India Blocks Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat From App Stores And Limits Access To Messaging Platform
Jack Dorsey’s decentralized messaging app Bitchat has been removed from Apple’s App Store and Google Play in India following a government order issued under the country’s information technology laws. The…
Vessev Bets On Electric Hydrofoil Ferries To Expand Water-Based Transit
New Zealand startup Vessev is developing electric hydrofoil ferries that lift above the water to reduce drag, improve efficiency, and provide a smoother ride. The company believes the combination of…
Sean Parker Backs Stability AI’s Push Into Licensed AI Music Tools
Sean Parker is returning to the music industry through Stability AI, with a strategy centered on licensed content and partnerships with major record labels. The Napster co-founder told The Information…
Apple Tightens macOS Full Disk Access Controls As AI Agent Privacy Concerns Grow
Apple has announced new safeguards for a macOS permission known as Full Disk Access, saying the rise of AI agents has increased the privacy and security risks associated with granting…
Demand For .si Domains Surges After Trump Order Rebrands AI As “Super Intelligence”
The .si domain extension has seen a sharp increase in registrations after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to replace references to “AI” and “artificial…
Tesla Delivers More Than 486,000 Vehicles In Third Quarter As Overseas Demand Offsets U.S. Weakness
Tesla delivered 486,532 electric vehicles during the third quarter of 2026, exceeding Wall Street expectations and marking its second consecutive quarter of stronger sales performance. The company also produced 464,391…
Rivian Recalls 14 R2 SUVs Over Improperly Tightened Battery Fasteners
Rivian has recalled 14 R2 electric SUVs after discovering that a fastener connected to the high-voltage battery may not have been properly tightened during manufacturing. The defect could cause a…
California Law Requires Robotaxi Companies To Provide Local Emergency Support
California has adopted new rules requiring autonomous vehicle companies such as Tesla, Waymo, and Zoox to provide local, on-the-ground support when their vehicles crash, become disabled, or interfere with emergency…
Lyft Agrees To Pay $272.5 Million To Settle California Driver Misclassification Case
Lyft has agreed to pay $272.5 million to settle allegations that it misclassified California drivers as independent contractors rather than employees between 2016 and 2020. The proposed settlement still requires…
Fervo Energy Starts Selling Power From Cape Station Ahead Of Schedule
Fervo Energy has started commercial electricity sales from the first section of its Cape Station geothermal project in Utah, one day ahead of its contractual deadline. The first GeoBlock reached…
OpenAI Parts Ways With Three Safety Researchers Over Alleged Information Sharing
OpenAI has parted ways with three researchers on its safety team after an internal investigation found they mishandled sensitive company information outside established procedures. The researchers allegedly shared confidential information…
Graphite Study Finds Thousands Of Persistent Writing Tells Across Leading AI Models
Graphite researchers have found that leading AI models still produce thousands of recurring words, phrases, and sentence patterns at substantially higher rates than human writers, even as familiar signals such…
MyMonthlyCar Connects Dealerships With Drivers For Month-To-Month Used Car Rentals
MyMonthlyCar is building an online marketplace that lets dealerships rent their used vehicles to drivers on a month-to-month basis. The Florida-based startup aims to give dealers another way to use…
Tesla’s ‘Amazing Abundance’ Vision Still Lacks Detail More Than A Year After Master Plan IV
More than a year after Tesla published its fourth Master Plan, CEO Elon Musk continues to describe a future of “amazing abundance” driven by AI, humanoid robots, autonomous vehicles, and…
Airbnb Adds AI Search As Brian Chesky Questions Chatbot-Only Travel Interfaces
Airbnb has introduced AI-powered search as part of its fall product update, while CEO Brian Chesky says chatbot-only interfaces still do not work well for travel discovery. The company is…
Satlyt Raises $8 Million to Build a Shared Computing Layer for Satellites
Satlyt has raised an $8 million seed round to develop software that lets satellites run AI models and eventually share computing workloads across orbit. Rather than building spacecraft, the startup…
Factory CEO Accuses Board Adviser of Sharing Information With Rival Cognition
Factory CEO Matan Grinberg has accused former board adviser Chris Degnan of sharing confidential information with rival AI coding company Cognition while advising Factory. Degnan denies the allegation and says…