The Verge
Tesla is killing the Cybertruck to make room for more Cybercabs, ending a three-year saga of recalls, divisive design, and sales that never came close to Musk's predictions.
The Guardian Europe
Trump, who spent months telling supporters to pretend he was on the ballot, says he wasn't on the ballot after Democrats win big. Voters, it turns out, were judging his agenda anyway.
TechCrunch
Putin praises Musk as a 'genius' amid reports of Starlink restrictions in Ukraine, because nothing says 'global stability' like a satellite bromance.
The Guardian Europe
xAI offers to buy Mississippi homes - provided owners don't sue over the noise from its gas turbines. The deal: your house for your silence. Literally.
TechCrunch
SpaceX quietly restores Starshield for Ukraine after a 10-day drone-grounding hiatus, but offers no explanation - because why start now?
The Verge
Tesla says owners can add their cars to its robotaxi fleet in Q2 2027, a promise Musk has been making since 2019 with roughly zero follow-through.
The Guardian
Trump praises a supporter who allegedly punched a protester, compares him to Evander Holyfield, and calls it 'courage' - meanwhile, suspicious letters with white powder target Congress and Aipac stops endorsements.
Ars Technica
A WSJ report says Musk personally ordered the Starlink speed cap that hobbled Ukrainian drones, then let Trump take the blame - while Trump, Rubio, and Musk all insist they had nothing to do with it.
The Verge
SpaceX will try to catch Starship and its booster with mechanical chopstick arms next month, aiming for the first full recovery of an orbital launch system - assuming the Raptor engines cooperate this time.
The Verge
Tesla's long-promised Roadster finally flew, drove upside down, and hit 60mph in under a second - still no price, still no release date, still no car you can buy.
The Hill
Ukraine frets over Starlink speeds, Trump jets between rallies, and inflation climbs to 3.7 percent - proving some things never buffer.
BBC World
SpaceX's 100mph Starlink speed cap disrupts Ukrainian drone missions, because nothing says 'support Ukraine' like a speed limit during a missile barrage.
TechCrunch
Musk calls Ambani India's 'real boss' as Starlink's launch stalls, Tesla sells 699 cars, and everyone waits for the same security assessment.
TechCrunch
Meta discovers a convenient 'error' that just happened to block ads for the Musk doc, while X owner Elon Musk offers his own review: 'Dogshit is worth more respect than Gibney.'
The Hill
Gallup finds 55 percent of D.C.-area residents hurt by federal job cuts, because apparently firing two million people's worth of colleagues has downstream effects.
TechCrunch
Lyft finally gets robotaxis on its app in Nashville, because nothing says innovation like selling your AV division for $550M and then partnering with the company that actually figured it out.
TechCrunch
Tesla says the second-gen Roadster will be unveiled October 1, only eight years after it was announced, with production still 12-18 months away.
The Verge
NHTSA launches an investigation into the Tesla Cybercab's missing mirrors, pedals, and steering wheel - because apparently, self-certifying a car that breaks the law is a 'bold strategy'.
TechCrunch
Musk's plan to cast gas turbine blades in-house could speed up AI's power supply - but at what cost to public health and the environment?
The Guardian Europe
China's robot Olympics showcased staggering progress and hilarious failures, proving humanoids aren't quite ready to take over - or even pour water without spilling it.
The Good Times
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