Summer Game Fest’s best games were small and personal

SGF 2025 lacked big-name titles to anchor the event, and the smaller games stole the show. SGF 2025 lacked big-name titles to anchor the event, and the smaller games stole the show. Ash Parrish is a reporter who covers the business, culture, and communities of video games, with a focus on marginalized gamers and the… Continue reading Summer Game Fest’s best games were small and personal

Tesla hacker reveals a new Model Y with 6 seats is in the works

A Tesla hacker has revealed that through a new software update, the automaker is working on a new Model Y with a 6-seat configuration. Last week, we reported that Tesla referenced an upcoming 7-seat configuration for the new Model Y in communications with customers. The automaker previously offered a 7-seat configuration for the Model Y,… Continue reading Tesla hacker reveals a new Model Y with 6 seats is in the works

Tesla is asked to delay Robotaxi launch in Austin by Texas lawmakers

Texas lawmakers have officially requested that Tesla delay its planned Robotaxi launch in Austin by a few months due to a new law being implemented. It’s a Godsend for Elon Musk. As we previously reported, Tesla’s planned Robotaxi launch in Austin, Texas, now “tentatively” scheduled for June 22, is a moving of the goal post… Continue reading Tesla is asked to delay Robotaxi launch in Austin by Texas lawmakers

Clean Technica: Sweden’s Largest Fund Dumps Tesla (TSLA) Shares & Blacklists Company004067

Last Updated on: 18th June 2025, 12:18 pm One of our readers has passed along some interesting news that we missed in the past week. I’ll let him summarize it since he did that well in an email to CleanTechnica. “The largest fund in Sweden, AP7, has sold all it’s shares in Tesla and blacklisted… Continue reading Clean Technica: Sweden’s Largest Fund Dumps Tesla (TSLA) Shares & Blacklists Company004067

Department of Homeland Security Head Visited Biohazard Lab One Day Before Hospitalization

Image by Luke Johnson / Los Angeles Times via Getty / Futurism Kristi Noem, the gun-loving former South Dakota governor who now runs Homeland Security, was rushed to the hospital this week for a severe allergic reaction — and she just so happened to have visited a biohazard lab run by our nation’s top allergy… Continue reading Department of Homeland Security Head Visited Biohazard Lab One Day Before Hospitalization

Cybertruck Burned So Severely That Its Driver’s Bones Disintegrated

A Cybertruck owner in Texas was burned to death after crashing his vehicle in a ditch and becoming trapped inside. According to a lawsuit filed by his widow and parents against the Elon Musk-led EV maker, the fire burned so hot that his bones literally disintegrated. The 47-year-old, named Michael Sheehan, “burned to death at 5,000°F… Continue reading Cybertruck Burned So Severely That Its Driver’s Bones Disintegrated

The EPA Plans to ‘Reconsider’ Ban on Cancer-Causing Asbestos

Despite touting ambitious goals of making America healthier, the Trump administration on Monday revealed in court documents that it is backpedaling on a ban on cancer-causing asbestos. Last year, under the Biden administration, the Environmental Protection Agency took a long-awaited step to ban the last type of asbestos still used in the US—chrysotile asbestos, aka… Continue reading The EPA Plans to ‘Reconsider’ Ban on Cancer-Causing Asbestos

The Minnesota Shooting Suspect’s Background Suggests Deep Ties to Christian Nationalism

The man who prosecutors have charged with assassinating Melissa Hortman, a Democratic Minnesota state representative, and her husband, Mark Hortman, once said in a sermon that his religious awakening came when he was 17 years old, working next to a man who “talked about God all of the time” at a vegetable canning factory. Over… Continue reading The Minnesota Shooting Suspect’s Background Suggests Deep Ties to Christian Nationalism

Amazon Rebuilt Alexa Using a ‘Staggering’ Amount of AI Tools

Daniel Rausch, Amazon’s vice president of Alexa and Echo, is in the midst of a major transition. More than a decade beyond the launch of Amazon’s Alexa, he’s been tasked with creating a new version of the marquee voice assistant, one that’s powered by large language models. As he put it in my interview with… Continue reading Amazon Rebuilt Alexa Using a ‘Staggering’ Amount of AI Tools

Voi CEO says he’s open to acquiring Bolt’s micromobility business

Shared micromobility startup Voi is on the hunt for acquisitions. And on CEO Fredrik Hjelm’s wishlist is Bolt, the European mobility super-app best known for ride-hailing. Not that Bolt’s micromobility business is necessarily for sale — despite talk of Voi buying the company’s scooter and bike arm. Bolt declined to comment when TechCrunch reached out. … Continue reading Voi CEO says he’s open to acquiring Bolt’s micromobility business