SpaceX’s Starship cleared to return to flight with expanded ‘hazard areas’

The Federal Aviation Administration has cleared SpaceX to perform the ninth test flight of its Starship rocket system, following back-to-back explosions earlier this year. The agency said Thursday it is “expanding the size of hazard areas both in the U.S. and other countries” for the flight based on an updated safety analysis provided by SpaceX.… Continue reading SpaceX’s Starship cleared to return to flight with expanded ‘hazard areas’

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is okay with reinventing the bus

The head of Uber on autonomous cars, shared rides, and the future of mobility. The head of Uber on autonomous cars, shared rides, and the future of mobility. Today, I’m talking with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi. We recorded this conversation the day Uber announced a big set of product updates, including new options for shared… Continue reading Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is okay with reinventing the bus

What if Tesla made a Slate-like EV instead of the Cybertruck?

Tesla had all the right ingredients to make a small, affordable electric truck. Why didn’t it? Tesla had all the right ingredients to make a small, affordable electric truck. Why didn’t it? At last month’s rapturously received Slate debut, it took an executive’s quip that “Slate” and “Tesla” use the same 5 letters to shift… Continue reading What if Tesla made a Slate-like EV instead of the Cybertruck?

The 10 DIY gadgets every home should have (and why they make such a big difference)

Show more (6 items) I’m definitely a hoarder, I mean, collector, of tools. Just this morning I was performing surgery on my 3D printer to allow it to print in four colors, and I had to think about which set — out of my 12 sets — of screwdrivers I was going to use. What… Continue reading The 10 DIY gadgets every home should have (and why they make such a big difference)

Clean Technica: Tesla CEO Heads Back Home, Leaving A Potential Honeybee Crisis Behind004029

Sign up for CleanTechnica’s Weekly Substack for Zach and Scott’s in-depth analyses and high level summaries, sign up for our daily newsletter, and/or follow us on Google News! Last Updated on: 21st May 2025, 01:37 pm Whoever has “Tesla CEO Elon Musk kills the honeybees” on their 2025 bingo card can take a well deserved… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla CEO Heads Back Home, Leaving A Potential Honeybee Crisis Behind004029

Clean Technica: Elon Musk Is The Cause Of, Not The Solution To, Tesla’s Deep Problems004028

Sign up for CleanTechnica’s Weekly Substack for Zach and Scott’s in-depth analyses and high level summaries, sign up for our daily newsletter, and/or follow us on Google News! Last Updated on: 21st May 2025, 09:28 am Today, Elon Musk’s propaganda machine is in overdrive (or, as Tesla would put it, they’re in “range mode”). Elon… Continue reading Clean Technica: Elon Musk Is The Cause Of, Not The Solution To, Tesla’s Deep Problems004028

Insurance Company Accused of Pressuring Medical Staff to Change Patients’ Status to “Do Not Resuscitate”

Image by Getty / Futurism UnitedHealth, the largest healthcare insurer in the United States, reportedly went to extreme lengths to deny care to seniors and cut costs to pad out its profit margins. As The Guardian reports, nurse practitioners say that UnitedHealth pressed them to change patients’ status to “do not resuscitate” — even after… Continue reading Insurance Company Accused of Pressuring Medical Staff to Change Patients’ Status to “Do Not Resuscitate”

Hawk Tuah Girl Admits She Knew Essentially Zero About Crypto When Her Disastrous Meme Coin Launched

Influencer Haliey Welch, who rose to fame as the “Hawk Tuah” girl from a viral TikTok video last year, became the epicenter of a major controversy after launching a dubious cryptocurrency meme coin called $HAWK in December. The token hit the roof in mere hours, reaching a market cap of almost half a billion dollars,… Continue reading Hawk Tuah Girl Admits She Knew Essentially Zero About Crypto When Her Disastrous Meme Coin Launched

CEO Who Bragged About Replacing Human Workers With AI Realizes He Made a Terrible Mistake

The company’s net losses just doubled. Do No Klarn Swedish buy-now-pay-later company Klarna, whose CEO once bragged about its automated customer service AI bots doing the work of “700 full-time agents,” is now in deep trouble. The fintech outfit is facing net losses of $99 million for the first quarter of this year, CNBC reports, which… Continue reading CEO Who Bragged About Replacing Human Workers With AI Realizes He Made a Terrible Mistake

A Billion Dollar AI Startup Just Collapsed Spectacularly

As the artificial intelligence industry struggles with ever-rising costs — not to mention a steady uptick in hallucinations — investors are getting impatient. One investment firm went as far as seizing $37 million from accounts owned by Builder.ai, a UK-based AI startup meant to make developing apps “as easy as ordering a pizza.” That left… Continue reading A Billion Dollar AI Startup Just Collapsed Spectacularly