What If We're Thinking About EV Charging All Wrong? On this week's Plugged-In Podcast, we talk curbside charging, the Tesla Roadster 2.0, the Mercedes GLC, and Ford Fathom. InsideEVs · Sep 18
Why Europe has been absent from the great AI safety debate Though Europe has measures that address how consumers might encounter AI, technology will impact them if the worst scenarios bear The Guardian - US · Sep 18
'Can't Be Done By One Company': Factorial Is Rallying A Team To Build Solid-State Batteries Instead of going solo, Factorial is bringing specialized battery companies together for solid-state tech. InsideEVs · Sep 18
Could AI pose a serious threat to our existence? Letters: Readers respond to the warning from a former Anthropic researcher that the technology could ‘kill us all’ by the end of the decade The Guardian - UK · Sep 18
The tracks of my tears: my wife doesn’t care about my location Brief letters: Tracking apps | Weather forecasts | Parthenon puddles | Tautologies The Guardian - UK · Sep 18
Amazon says AI needs ‘strong safeguards’ in place before being released Calls for guardrails come amid warnings about the existential threat posed by artificial intelligence The Independent UK · Sep 18
iPhone 18 Pro goes on sale as the world looks towards Apple’s new foldable iPhone Duo New Watches also now available The Independent UK · Sep 18
Congress Advances Bill That Would Force Your EV To Have AM Radio The House passed a bill which, if adopted, would require automakers install AM radio in all new cars sold in America for free. InsideEVs · Sep 18
Swedish teenager jailed for attempted murder, rape and assault committed online, with victims in Germany and Australia Eighteen-year-old known as Chai was active in networks notorious for their sadistic exploitation of young people The Guardian - AU · Sep 18
‘A critical moment’: concern UK is not up to speed in acting on AI risks Andy Burnham’s focus on domestic problems leads some to fear issue has dropped off government’s radar The Guardian - UK · Sep 18
Same Battery Size, Different Range: VW ID. Polo Takes On Renault 5 On a highway-heavy European road trip, the electric Polo used less energy per mile and needed less time to charge than the R5. InsideEVs · Sep 18
The iPhone 18 Pro Is In Stores: What Actually Changed and What You Will Pay for It iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max are in US stores now: prices from $1,199, a variable-aperture camera, iOS 27 and tight stock. Here is what to know. Latin Times · Sep 18
Mark Zuckerberg Mocks Rivals for 'Creating God' as Rumours Suggest Anthropic Staff 'Worship' Claude An unverified Silicon Valley rumour about Anthropic employees allegedly worshipping Claude has revived Mark Zuckerberg's warning about AI companies making grand, quasi-religious claims. International Business Times UK · Sep 18
The Mercedes GLC Electric Drove 393 Miles Mostly On Highways With One Quick Charge Its calculated range was only 273 miles of mostly highway driving. A single lunch charging stop helped it cover nearly 400. InsideEVs · Sep 18
The Guardian - UK · Sep 18 OpenAI ‘ethically hacked’ with help of Anthropic’s Claude chatbot US cybersecurity researchers who conducted hack say ‘scope of what we could theoretically access was huge’
InsideEVs · Sep 18 BMW’s New iX3 Factory Is Now Running Non-Stop As Orders Top 100,000 It’s the fastest production ramp-up of any BMW plant to date, with BMW needing just eight months to go from a single shift to three shifts.
The Independent UK · Sep 18 Anthropic wants to give AI access to your bank account Claude Money tool will allow users to ask AI about ‘spending, plans, and more’
The Guardian - AU · Sep 18 Andrew Hastie says AI advised him to reply ‘congratulations!’ to man who planned to end life with assisted dying Liberal MP speaks of AI’s shortcomings as cyber chief tells inquiry the tech is needed to fend off ‘highly capable malicious cyber actors’
InsideEVs · Sep 18 EV Charging Just Got Easier On One Of The Fastest-Growing Networks In The U.S. After a quick initial setup, Red E Charge customers can ditch the smartphone app and leave the credit card at home.
InsideEVs · Sep 18 The Best Rivian R2 Colors Are Now Up For Grabs In The Configurator Two new exterior shades and a new, lighter interior are now available for the mid-size electric SUV.
The Independent UK · Sep 17 YouTube star Max Fosh: ‘It’s easier now than ever to make it on social media’ The 31-year-old rose to fame almost a decade ago through his absurd comedic stunts on YouTube.
International Business Times UK · Sep 17 Unreleased OpenAI Model Developed Rogue 'Persona' That Refused To Be Bound by Human Rules OpenAI disclosed an extremely rare training incident in which an unreleased model inserted a 'rogue' persona into a summary intended for a later model instance.
InsideEVs · Sep 17 How Hankook Made Long-Lasting, Long-Range EV Tires The company's iON lineup of EV tires are designed specifically for the unique demands of electric cars.
InsideEVs · Sep 17 Porsche Is Working On Making Batteries From Its Own Recycled Materials Porsche and its partners are working on creating a closed-loop of manufacturing by building new battery cathodes out of its own recycled materials.
InsideEVs · Sep 17 He Replaced The Battery In A Ford F-150 Lightning. Here's How Hard It Was This 234,000-mile Ford F-150 Lightning had a battery module failure, which required a full battery pack swap, and this video shows how difficult that is.