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AI could turn your town nuclear

A small city in Kentucky is ground zero for plans to bring uranium enrichment back to the US so nuclear energy can power AI. by Justine Calma Aug 6, 2025, 1:30 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 AI could turn your town nuclear

Jeff Buckley died young but is immortalized in a new documentary

Entertainment The director of ‘It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley,’ Amy Berg, tells The Verge about discovering a trove of voicemails the musician left for his mother. The director of ‘It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley,’ Amy Berg, tells The Verge about discovering a trove of voicemails the musician left for his mother. by Robyn Kanner Aug… Continue reading Jeff Buckley died young but is immortalized in a new documentary

Tesla’s new Roadster patent doesn’t do what Elon said it would (and that’s good)

Tesla filed for a patent which looks like it could be the promised “SpaceX package” which it will supposedly include on its oft-delayed next-gen Roadster. But will the system let the Roadster “fly,” as CEO Elon Musk has promised? In 2017, at Tesla’s Semi unveiling, Tesla pulled one of its few-ever Jobsian “one more thing”s… Continue reading Tesla’s new Roadster patent doesn’t do what Elon said it would (and that’s good)

Microsoft makes OpenAI’s new open model available on Windows

The new lightweight open model is also coming to macOS soon, through Microsoft’s local foundry efforts. The new lightweight open model is also coming to macOS soon, through Microsoft’s local foundry efforts. by Tom Warren Aug 6, 2025, 10:55 AM UTC Tom Warren is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering… Continue reading Microsoft makes OpenAI’s new open model available on Windows

Chevy Bolt EUV goes full Boat Mode in Texas floodwaters [video]

Electric cars don’t have intakes and exhausts, so they can’t get hydrolocked in deep water the way ICE-powered cars can – but that doesn’t make them amphibious. Nobody told this Texan Chevy Bolt EUV owner that, and when they got caught on the wrong side of the floodwaters, they licked the stamp and sent it! The… Continue reading Chevy Bolt EUV goes full Boat Mode in Texas floodwaters [video]

Clean Technica: Tesla Sales Keep Falling As Board Bribes Musk To Pay Attention To Business004141

Shipments from the Tesla Shanghai factory in July totaled 67,886 cars according to preliminary data released by China’s Passenger Car Association on August 3, 2025. That is the total production figure for both domestic and export markets and represents an 8.4 percent decrease from July of 2024. According to Bloomberg Hyperdrive, that factory in Shanghai… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Sales Keep Falling As Board Bribes Musk To Pay Attention To Business004141

Clean Technica: The Tesla Ethicist: Should Tesla Shareholders Rebel Against Musk’s Pay Raise?004140

Last Updated on: 5th August 2025, 04:37 pm Dear Tesla Ethicist: As a longtime Tesla shareholder, I’ve been following the ongoing and often tense discussions regarding CEO Elon Musk’s pay. His previous compensation package was struck down last year, as the court ruled that shareholders had not been properly informed of its details. As if… Continue reading Clean Technica: The Tesla Ethicist: Should Tesla Shareholders Rebel Against Musk’s Pay Raise?004140

ChatGPT Now Issuing Warnings to Users Who Seem Obsessed

Months after OpenAI was warned about the potential psychological harms ChatGPT can cause for its users — particularly those predisposed to mental health struggles — the company says it’s rolled out an “optimization” meant to calm the fears of mental health experts who have become increasingly alarmed about the risks its software poses. Yesterday, the… Continue reading ChatGPT Now Issuing Warnings to Users Who Seem Obsessed

Cybertruck Completely Covered by Labubu Graphics

Born of Hong Kong illustrator Kasing Lung’s series “The Monsters,” Labubus — those Cheshire cat-smiling cryptids now gracing the backpacks and purses of fashionistas the world around — are supposedly based on Nordic folklore. But it’s hard to say where in the series, or in the underlying mythology, Tesla’s notorious Cybertrucks might fit in. Amid the… Continue reading Cybertruck Completely Covered by Labubu Graphics

Top AI Experts Concerned That OpenAI Has Betrayed Humankind

In a scathing open letter, luminaries from the AI industry and beyond are calling on OpenAI to prove that it hasn’t betrayed humanity in favor of profits. Referring to themselves as the “legal beneficiaries of your charitable mission” — that is, members of the human species OpenAI pledged to benefit when it was granted nonprofit… Continue reading Top AI Experts Concerned That OpenAI Has Betrayed Humankind