GOP tax bill helps its biggest donor Musk, but harms his company, Tesla

Republicans announced a new tax plan today and it’s just about as bad for America as expected, taking money for healthcare, clean air and energy efficiency from American families and sending it to the ultra-wealthy instead. You might think that this helps one of those ultra-wealthy, Elon Musk, who gave hundreds of millions of dollars… Continue reading GOP tax bill helps its biggest donor Musk, but harms his company, Tesla

Tesla employees try to oust Elon, a new Volvo, and Micah’s close call

On today’s episode of Quick Charge, it’s back to your regularly scheduled news programming with reports that Tesla employees are getting fired for asking Elon to step down as the new Model Y flops hard in the global marketplace. We’ve also got a new electrified Volvo XC70 and Micah has a close call with the law!… Continue reading Tesla employees try to oust Elon, a new Volvo, and Micah’s close call

Clean Technica: Shaq Ditched His Tesla Cybertrucks For This New EV — And Why004017

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! To those of us who grew up in the ’90s, Shaq (Shaquille O’Neal) is an iconic name. He’s LARGE and was a dominant force in the NBA,… Continue reading Clean Technica: Shaq Ditched His Tesla Cybertrucks For This New EV — And Why004017

Trump’s Memecoin Tanked, But His Family Has a New Crypto Hustle

Like father, like sons. Scam Fam Donald Trump’s eponymous meme coin is all but worthless now — but that’s not stopping his kids from launching their next crypto scheme. As Bloomberg and other outlets report, the president’s sons, Eric and Donald Jr., are taking their Bitcoin mining venture public on the traditional stock markets. Known… Continue reading Trump’s Memecoin Tanked, But His Family Has a New Crypto Hustle

Company Regrets Replacing All Those Pesky Human Workers With AI, Just Wants Its Humans Back

Two years after partnering with OpenAI to automate marketing and customer service jobs, financial tech startup Klarna says it’s longing for human connection again. Once gunning to be OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s “favorite guinea pig,” Klarna is now plotting a big recruitment drive after its AI customer service agents couldn’t quite hack it. The buy-now-pay-later… Continue reading Company Regrets Replacing All Those Pesky Human Workers With AI, Just Wants Its Humans Back

As Crisis at Tesla Deepens, a Hail Mary Is Turning Out to Be a Major Bust

Tesla investors were hopeful that the latest refresh of the EV maker’s bestselling Model Y would breathe new life into plummeting sales. But say it ain’t so: The addition to the company’s rapidly-aging lineup, which launched in January, has turned out to be a dud — at least as far as consumer interest is concerned.… Continue reading As Crisis at Tesla Deepens, a Hail Mary Is Turning Out to Be a Major Bust

Why Elon Musk Is Furious and Publicly Raging at His Own AI Chatbot, Grok

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, thinks that The Atlantic and The BBC are credible, reputable sources for news and information. Which is funny, because Musk — who’s engaged in a years-long project to erode trust in legacy media organizations and even specific journalists — doesn’t. And now, he’s furious at his own AI chatbot. The Musk-Grok tiff happened over… Continue reading Why Elon Musk Is Furious and Publicly Raging at His Own AI Chatbot, Grok

A VPN Company Canceled All Lifetime Subscriptions, Claiming It Didn’t Know About Them

The new owners of VPN provider VPNSecure have drawn ire after canceling lifetime subscriptions. The owners told customers that they didn’t know about the lifetime subscriptions when they bought VPNSecure, and they cannot honor the purchases. In March, complaints started appearing online about lifetime subscriptions to VPNSecure no longer working. The first public response Ars… Continue reading A VPN Company Canceled All Lifetime Subscriptions, Claiming It Didn’t Know About Them

Toyota’s bZ electric SUV gets a new name, more range, an NACS port and other upgrades

Toyota upgraded its electric SUV in just about every way possible. The 2026 Toyota bZ is refined from end to end with a fresh new style, more driving range, advanced new tech, and much more. It even has an NACS port, so you can charge at Tesla Superchargers. Here’s our first look at Toyota’s new… Continue reading Toyota’s bZ electric SUV gets a new name, more range, an NACS port and other upgrades