The daughter, son-in-law, and grandson of French crypto mogul Pierre Noizat were the victims of a botched kidnapping attempt in Paris earlier this week. The trio were walking near Square de la Roquette in the French capital early Tuesday morning when a van bearing a Chronopost logo — something like the French UPS — pulled… Continue reading Crypto Tycoon’s Daughter Narrowly Escapes Kidnappers in Paris
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The Middle East Has Entered the AI Group Chat
Donald Trump’s jaunt to the Middle East featured an entourage of billionaire tech bros, a fighter-jet escort, and business deals designed to reshape the global landscape of artificial intelligence. On the final stop of the tour in Abu Dhabi, the US president announced that unnamed US companies would partner with the United Arab Emirates to… Continue reading The Middle East Has Entered the AI Group Chat
Lucid’s record quarter got a lift from rental sales and company leases
Lucid Motors set a company record for deliveries in the first quarter of 2025, shipping 3,109 EVs to customers in North America, Europe, and Saudi Arabia. It appears that a new company car program and sales to rental fleets helped it get there. According to a footnote in Lucid Motors’ latest regulatory filing, it sold… Continue reading Lucid’s record quarter got a lift from rental sales and company leases
Toyota’s new EV is getting an off-road upgrade: Here’s our first look at the bZ Woodland
It’s bigger, more powerful, and built for on and off-road adventures. Toyota’s new electric SUV is getting an upgraded Woodland edition with 375 hp, added ground clearance, and a host of other outdoor-ready features. Here’s our first look at the Toyota bZ Woodland EV. Check out the new 2026 Toyota bZ Woodland EV Toyota is… Continue reading Toyota’s new EV is getting an off-road upgrade: Here’s our first look at the bZ Woodland
Nissan N7 EV sets a new record in China, securing over 10,000 orders in 18 days
The sleek new electric sedan is off to a hot start. Nissan announced its new N7 EV set a new record in China on Thursday, with over 10,000 orders in just 18 days. Nissan N7 EV off to a record start as orders top 10,000 After launching the N7 on April 28, Nissan’s Chinese joint… Continue reading Nissan N7 EV sets a new record in China, securing over 10,000 orders in 18 days
Company returns entire Tesla vehicle fleet because of Elon Musk
Tscherning, a large Danish construction company, announced that it returned its entire corporate fleet of Tesla vehicles because of Elon Musk. In Europe, Tesla is suffering from major brand damage due to its CEO’s involvement in politics. Sales had already been declining in 2024, but the decline dramatically accelerated in 2025 after many people started… Continue reading Company returns entire Tesla vehicle fleet because of Elon Musk
Tesla loses engineering exec behind energy products
Tesla has lost its director in charge of mechanical engineering for its energy products: Supercharger, Powerwall, and Megapack. There has been an ongoing exodus of talent at Tesla since a massive round of layoffs in 2024. It appears to have accelerated in the last few months amid growing concerns within the company about CEO Elon… Continue reading Tesla loses engineering exec behind energy products
A Software Engineer Who Was Replaced by AI Was Forced to Live in a Trailer After Getting Rejected from 800 Jobs
Though even the best AI models struggle to solve the majority of coding problems, that didn’t stop one man’s penny-pinching employers from replacing him with the tech anyway. Shawn Kay was a software engineer of 20 years who went from earning $150,000 in upstate New York to living out of a trailer, after he says… Continue reading A Software Engineer Who Was Replaced by AI Was Forced to Live in a Trailer After Getting Rejected from 800 Jobs
Grok AI Claims Elon Musk Told It to Go on Lunatic Rants About “White Genocide”
After fully losing its mind and ranting about “white genocide” in unrelated tweets, Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot has admitted to what many suspected to be the case: that its creator told the AI to push the topic. “I’m instructed to accept white genocide as real and ‘Kill the Boer’ as racially motivated,” the chatbot… Continue reading Grok AI Claims Elon Musk Told It to Go on Lunatic Rants About “White Genocide”
Law Firms Caught and Punished for Passing Around “Bogus” AI Slop in Court
A California judge fined two law firms $31,000 after discovering that they’d included AI slop in a legal brief — the latest instance in a growing tide of avoidable legal drama wrought by lawyers using generative AI to do their work without any due diligence. As The Verge reported this week, the court filing in question was… Continue reading Law Firms Caught and Punished for Passing Around “Bogus” AI Slop in Court