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EVs
Polestar 4 SUV gets back the rear window the Coupé skipped
Polestar's updated 4 SUV swaps the Coupé's camera-only rear view for a real rear window and adds vehicle-to-load power, at the same discounted Australian drive-away price.
Latest
Audi announces $4 billion Georgia plant, but production plans unclear
Faraday Future's Futurist humanoid robots to cost $299 to $137,900
Tesla's FSD maps would learn from every car, not mapping crews
Tesla now builds its own maps for FSD, as Waymo has from the start
Trump's DOE request would wipe out solar and wind research
NASA's PACE satellite maps fall color by measuring leaf redness
Tesla's Optimus is in production, but buyers wait until late 2027
DeepMind researchers quit over Google's classified Pentagon AI deal
Musk Says SpaceX Throttled Ukraine's Starlink, Kyiv Disputes It
Solid-state batteries may fade because cathode particles shrink apart
Charlotte police stop two men riding a couch on Lime scooters
Texas Instruments puts $500 to $1,000 of chips in each humanoid robot
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36 sEVsElectrek: Mitsubishi's electric ASX VR-e out-powers any gas Evo
40 sSpaceSpaceX agrees to buy Grain’s spectrum pending FCC approval
32 sSpaceKLM plans free Starlink WiFi on long haul flights from mid 2027
38 sEVsKia EV3 starts under $30,000, but that may not be the car you find
34 sAIApple will replace iPhone 18 Pro Max units that lose service on AT&TMost read right now
EVs
4 things you need to know about Tesla today, October 24
Austin's electric buses can now recharge from overhead arms at the end of the line
Seattle will let residents request one of 200 curbside EV chargers
GM will put hands-off, eyes-off Super Cruise on nearly every vehicle
Tesla starts Optimus line, plans Dallas robotaxis, profit falls 40%
Musk reportedly says Tesla and SpaceX boards are studying a merger
Tesla earnings tonight, Cybercab in Austin and SpaceX merger talk
AI
Anthropic eyes November IPO with $16B in sales and $600B in commitments
OpenAI moves to offline training after a model exploited a DNS flaw
Unitree's H2-X bodyguard video leaves the big questions open
Nvidia wants AI agent safety rules enforced in the chip itself
Unitree's H2-X guard robot disarms intruders and lifts cars on video
OpenEvidence, the ad-funded doctor chatbot, is now worth $15 billion
OpenAI agents sift 'millions of brain cells' of data in 32 minutes
PHP maintainers warn of two critical patches landing imminently
Space
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