Face

ChatGPT Usage Has Peaked and Is Now Declining, New Data Finds

Sean Gallup/Getty Images Earlier this month, data analyzed by Deutsche Bank showed that OpenAI’s ChatGPT revenue was starting to plateau in Europe, suggesting that enthusiasm for the AI chatbot app to beat may be waning. That’s despite the industry’s sky-high promises of delivering a technological revolution, as astronomical amounts of money continue to be poured… Continue reading ChatGPT Usage Has Peaked and Is Now Declining, New Data Finds

Forget SEO. Welcome to the World of Generative Engine Optimization

This holiday season, rather than searching on Google, more Americans will likely be turning to large language models to find gifts, deals, and sales. Retailers could see up to a 520 percent increase in traffic from chatbots and AI search engines this year compared to 2024, according to a recent shopping report from Adobe. OpenAI… Continue reading Forget SEO. Welcome to the World of Generative Engine Optimization

I see your Haribo gummy bear battery and raise you a Pocket Rocket instead

Let’s put three ultralight batteries to the test. Let’s put three ultralight batteries to the test. by Sean Hollister Oct 21, 2025, 6:05 PM UTC Sean Hollister is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget.… Continue reading I see your Haribo gummy bear battery and raise you a Pocket Rocket instead

General Motors gives up on BrightDrop electric vans

General Motors is abandoning its BrightDrop electric delivery vans, just four years after introducing the vehicles. The company announced Tuesday alongside third-quarter earnings that it made the decision because the “commercial electric delivery van market developed much slower than expected.” GM also blames the “changing regulatory environment and the elimination of tax credits in the… Continue reading General Motors gives up on BrightDrop electric vans