Only out online

Oct 15, 2025, 1:09 PM GMT+1 For about a year of my life, from late 2019 through the summer of 2020, I was trans only on Reddit. I don’t know why I chose Reddit. I don’t normally use the site heavily, or at all. But Reddit is a place where users ask for advice, and… Continue reading Only out online

Waymo’s robotaxis are coming to London

Transportation Autonomous Cars It’s good timing too. The UK is ready to start piloting fully driverless vehicles. It’s good timing too. The UK is ready to start piloting fully driverless vehicles. by Andrew J. Hawkins Oct 15, 2025, 9:00 AM UTC Andrew J. Hawkins is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs,… Continue reading Waymo’s robotaxis are coming to London

Researchers Alarmed to Discover Satellites Broadcasting Unencrypted Military Secrets

Getty / Futurism The skies above us are teeming with satellites. The latest figures estimate there are over 12,000 satellites currently active, with thousands more defunct craft left to decay in orbit. All that activity has caused numerous complications for astronomers and researchers alike, interfering with radio telescopes with “unintended” radiation leaks. Now it turns… Continue reading Researchers Alarmed to Discover Satellites Broadcasting Unencrypted Military Secrets

Over 50 Percent of the Internet Is Now AI Slop, New Data Finds

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Christophe Gateau / picture alliance via Getty Images ; Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images; Kimberly White / Getty Images for TechCrunch Rejoice, netizens of flesh and blood, for only a little over half of all new articles on the internet are AI-generated, according to a new report highlighted… Continue reading Over 50 Percent of the Internet Is Now AI Slop, New Data Finds

Top US Army General Says He’s Letting ChatGPT Make Military Decisions

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images If it’s worrying that high school kids are outsourcing their brains to AI, it’s downright alarming to imagine US military leaders — the commanders of the most well-equipped armed forces in history — doing the same. Unfortunately, that scenario is no longer the stuff of cold… Continue reading Top US Army General Says He’s Letting ChatGPT Make Military Decisions

Western Executives Shaken After Visiting China

Getty / Futurism Western automotive and green energy executives who visit China are returning humbled — and even terrified. As The Telegraph reports, the executives are warning that the country’s heavily automated manufacturing industry could quickly leave Western nations behind, especially when it comes to electric vehicles. “We are in a global competition with China,… Continue reading Western Executives Shaken After Visiting China

A Quarter of the CDC Is Gone

After the latest round of mass firings at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over the weekend, the union that represents agency employees estimates that around 3,000 people this year—about a quarter of the agency’s workforce—have departed the agency. That number includes workers affected by layoffs earlier this year, as well those who… Continue reading A Quarter of the CDC Is Gone

A New Attack Lets Hackers Steal 2-Factor Authentication Codes From Android Phones

Android devices are vulnerable to a new attack that can covertly steal two-factor authentication codes, location timelines, and other private data in less than 30 seconds. The new attack, named Pixnapping by the team of academic researchers who devised it, requires a victim to first install a malicious app on an Android phone or tablet. The… Continue reading A New Attack Lets Hackers Steal 2-Factor Authentication Codes From Android Phones

EVs take a backseat in Stellantis’ $13B US investment plan

Stellantis, the international automaker that owns Chrysler, Jeep, and Ram, said it will invest $13 billion to beef up its U.S. manufacturing over the next four years as part of a broader revival plan directed by its new CEO. Five new vehicles will be developed and produced through 2029 as part of the investment into… Continue reading EVs take a backseat in Stellantis’ $13B US investment plan

GM’s feeling the heat after the US pulled the plug on the $7,500 EV tax credit

GM is suddenly shaking up electric vehicle production plans after issuing a stark warning. The automaker warned that new US policy changes, including killing off the $7,500 EV tax credit, will cost it at least $1.6 billion. GM shifts plans as the EV tax credit expires Although GM set another record by delivering 66,501 electric… Continue reading GM’s feeling the heat after the US pulled the plug on the $7,500 EV tax credit