Tesla driver charged with manslaughter in Katy crash was Googling ‘FSD too timid’
Tesla driver charged with manslaughter in Katy crash was Googling ‘FSD too timid’

Harris County prosecutors have charged the Tesla driver who crashed into a Katy, Texas, home and killed a 76-year-old woman with manslaughter, alleging he overrode Full Self-Driving to floor the car to 73 mph in a residential cul-de-sac.
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Jon Prosser responds to Apple lawsuit by blaming the other guy
Jon Prosser responds to Apple lawsuit by blaming the other guy

YouTuber Jon Prosser has finally filed a formal response to Apple’s lawsuit made against him and another defendant over allegedly stealing iOS secrets. In his response, Prosser denied that he “planned or participated in any conspiracy or coordinated scheme” for the “purpose of injuring Apple.” However, Prosser admitted to recording a FaceTime call showing unreleased […]

Wheel-E Podcast: Gazelle’s Bosch hub motor bikes, Eurobike, more
Wheel-E Podcast: Gazelle’s Bosch hub motor bikes, Eurobike, more

This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time, that includes new e-bikes from Gazelle, Amflow, and Monarc, the CPSC wants to clam…

First-ever Volvo A30 Electric articulated haul trucks get to work
First-ever Volvo A30 Electric articulated haul trucks get to work

Volvo CE announced its first-ever electric articulated haul truck at last year’s Bauma construction expo; less than a year later, the first examples of Volvo’s new A30 Electric are in customers’ hands, doing real work.

A behind-the-scenes look at Midjourney’s medical scanner leaves many questions unanswered
A behind-the-scenes look at Midjourney’s medical scanner leaves many questions unanswered

Midjourney has shown more of its futuristic medical scanner. It still hasn’t shown much proof it works. The AI startup, best known for generating images, released a behind-the-scenes video of its dunk-tank ultrasound scanner, which it plans to deploy in spas and hopes will transform medicine with cheap, detailed, radiation-free imaging. The nearly 20-minute tour […]

The coolest e-bikes (and things) we saw at Eurobike 2026
The coolest e-bikes (and things) we saw at Eurobike 2026

Eurobike, the annual bicycle tradeshow that takes over Germany for several days each summer, always brings with it a fun array of new bikes and bike-related goodies. While the show wasn’t as big as it had been in previous years, there were still plenty…

Horror films play music to warn about danger. These headphones use the same trick to save you from robots

Georgia Tech researchers developed Spherephones, a wearable headset that turns nearby robot movement into spatial lo-fi music, warning factory workers before they even look up.

Most Americans want kids off social media before 16, new survey shows

A new Pew Research Center survey has found that 56 percent of Americans support banning social media for anyone under 16, with support crossing party lines and age groups.

Meta under scrutiny after Instagram approved child abuse advertisements in India

Instagram approved and displayed advertisements promoting child sexual abuse material in India before removing them following an investigation.

Elon Musk refutes report claiming that an AI device is in development at SpaceX

Elon Musk has called a Wall Street Journal report “utterly false” after it claimed SpaceX showed investors a handset-like AI device ahead of its IPO.