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In its earnings report, Tesla says that the third-generation version of its Optimus humanoid robot "meant for mass production" will be unveiled in the first quarter of 2026. This new version of Optimus will include "major upgrades from version 2.5, including our latest hand design." And the company is making preparations for the first production […]
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Tesla will discontinue the Model S and Model X in the second quarter of 2026, Elon Musk said in an earnings call with investors today. Musk said the reasons for cancelling the vehicle programs was to make room at Tesla's Fremont factory for production of its Optimus humanoid robot. The Model S is Tesla's luxury […] Read more ›
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As the smart glasses market heats up, Snap Inc. (the company behind Snapchat) is doing some corporate restructuring in preparation for the launch of its Spectacles smart glasses later this year. The company is spinning off Specs Inc. as a wholly-owned subsidiary. It says that this move will provide “greater operational focus and alignment” with the new market segment. Snap plans to remain the majority shareholder but says there is... Read more ›
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If you’ve been holding off on getting a new iPhone, now’s the perfect time to size up your options. Apple’s 2025 iPhone lineup is now widely available, which includes the iPhone 17, 17 Pro, 17 Pro Max, and a brand-new model, the ultra-thin iPhone Air. These new phones offer a number of new features over […] Read more ›
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ICE has been using an AI-powered Palantir system to summarize tips sent to its tipline since last spring, according to a newly released Homeland Security document. Read more ›
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Immigration agents have used Mobile Fortify to scan the faces of countless people in the US—including many citizens. Read more ›
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Grok, which once dubbed itself Mecha Hitler, is crowned the most anti-Semitic chatbot. Read more ›
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NASA's space shuttle Challenger completed 10 missions before it broke apart during a launch in 1986, killing seven astronauts. Read more ›
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The latest episode of 'Starfleet Academy' will give its young cadets a lesson in diction from the good Doctor himself. Read more ›
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An accuser of the Alexander brothers has testified that she was raped by one the siblings in 2012 after attending a party at Zac Efron's penthouse. Read more ›
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Sebastiaan de With, co-founder of the popular iPhone camera app Halide, today announced that he has joined the Human Interface Design team at Apple. "So excited to work with the very best team in the world on my favorite products," he said. This marks a return to Apple for de With, who previously worked on things such as iCloud, MobileMe, and the Find My app. He has also completed design... Read more ›
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Tesla just reported its second consecutive year of declining revenue and profits, further complicating Elon Musk's $1 trillion effort to transform his company into a leader in AI and robotics. Meanwhile, the global EV market continues to grow, seemingly in spite of the pioneering company's setbacks. Tesla said it earned $840 million in net income […] Read more ›
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Congress recently grilled the acting chief on mass layoffs and a failed polygraph. Read more ›
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Google is launching a new "auto browse" feature inside Chrome that can perform multi-step tasks on your behalf. The Gemini AI-powered capability is coming to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers in the US, and can do things like research hotel and flight costs, schedule appointments, fill out online forms, manage subscriptions, and more. The […] Read more ›
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Meta Platforms on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter revenue of $59.8 billion, up 24% from a year earlier, exceeding its own forecasts of $56 billion to $59 billion. The company also outlined ambitious spending plans for 2026, forecasting capital expenditures of $115 billion to $135 billion, up ... Read more ›
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It's nearly impossible for outsiders to understand how a platform works, whether that's TikTok, Google, or anything else. Skepticism makes sense. Read more ›
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Last month, the Supreme Court’s Republican majority reinstated Texas’s Republican gerrymander after a lower federal court struck it down. The plaintiffs in that case presented considerable evidence that Texas’s gerrymander was enacted, at least in part, to racially gerrymander some parts of the state. But the Court’s Republican majority deemed this evidence insufficient. Now, the […] Read more ›
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MSI's Prestige lineup powered by Intel Panther Lake arrives stateside, combining OLED flip displays, AI-ready Core Ultra chips, efficient cooling, and impressive battery endurance. Read more ›
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Shortly after federal agents killed Alex Pretti Saturday morning, DHS began to run with the story that the dead man had been armed and dangerous. He had a gun, DHS said. (A Bellingcat analysis of the video concludes that Pretti was unarmed when he was shot.) He had approached the agents holding the gun, DHS […] Read more ›
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Federal agents in Minneapolis repeatedly punched a man, forced him to the ground, and then shot him multiple times. The man was later pronounced dead. This is just the latest incident of deadly violence involving ICE, which has grown increasingly frequent, especially on the streets of Minneapolis. It's been less than three weeks since an […] Read more ›
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Americans do not like masked secret police. There is really no other way to put it. The reasons why are manifold: accountability, trust in law enforcement, and just plain overall vibes. More concretely, not being able to tell who's a cop and who's not is dangerous. An assassin masquerading as law enforcement killed Minnesota legislator […] Read more ›
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It's not surprising when the guy who's been yelling about the horrors of late-stage capitalism on Instagram for the last five years turns his ire towards ICE. But something different has been happening over the week or so, following the most recent shootings of civilians by federal agents - even accounts that stay laser focused […] Read more ›
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The FBI went to Microsoft last year with a warrant, asking them to hand over keys to unlock encrypted data stored on three laptops as part of an investigation into potential fraud involving the COVID unemployment assistance program in Guam - and Microsoft complied. Typically, companies resist handing over encryption keys to authorities. Most famously, […] Read more ›
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The colossal winter storm that swept across 34 states left hundreds of thousands of people without electricity. Bitterly cold temperatures lingering after Winter Storm Fern are still testing power grids, already under stress from a rush of new AI data centers. Over the weekend, wholesale electricity prices soared in Virginia, the state with the most […] Read more ›
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OpenAI's co-founder and longtime president, Greg Brockman, didn't just make a run-of-the-mill donation to the main pro-Trump super PAC - together, he and his wife Anna's September 2025 donations equaled the largest of them all, totaling $25 million to "MAGA Inc.," per a recent filing. The Brockmans' donations made up nearly one-fourth of the six-month […] Read more ›
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Steven Garcia, as told to Gaby Del Valle: I was in the middle of a frozen lake when I got the notification from the Minnesota Star Tribune that there had been a shooting. I was at a pond hockey event, and someone who was supposed to play later that evening said he probably wouldn't be […] Read more ›
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TikTok has suffered from extensive problems on its first weekend after completing the sale of its US arm, though some issues appear to have spread globally. TikTok has yet to confirm any issues a day after troubles began, making it difficult to surmise the extent of the problems. Nevertheless, Tiktokkers - including some Verge writers […] Read more ›
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Ring's partnership with Flock is sparking renewed online backlash this week, with influencers calling for people to smash their Ring cameras and claiming the company is part of the surveillance state amid heightened concerns over ICE actions. Flock is an AI-powered surveillance camera company that has reportedly allowed government agencies - including ICE - to […] Read more ›
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