Plus, in this week’s Installer: Apple’s new M5 MacBook, a Splinter Cell TV show, a Scorsese doc, and much more. Plus, in this week’s Installer: Apple’s new M5 MacBook, a Splinter Cell TV show, a Scorsese doc, and much more. by David Pierce Oct 19, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC David Pierce is editor-at-large and Vergecast… Continue reading Time to catch ‘em all again
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Clean Technica: As Other EV Makers Regroup, Tesla Surges, Boosted By Loyal Customers004212
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. I’m having my first Tesla mobile service visit this week. Up until now, my long range 2022 Tesla Model Y has needed no maintenance at all. A message recommending a new 12-volt battery has been flashing on my dash, though.** Anytime I needed a repair… Continue reading Clean Technica: As Other EV Makers Regroup, Tesla Surges, Boosted By Loyal Customers004212
The way Tesla is marketing Elon Musk’s $1 trillion stock award is straight up crazy
Tesla, a company that prides itself on not advertising, is in the midst of a serious marketing effort. In doing so it’s exploiting employees, attacking shareholders, and retaining outside strategy firms to help it advertise. It’s running these ads not to boost its falling sales, but rather to advocate for another unprecedented award for its… Continue reading The way Tesla is marketing Elon Musk’s $1 trillion stock award is straight up crazy
MIT Grads Allegedly Googled “Money Laundering” Before Pulling Off $25 Million Crypto Heist
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images As technical education goes, few American institutions can match the prestige and influence of MIT. Of course, not every graduate is destined for greatness, as two MIT alums made clear earlier this year when they got busted for allegedly pulling a lightning-fast crypto heist, making off… Continue reading MIT Grads Allegedly Googled “Money Laundering” Before Pulling Off $25 Million Crypto Heist
The New Power of Far-Right Influencers
Michael Calore: OK. What is it that you love about it? Leah Feiger: The chaos, the boring, boring chaos. It’s like, for sure, it’s high stakes for these people. These are real people with real lives and real feelings, but it’s, every single episode is like, “I just love you so much, but I don’t… Continue reading The New Power of Far-Right Influencers
Woman Wins Court Case by Using ChatGPT as a Lawyer
Getty / Futurism A woman in California successfully used AI tools, including ChatGPT, to overturn her eviction notice and avoid tens of thousands of dollars in penalties over several months of litigation. As NBC News reports, Lynn White was behind on rent and initially lost a jury trial after facing an eviction notice. Instead of… Continue reading Woman Wins Court Case by Using ChatGPT as a Lawyer
Tesla Deploys Self-Driving Mode That Ignores Speed Limits
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Allison Robbert / AFP via Getty Images Amid a slew of investigations into horrific accidents involving its Full Self-Driving software, Tesla has brought back its “Mad Max” mode that allows its self-driving cars to blow past the speed limit, Electrek reports. It’s almost like the Elon Musk owned… Continue reading Tesla Deploys Self-Driving Mode That Ignores Speed Limits
Two People Almost Drown After Asking ChatGPT When Low Tide Was
Getty / Futurism The owner of a shore-facing restaurant in South Wales potentially saved the lives of two swimmers who ventured out into unsafe waters — after consulting ChatGPT to find tide times. As local news outlet WalesOnline reports, the swimmers attempted to wade back from Sully Island, a rocky outcropping thousands of feet offshore,… Continue reading Two People Almost Drown After Asking ChatGPT When Low Tide Was
Tech Bros Have Been Accidentally Poisoning Themselves With Severe Brain Toxins for Years
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images Let’s not kid ourselves here — tech bros do important work. Crammed in San Francisco apartments like joyless digital monks, these builders are now the bedrock of the ailing US economy, cranking out enough AI startups to stave off a global financial crisis. And for their… Continue reading Tech Bros Have Been Accidentally Poisoning Themselves With Severe Brain Toxins for Years
Easy Delivery Co. is a cozy, Lynchian dream
Entertainment Games Review A combination of cats, kei trucks, and existential dread. A combination of cats, kei trucks, and existential dread. by Geoffrey Bunting Oct 18, 2025, 1:00 PM UTC I have been a fan of David Lynch ever since a friend’s older brother interrupted a 13th birthday celebration to insist we all watch Eraserhead.… Continue reading Easy Delivery Co. is a cozy, Lynchian dream