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Tesla Is So Cooked That It’s Now Refusing to Accept Cybertrucks as Trade-Ins
Tesla

Tesla Is So Cooked That It’s Now Refusing to Accept Cybertrucks as Trade-Ins

Even Tesla doesn't want the Cybertruck.

Trump's close ally and number one henchman Elon Musk has reportedly been begging him to reconsider the tariffs.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Reportedly Begged Donald Trump to Reverse the Tariffs

It's gonna be a brutal breakup.

A new book claims to have the tea on why OpenAI's board of directors fired Sam Altman as CEO during its stunning (and failed) 2023 coup.
OpenAI

This Appears to Be Why Sam Altman Actually Got Fired by OpenAI

Drama!

Social security workers worry that the agency's fate sits on a knife edge as thousands of staff are eliminated.
Elon Musk

Social Security Staff Worried Elon Musk’s Meddling Is Going to Accidentally Crash the Whole System

It's on the verge of a "death spiral."

Department of Health and Human Services secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. appears to have finally understood that measles vaccines work.
Developments

As Measles Crisis Deepens, RFK Jr. Is Suddenly a Huge Fan of Vaccines

Far too little, far too late.

During a livestream of himself playing the free-to-play action RPG Path of Exile 2, Elon Musk was ruthlessly bullied by other players.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Rage Quits Gaming Livestream After Repeatedly Dying, Gets Mercilessly Mocked by Viewers

"Elon Musk just rage quit his Twitter stream after repeatedly dying to a tutorial boss."

Health data collected from senator Cory Booker's record-breaking Senate speech shows the obvious: a 25-hour filibuster is hard, actually!
Prosthetics and Devices

Cory Booker Releases Oura Ring Data From His 25-Hour Speech

"There's a lot of movement, but there's just no sleep data."

A video posted to social media by skateboarding magazine Thrasher shows pro skater Leo Romero ollying onto the roof of a Cybertruck.
Advanced Transport

Skateboarder Grinds on Cybertruck

"Finally a good use for a Cybetruck."

Kawasaki Heavy Industries has shown off a bizarre concept for a ridable, four-legged robotic "horse," dubbed Corleo.
Robotics

Kawasaki Shows Off Concept for Rideable Horse Robot

Clop! Clop!

The global financial crisis spurred on by president Donald Trump's ill-founded tariffs has finally reached Bitcoin.
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Is Crashing Hard

This is not looking good.

Tesla stock has plunged even lower amid the chaos wreaked by Trump's tariffs, which includes a hefty tax on imported cars and car parts.
Tesla

Tesla Is Getting Disemboweled by the Tariffs

Gun shoots foot.

Over the weekend, Musk lashed out at the architect of Trump's catastrophic tariff policy, which has ravaged international markets.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Breaks Rank, Rages Against Donald Trump’s Tariffs

Is the honeymoon over?

A notorious AI founder went viral after claiming that a firecracker prank was actually an attempt on his life.
Future Society

Paranoid AI Founder Reportedly Thought He Was Being Shot At After Hearing Innocuous Noise

Pew!

OpenAI's image-generating 4o model is surprisingly good at generating text inside images. Users are using it to fake receipts for expenses.
OpenAI

OpenAI’s New Image Generator Is Incredible for Creating Fraudulent Documents

Fake receipts. Phony prescriptions. Bogus passports. And more.

Ingenious researchers have developed a virtual reality program that puts domestic abusers in the position of their victims.
Virtual Reality

New VR Program Gives Domestic Abusers a Taste of Their Own Medicine

"We want to improve empathy."

A British startup called Pulsar Fusion has come up with a wild new concept for a nuclear fusion-powered space rocket.
Future Society

Startup Says Its Nuclear Fusion Rocket Could Cut Time to Mars in Half

"Space is a far more logical, sensible place to do fusion, because that’s where it wants to happen anyway."

Saahal Desai for The Atlantic rented a Cybertruck, drove it around Washington, DC, and got called a bunch of mean words.
Advanced Transport

Man Rents Cybertruck, Counts How Many Times He Gets Flipped Off in a Single Day

Spoiler: it was a lot.

The James Webb Space Telescope got a direct look at 2024 YR4, the asteroid once feared to strike Earth, and has determined its true size.
James Webb Space Telescope

Fearless James Webb Telescope Stares Down “City Killer” Asteroid That Had Been Feared to Strike Earth

And we now know its true size.

What you're witnessing is translocation, and it's saved the lives of hundreds of critically endangered black rhinos.
Science & Energy

Behold This Bonkers Photo of a 2,800-Pound Rhino Dangling Upside Down From a Helicopter

Look at him go.

A new analysis of self-driving fatalities finds that Teslas are unique among all other cars in their ability to plow over motorcyclists.
Self-Driving Vehicles

There’s Something Very Sketchy Going on With Self-Driving Teslas Running Down Motorcycles

So they are good at something.