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Tesla sales increase by 25% in Q2 2026
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (336+ words) Ars Technica If the car-buying public had qualms about Tesla, it appears to have gotten over them. This morning, the automaker released its sales and production numbers for the second quarter of the year. And if you're a fan of…...
Musk's X poses "serious risk to Americans' privacy," advocates warn FTC
1+ hour, 16+ min ago (906+ words) FTC urged to reject Elon Musk's bid to end X monitoring amid AI concerns. Ahead of a July 2 deadline to submit public comments, advocates are warning the Federal Trade Commission that it must keep close watch over Elon Musk's X…...
Woman's hip replacement disintegrates, causing severe metal poisoning
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (499+ words) Doctors find grey fluid and dead, metallic flesh inside poisoned woman's hip. She also had a history of hip problems. Twenty years before, she had a hip replacement that stemmed from an injury she sustained in a car crash ten…...
Google's AI buildout drove 37% increase in electricity use in 2025
17+ hour, 7+ min ago (405+ words) Google tries balancing AI data center emissions with clean energy efforts. Google reported that its annual electricity consumption rose by 37 percent in 2025the largest increase in the company's history as Silicon Valley's AI data center buildout continues. But the tech giant…...
Editorial: The most important thing you can do to protect science
19+ hour, 23+ min ago (796+ words) Your comments on a dangerous rule putting politicals in charge of science can matter. Near the end of May, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposed a new rule that would govern how the federal government handles the grants…...
T-Mobile moving tens of thousands of virtual machines off VMware amid lawsuit
18+ hour, 51+ min ago (518+ words) T-Mobile wants Broadcom to keep supporting its VMware perpetual licenses. T-Mobile is asking a New York court to rule that Broadcom was contractually obligated to continue supporting its VMware perpetual licenses. In its complaint, T-Mobile said it has tens of…...
NASA chief praises progress Blue Origin is making after launch failure
20+ hour, 27+ min ago (572+ words) We've got time into 2027 before we're getting nervous." NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said this week that Blue Origin has been putting significant resources into the cleanup of its launch pad since the explosion of its New Glenn rocket there in…...
Sony announces end of Play Station discs, parts of digital store in the same day
21+ hour, 32+ min ago (514+ words) We will own nothing, it's truly sad." Some gamers are concerned about the future of game ownership after Sony's announcement today that it won't produce physical discs for Play Station games as of January 2028. On that date, new games will…...
Superworms could replace beetles for cleaning skeletal remains
21+ hour, 13+ min ago (259+ words) An optimal ratio of 10-15 grams of larvae per gram of specimen minimized cleaning time with no bone damage. Fatemeh Rastekar, Niloofar Alaei Kakhki and Morteza Monfared discuss the safe and practical utility of superworm larvae for cleaning museum specimens Credit:…...
US home battery installations hit record high in early 2026
21+ hour, 13+ min ago (368+ words) Record home battery installations unlock options for grids'and AI data centers. US homeowners have embraced home batteries in record-breaking numbers in early 2026, spurred on by state incentives while seeking to offset rising residential electricity costs. The trend could even unlock…...