Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! This week I’m publishing an abbreviated version of the newsletter because of the 4th of July holiday. If you’re driving, flying, or taking the train for the… Continue reading TechCrunch Mobility: The state of EV sales and Rivian secures the next $1B from VW
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Beachgoers Startled by Rare Cloud That Looks Exactly Like a Giant Tsunami Wave
“They look scarier than they really are.” Cloud Nein A viral video making the rounds on social media shows beachgoers in Portugal encountering an enormous and unnervingly tsunami-like cloud rolling in. Footage shows an enormous, foreboding wall of dark clouds rapidly approaching a lush beach. It was frightening enough for plenty of beachgoers to pack… Continue reading Beachgoers Startled by Rare Cloud That Looks Exactly Like a Giant Tsunami Wave
AI Seizes Top Spot on Leaderboard for White Hat Hackers
For the first time ever, an AI model has seized the top spot on a white hat hacking leaderboard. In a blog post, the cybersecurity firm Xbow boasted about its historic rise to the top of the HackerOne leaderboard, which ranks the top ethical hackers in the US against each other as they duke it out in… Continue reading AI Seizes Top Spot on Leaderboard for White Hat Hackers
People Are Taking Massive Doses of Psychedelic Drugs and Using AI as a Tripsitter
Artificial intelligence, which is already trippy enough, has taken on a startling new role for some users: that of a psychedelic “trip-sitter” that guides them through their hallucinogenic journeys. As MIT Tech Review reports, digitally-oriented drug-takers are using everything from regular old ChatGPT to bespoke chatbots with names like”TripSitAI” — or, cringely, “The Shaman” —… Continue reading People Are Taking Massive Doses of Psychedelic Drugs and Using AI as a Tripsitter
The American system of democracy has crashed
Some patriotic reflections on this Independence Day. Some patriotic reflections on this Independence Day. Once upon a time in America, there was a tyrant. And Congress rejected him totally. The tyrant, of course, was King George III, the target of the Declaration of Independence. We take it for granted now, but the Declaration was an… Continue reading The American system of democracy has crashed
This is not a tattoo robot
Will Blackdot’s ‘automated tattooing device’ take off? Will Blackdot’s ‘automated tattooing device’ take off? I walked into Blackdot’s tattoo studio in Austin’s east side on a sweltering May afternoon. After shaking my sweat-soaked hand, founder and CEO Joel Pennington led me up into an office building and opened the door to a small, three-room space.… Continue reading This is not a tattoo robot
The Loop Micro is my new favorite bicycle phone mount
Metal, miniature, and mighty. 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. Bicycle phone mounts have been a regular part of my life in bike-obsessed Amsterdam ever since 2008, when I got my… Continue reading The Loop Micro is my new favorite bicycle phone mount
Slate Auto’s electric pickup is no longer ‘under $20,000’ — thanks, Donald
The price increases to “mid-twenties” with repeal of EV tax credit. The price increases to “mid-twenties” with repeal of EV tax credit. 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. Slate Auto’s American-made… Continue reading Slate Auto’s electric pickup is no longer ‘under $20,000’ — thanks, Donald
Clean Technica: Global EV Sales — Plugin Vehicles Reach 25% Share!004086
There were 1.6 million units registered in May. Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 22% in May 2025 compared to May 2024. There were over 1.6 million registrations. BEVs grew 19% YoY to over 1 million units, compared to plugin hybrids growing 28% to over half a million units in the same period. In the… Continue reading Clean Technica: Global EV Sales — Plugin Vehicles Reach 25% Share!004086
Clean Technica: Tesla Sales Down 13% (… or 18%), Yet Shareholders Have Faith — CHARTS004085
Last Updated on: 3rd July 2025, 02:36 pm Tesla is in a pickle. It’s unclear where it goes from here in the remainder of the year, and years to come. But what does seem clear now is that things have not been going in the right direction for the company, and there’s no “it’s no… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Sales Down 13% (… or 18%), Yet Shareholders Have Faith — CHARTS004085