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

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

The future I saw through the Meta Ray-Ban Display amazes and terrifies me

This very first-gen device raises several questions about where the next chapter of mobile computing is headed. by Victoria Song Photography by Amelia Holowaty Krales Oct 18, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC Victoria Song is a senior reporter and author of the Optimizer newsletter.She has more than 13 years of experience reporting on wearables, health tech,… Continue reading The future I saw through the Meta Ray-Ban Display amazes and terrifies me

The lab where GM is cooking up new EV batteries to beat China

Transportation Electric Cars As the EV industry stumbles, GM makes a big bet on new chemistries to help revive sales — and regain the global lead. by Lawrence Ulrich Oct 18, 2025, 11:00 AM UTC Transportation Electric Cars As the EV industry stumbles, GM makes a big bet on new chemistries to help revive sales… Continue reading The lab where GM is cooking up new EV batteries to beat China