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Electric Vehicles

Tesla is testing a virtual waitlist at Supercharger stations — letting drivers join a queue from the app instead of waiting in line

Starting this month, Tesla drivers pulling up to certain packed Supercharger stations in California and New York no longer have to guess who is next in line. The company has quietly launched a virtual queue system at five pilot locations, allowing drivers to join a waitlist through their vehicle’s navigation screen and receive a push […]

By Rowan Calder

Technology

Boston Dynamics’ Electric Atlas robot just lifted and stacked 50-pound engine blocks on a factory line — with no human operator in the room

By Cassian Holt

Cybersecurity

The U.S. Cyber Command ran its largest defensive operation ever — deploying 68 teams across allied networks to hunt Chinese implants

By Cassian Holt

Scientists map the deepest mantle plume ever found — a column of hot rock rising 1,800 miles under Iceland that powers its volcanoes

By BeckhamLangford

El Niño will suppress Atlantic hurricane activity this season but amplify Pacific storms — forecasters call it a ‘code red’ atmosphere

By Everett Sloane

The 2026 Super El Niño is expected to push global temperatures past every modern record — with peak heat arriving by November

By Everett Sloane

Firm renewable energy costs for solar plus storage now range from $54 to $82 per megawatt-hour in most regions

By Everett Sloane

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Astronomy

Scientists map the deepest mantle plume ever found — a column of hot rock rising 1,800 miles under Iceland that powers its volcanoes

By BeckhamLangford

Science

Great Sitkin Volcano in Alaska continues a slow eruption as a lava dome grows inside the summit crater — rockfalls hit daily

By BeckhamLangford

Science

The Brawley fault zone connects directly to the San Andreas — and the latest swarm cracked infrastructure across Imperial County

By BeckhamLangford

Neuroscience

Focused ultrasound can now reach deep brain circuits without surgery — opening a path to treating PTSD and anxiety noninvasively

By BeckhamLangford

Technology

Boston Dynamics’ Electric Atlas robot just lifted and stacked 50-pound engine blocks on a factory line — with no human operator in the room

By Cassian Holt

Cybersecurity

The U.S. Cyber Command ran its largest defensive operation ever — deploying 68 teams across allied networks to hunt Chinese implants

By Cassian Holt

Consumer Tech

7 new-car features that are making vehicles nearly impossible for independent shops to fix

By Cassian Holt

Naval

Iran’s fast-attack boats have struck 26 ships since the war began — and the Navy calls them the hardest targets in the strait

By Kade Winslow

Aviation

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator hits Mach 0.95 on its sixth flight — the closest any private jet has come to breaking the sound barrier since Concorde

By Kade Winslow

Military

South Korea will join the Hormuz defense ministers meeting after confirming an airborne strike damaged a Korean-operated cargo ship

By Kade Winslow

AI

OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever says his stake in the company is now worth $7 billion — making him one of AI’s richest individuals

By Dorian Maddox

AI

PayPal will cut 20% of its workforce over 3 years as its CEO says AI can do the work of thousands of customer service agents

By Dorian Maddox

AI

The EU Council and Parliament agreed to streamline the AI Act — cutting red tape for small firms while keeping rules for high-risk systems

By Dorian Maddox

AI

The EU agreed to simplify its AI Act after complaints that compliance was impossible for small companies

By Dorian Maddox

Electric Vehicles

Tesla is testing a virtual waitlist at Supercharger stations — letting drivers join a queue from the app instead of waiting in line

By Rowan Calder

Electric Vehicles

93% of electric truck owners say they would never go back to diesel — citing reliability, comfort, and lower operating costs

By Rowan Calder

SUV’s

8 SUVs that hold their value better than any other vehicle on the road

By Rowan Calder

Trucks

6 trucks with the cheapest insurance premiums in 2026

By Rowan Calder

Cars

9 cars mechanics say will run to 300,000 miles without a major repair

By Rowan Calder

Electric Vehicles

Used EVs now cost just $1,102 more than the average gas car — and prices dropped 6% in the past year

By Rowan Calder

Electric Vehicles

China’s electric vehicle exports topped 1.3 million units in the first 4 months of 2026 — a record pace that shows no sign of slowing

By Rowan Calder

Watercraft

South Korea confirms a strike blew a 5-meter hole in a Korean cargo ship anchored in the Strait of Hormuz

By Rowan Calder

Watercraft

The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively closed since February — hundreds of commercial vessels remain bottled up in the Persian Gulf

By Rowan Calder

Electric Vehicles

The FSD coast-to-coast run used a standard Tesla Model 3 — the software handled every Supercharger stop, parked, charged, and pulled out on its own

By Rowan Calder

Electric Vehicles

Ford’s secret skunkworks team built a $30,000 electric truck with 20% fewer parts and 4,000 fewer feet of wiring

By Rowan Calder

Electric Vehicles

Global EV sales are forecast at 22.7 million in 2026 — a 24.7% market share as the shift away from combustion engines accelerates

By Rowan Calder

Electric Vehicles

Tesla FSD v14.3.2 navigated highway merges, lane changes, and Supercharger parking across 2,833 miles with zero driver input

By Rowan Calder

Electric Vehicles

Tesla postpones its Signature Edition delivery event with no explanation and no new date — attendees got a three-day warning by email

By Rowan Calder

Electric Vehicles

Tesla FSD just drove 2,833 miles coast to coast without a single human touch — beating the previous record by 8 hours

By Rowan Calder

Electric Vehicles

EV tipping point data shows China and Europe have triggered an irreversible shift away from combustion engines

By Rowan Calder

Extreme Weather

El Niño will suppress Atlantic hurricane activity this season but amplify Pacific storms — forecasters call it a ‘code red’ atmosphere

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

The 2026 Super El Niño is expected to push global temperatures past every modern record — with peak heat arriving by November

By Everett Sloane

Energy Transition

Firm renewable energy costs for solar plus storage now range from $54 to $82 per megawatt-hour in most regions

By Everett Sloane

Energy Transition

Solar and wind are both projected to surpass nuclear power output in 2026 for the first time — backed by record battery storage

By Everett Sloane