Clean Technica: Hating on Tesla vs. Objective Realism004054

[embedded content] Tesla has become a very difficult topic to cover. We’ve been covering the company obsessively for 13 years, since Tesla Model S deliveries began. We covered the company for years when most people didn’t believe in it and many even bet a lot of money against it. Those were the easy days, though.… Continue reading Clean Technica: Hating on Tesla vs. Objective Realism004054

Clean Technica: What Benefits Will Tesla Now Get with Trump–Musk Fallout?004053

Last Updated on: 6th June 2025, 02:02 am There were a few ways of viewing Elon Musk throwing his hat in with Donald Trump. Here are a few common but different takes: This is a disaster, horrible, and vile. There’s so much wrong with this. Where do we even start? This is great! Musk and… Continue reading Clean Technica: What Benefits Will Tesla Now Get with Trump–Musk Fallout?004053

Elon and Trump’s Breakup Results In Hilarious Consequences For Dogecoin

Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s nasty feud has had some unintended consequences for the meme coin that inspired the Department of Government Efficiency. As CNBC reports, Dogecoin fell 10 percent on Thursday, the day that the Musk and Trump spat spilled over onto social media, and was down 22 percent week-over-week at its lowest point… Continue reading Elon and Trump’s Breakup Results In Hilarious Consequences For Dogecoin

There’s a Huge Problem With Nanoscientists’ “World’s Smallest Violin”

A team of nanoscientists in the UK say they’ve created the “world’s smallest violin,” which many public figures could probably use this week. Narrower than the width of a human hair, it boasts equal parts meme and engineering potential, and serves as a cheeky proof of concept for a cutting-edge approach to designing structures at the… Continue reading There’s a Huge Problem With Nanoscientists’ “World’s Smallest Violin”

Google Going to Trial After Doing Something Super Sketchy to Android Users

In the information age, data is gold — and Google has enough to make King Midas blush. But in this new economic paradigm, all that data comes at a price: privacy lawsuits. To amass its wealth, Google’s been caught collecting personal information from users even in incognito mode, tracking location data even when location tracking… Continue reading Google Going to Trial After Doing Something Super Sketchy to Android Users

Tesla Seems Terrified These Messages About Its Robotaxi Rollout Will Be Released

We’re less than a week away from Tesla’s launch of a robotaxi service in Austin, Texas. The company’s long-awaited ride-hailing service is set to kick off on June 12, albeit with some significant limitations. A mere “ten or 20 vehicles,” which will rely on human safety drivers, will ferry passengers on “day one,” CEO Elon… Continue reading Tesla Seems Terrified These Messages About Its Robotaxi Rollout Will Be Released

Elon Musk’s “Hubris and Arrogance” Are Ruining Our Chances of Actually Getting to Mars, Says Leading Expert

The founder of the Mars Society has accused SpaceX CEO Elon Musk of derailing existing plans to explore and visit the Red Planet. Robert Zubrin, who has coauthored hundreds of papers and laid out several blueprints as to how to settle on Mars, told Agence France-Presse in an interview that Musk is “absolutely instrumental in… Continue reading Elon Musk’s “Hubris and Arrogance” Are Ruining Our Chances of Actually Getting to Mars, Says Leading Expert

iFixit Says Switch 2 Is Probably Still Drift Prone

The long-awaited Nintendo Switch 2 finally dropped this week, and while it makes a number of big improvements on its predecessor—things like a better screen, beefier internal specs, and more accessible controls—there is one thing it’s worse at. According to the repairability advocates and gleeful disassemblers at iFixit, it’s even harder to fix than the… Continue reading iFixit Says Switch 2 Is Probably Still Drift Prone

Cybercriminals Are Hiding Malicious Web Traffic in Plain Sight

For years, gray-market services known as “bulletproof” hosts have been a key tool for cybercriminals looking to anonymously maintain web infrastructure with no questions asked. But as global law enforcement scrambles to crack down on digital threats, they have developed strategies for getting customer information from these hosts and have increasingly targeted the people behind… Continue reading Cybercriminals Are Hiding Malicious Web Traffic in Plain Sight

Elon Musk’s Fight With Trump Threatens $48 Billion in Government Contracts

Elon Musk’s business empire, including SpaceX, Starlink, and Tesla, collectively stands to lose at least $48 billion in sales over roughly the next decade if President Donald Trump acts on his veiled threat to cancel the companies’ contracts with the US government, according to a WIRED review of publicly available data. Amid growing criticism from… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Fight With Trump Threatens $48 Billion in Government Contracts