NHTSA staffers evaluating the risks of self-driving cars were reportedly fired by DOGE
NHTSA staffers evaluating the risks of self-driving cars were reportedly fired by DOGE Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) fired about 30 members of the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in February, and many of them were part of a department that assesses the risks of self-driving cars, according to the Financial Times. […]
Garmin’s new cycling headlight includes a 4K incident camera
Garmin's new cycling headlight includes a 4K incident camera Garmin’s new cycling headlight includes a 4K incident camera Garmin includes the hardware for mountin the Varia Vue in front of a bicycle’s handlebars. | Image: Garmin Garmin has announced a new addition to its Varia line of safety and visibility accessories for cyclists. The Varia […]
Waymo: ‘no plans’ to use in-car camera data for targeted ads
Waymo: 'no plans' to use in-car camera data for targeted ads Waymo: ‘no plans’ to use in-car camera data for targeted ads Waymo has “no plans” to use footage from cameras inside its robotaxis to train AI models for targeted ads, spokesperson Julia Ilina said in an email to The Verge. Ilina was responding to […]
Jaguar Land Rover pauses US shipments over Trump tariffs
Jaguar Land Rover pauses US shipments over Trump tariffs Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) says it’s delaying shipments to the US this month while it works out how it will deal with the wide-ranging tariffs President Donald Trump announced this week, according to The Guardian. “As we work to address the new trading terms with our […]
Can I interest you in an app that tracks your driving behavior?
Can I interest you in an app that tracks your driving behavior? Smartphone apps that track our driving behavior may be the key to safer road conditions. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety just published a study that found that using smartphone apps to monitor driver behavior, and then providing summaries of that behavior via […]
Tesla’s sales plummet 13 percent as Musk backlash grows
Tesla's sales plummet 13 percent as Musk backlash grows Tesla’s sales plummet 13 percent as Musk backlash grows A protester rallies during a Tesla Takedown protest movement at a Tesla showroom in the Coral Gables neighborhood on Saturday, March 29th, 2025, in Miami. Amid growing fallout over Elon Musk’s involvement in the Trump administration, Tesla’s […]
Searching for the perfect minimalist smartphone
Searching for the perfect minimalist smartphone Smartphones are great. Theyâre also⦠a lot. The idea of a more balanced device, one that gives you all of the most important and useful features of a smartphone but keeps you out of the infinite-doomscrolling loops, has been an enticing one for a long time. Nailing that balance, […]
TikTok, tariffs, and trials: everything happening in tech’s chaotic April
TikTok, tariffs, and trials: everything happening in tech's chaotic April TikTok, tariffs, and trials: everything happening in tech’s chaotic April As TikTokâs April 5th sell-by date approaches, Americans are back to where they stood before the original January deadline: watching anxiously to see if a major social media app gets banned. But that’s far from […]
Musk threatens to sic the government on people ‘pushing’ Tesla ‘propaganda’
Musk threatens to sic the government on people 'pushing' Tesla 'propaganda' Musk threatens to sic the government on people ‘pushing’ Tesla ‘propaganda’ As protests against Tesla continue to grow, Elon Musk is threatening to âgo afterâ the people who say or post anything negative about the company â which he labels âpropaganda.â  That was what I took away from […]
Android Auto’s latest beta brings full Android game support
Android Auto's latest beta brings full Android game support Android Auto’s latest beta brings full Android game support Google is adding gaming support to Android Auto, with titles including Candy Crush Soda Saga and Angry Birds 2 playable from compatible cars’ touchscreens. The new feature is included in the beta version of Android 14.1, which […]