Tesla's Optimus robot appears to have loose panel during Tesla's shareholder meeting

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What would be the New Yorkiest response to this bullshit?

i'm glad all these people are enjoying their $100K electric truck, but I don't think they deserve to be called Nazis when "tacky" would have sufficed. (Except the J6er) www.wired.com/story/owning...

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The single pancake on the side clinched it — this is an elite diner order.

Oooh yes! Join @davidpierce.xyz @andyjayhawk.bsky.social @seanokane.bsky.social for a whole hour chatting hoverboards! I have such fond memories of riding these magical feeling things, then quickly pivoting to stories about hoverboard fires and recalls.

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Let's be clear: Trump's attacks on "antifa" are an attack on America. www.theverge.com/policy/79051...

This is my love letter to my favorite product: electric cargo bikes www.theverge.com/transportati...

HARDEST PHOTO OF 2025 JUST DROPPED

Wow @justcalma.bsky.social just won a Covering Climate Now award for her story on forest restoration in Costa Rica! So deserved coveringclimatenow.org/projects/the...

Civil War (2024, dir. Alex Garland)

proud to work at a publication rejects the grotesque urge to frame what's happening as a "win" for Trump, and simply calls this what it is: government censorship www.theverge.com/policy/78114...

New: My report from the Luigi Mangione hearing today in NYC. The crowds were smaller, more contained, and it was less of a circus. What does it mean for the case that attention seems to live and die by the social media firestorm that reignites each time? www.theverge.com/report/77935...

Great piece by @haydenfield.bsky.social about the hunger strike to stop artificial general intelligence www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

The Trump administration is using Charlie Kirk’s death as a way to weaponize citizens against each other, its chilling effect suppressing free speech on the left. Read more from @lopatto.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/77897...

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New from @tinanguyen.bsky.social and me: Charlie Kirk's shooter left behind bullet casings with a furry sex meme and a bunch of Helldivers video game references. Subreddits for Helldivers immediately picked up on it. www.theverge.com/politics/777...

I wrote about how Wikipedia became the factual foundation of the web and why it's under attack

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Big Tech is on a giant data center construction splurge, and @justcalma.bsky.social has the scoop about how the NAACP is creating a playbook for communities to ensure their health and well-being are being protected. www.theverge.com/exclusive/77...

Two smart dudes I count as friends, @andyjayhawk.bsky.social [email protected], land on the same conclusion about Tesla's Master Plan 4: it sure reads like AI barfed it up techcrunch.com/2025/09/02/t... www.theverge.com/tesla/769009...

"When seen through the lens of information-nationalism, the TikTok ban makes perfect sense." @sarahjeong.bsky.social coming in white-hot with an essential read into the role Palestine played in the TikTok ban. www.theverge.com/features/761...

People over profits. It’s gross that our colleagues at Eater busted their butts for the big 20th anniversary package, which Vox will trumpet as their success, and then lay off everyone who made it possible. I’m so tired of seeing this man.

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Yes, the rumors are true. I'm now a newsletter writer. Or at least a newsletter contributor. The first issue of The Verge's brand new Stepback newsletter goes live August 10th, featuring a cool piece by yours truly. Please subscribe. www.theverge.com/the-stepback...

AI is a huge energy hog, and under Donald Trump its on track to become pollution nightmare www.theverge.com/climate-chan...

Tesla protesters are gearing up to target the company's newly opened retro-futuristic diner in LA www.theverge.com/news/711701/...

“In terms of the scale and the hard commitments and the meat behind it, it is by far the biggest partnership deal that Uber has announced or done.” www.theverge.com/news/708479/...

Steve Bannon calling Ted Cruz "a fucking pimp" is sending me rn www.theverge.com/politics/704...

NEW: Mark Zuckerberg’s Hail Mary is paying a premium for some of the AI world's brightest minds to safeguard Meta’s future. But although its primary weapon is vast amounts of money, sources we talked to across the AI industry questioned whether it's enough. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

I've never been the biggest Superman fan, but James Gunn's take on the character feels like one of the best examples of how good superhero movies can be

The New York Times' obsession with a view from nowhere is long-standing, but as Republicans increasingly circulate insane conspiracy theories and racist nonsense, the cult of centrism has taken a self-destructive turn. Read more from @lopatto.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/culture/7000...

hey, you ever re-read the Declaration of Independence? some fascinating stuff in there www.theverge.com/policy/69730...

In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done. My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it. I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.

New York fucking city baby

Almost immediately, Tesla's robotaxis were caught fucking up. Will the federal government do literally anything? Probably not.

me when i'm planning a big fried chicken party

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Republicans are determined to make you pay more for gas

How burning Waymos became the image of the LA protests

45 minutes before market close, Tesla down 16%, Musk throws the "pedo guy" hail mary. an extraordinary day in posting

I'm sorry.... WHO?

"Don't do political violence" says the guy supporting the guy who did January 6th