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CIA Will Neither Confirm Nor Deny Records on 3I/ATLAS

Getty / Futurism Ever since it was first spotted hurtling through the solar system, Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb has maintained that there’s a chance mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is a technological object sent by an extraterrestrial civilization. He’s meticulously catalogued what he claims are anomalous qualities of the object, which most of his peers believe… Continue reading CIA Will Neither Confirm Nor Deny Records on 3I/ATLAS

Elon Musk shows total ignorance of Tesla’s current falling sales trajectory

Days after Tesla released dismal 2025 sales numbers, CEO Elon Musk took to twitter to not only overestimate the company’s current production numbers, but to wrongly claim that they are “rising” after two years of declines. Tesla’s delivery results, released Friday, showed total 2025 vehicle deliveries of 1.63 million vehicles. That’s a whole lot of… Continue reading Elon Musk shows total ignorance of Tesla’s current falling sales trajectory

Tesla tanks in Europe, Geely eyes the US, and CES 2026 kicks off in Las Vegas

On today’s all-consuming episode of Quick Charge, we’ve got some quick takes from the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show! One of the largest tech and mobility trade shows on the planet, CES has already seen advanced AI, a drone you can ride, advanced AI, and more! We’ve also got an all-new SUV from the Sony/Honda partnership, Afeela,… Continue reading Tesla tanks in Europe, Geely eyes the US, and CES 2026 kicks off in Las Vegas

New Law Would Prevent Trump Officials From Invading a Country and Profiting by Placing Bets on Polymarket

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: XNY/Star Max/GC Images via Getty Images “Men do not make laws,” goes a maxim attributed to US president Calvin Coolidge. “They do but discover them.” If that’s true, then the US attack on Venezuela just uncovered a legislative mother lode. A new law proposed by New York representative… Continue reading New Law Would Prevent Trump Officials From Invading a Country and Profiting by Placing Bets on Polymarket

Live Coverage: Is Grok Still Being Used to Create Nonconsensual Sexual Images of Women and Girls?

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images Grok, the flagship chatbot created by the Elon Musk-founded AI venture xAI and infused into X-formerly-Twitter — a platform also owned by Elon Musk — continues to be used by trollish misogynists, pedophiles, and other freaks of the digital gutters to non-consensually undress images of… Continue reading Live Coverage: Is Grok Still Being Used to Create Nonconsensual Sexual Images of Women and Girls?

Tesla Loses Trademark to “Cybercab” Due to Its Own Staggering Incompetence

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Tesla In a blunder that sums up Tesla’s struggling efforts in the self-driving space, Electrek reports that the Elon Musk-owned automaker has badly screwed up trying to get a trademark for its upcoming “Cybercab.” The Cybercab, for the uninformed, is Tesla’s purpose-built vehicle for giving driverless rides. Right… Continue reading Tesla Loses Trademark to “Cybercab” Due to Its Own Staggering Incompetence

Grok Is Pushing AI ‘Undressing’ Mainstream

Elon Musk hasn’t stopped Grok, the chatbot developed by his artificial intelligence company xAI, from generating sexualized images of women. After reports emerged last week that the image generation tool on X was being used to create sexualized images of children, Grok has created potentially thousands of nonconsensual images of women in “undressed” and “bikini”… Continue reading Grok Is Pushing AI ‘Undressing’ Mainstream

Jake Sullivan is furious that Trump destroyed his AI foreign policy

Biden’s national security adviser tried to stop Nvidia from selling high-end chips to China. In a wide-ranging interview with The Verge, Sullivan predicts the consequences of Trump reversing that policy. by Tina Nguyen Jan 6, 2026, 10:46 PM UTC Biden’s national security adviser tried to stop Nvidia from selling high-end chips to China. In a… Continue reading Jake Sullivan is furious that Trump destroyed his AI foreign policy

Honda and Sony will deliver their first EV in 2026, but this SUV may be an even bigger hit

Honda and Sony will begin delivering their first co-developed EV, the Afeela 1, later this year. The joint venture revealed a new electric SUV prototype that could steal the spotlight. Honda and Sony are launching an electric SUV Honda and Sony’s joint venture, Sony Honda Mobility (SHM), showcased their second EV at CES 2026 this… Continue reading Honda and Sony will deliver their first EV in 2026, but this SUV may be an even bigger hit