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Tesla Admits Its Robotaxis Are Sometimes Driven by Remote Humans

Smooth Operator

Tesla Admits Its Robotaxis Are Sometimes Driven by Remote Humans

Aarian Marshall

AI Has Flooded All the Weather Apps

Cloud Cover

AI Has Flooded All the Weather Apps

Boone Ashworth

A School District Tried to Help Train Waymos to Stop for School Buses. It Didn’t Work

On Your Left

A School District Tried to Help Train Waymos to Stop for School Buses. It Didn’t Work

Aarian Marshall

The Deceptively Tricky Art of Designing a Steering Wheel

Direction of Travel

The Deceptively Tricky Art of Designing a Steering Wheel

Jeremy White

Your Vape Wants to Know How Old You Are

Ike Mike

Your Vape Wants to Know How Old You Are

Boone Ashworth

10 Things You Can Do While Waiting in the TSA Line

Hold the Line

10 Things You Can Do While Waiting in the TSA Line

Aarian Marshall

Skip the TSA Line: Where to Find Travel by Bus, Train, and Boat

Alt Transit

Skip the TSA Line: Where to Find Travel by Bus, Train, and Boat

Jill Duffy

I Asked ChatGPT 500 Questions. Here Are the Ads I Saw Most Often

Ad Nauseam

I Asked ChatGPT 500 Questions. Here Are the Ads I Saw Most Often

Reece Rogers

The Sony Afeela Was Doomed to Fail

Dead End

The Sony Afeela Was Doomed to Fail

Aarian Marshall

This Groundbreaking Omega Watch’s Accuracy Is Calibrated Using Sound

Tick Tock

This Groundbreaking Omega Watch’s Accuracy Is Calibrated Using Sound

Jeremy White

The Comedy Club at the End of the Metaverse

At World's End

The Comedy Club at the End of the Metaverse

Boone Ashworth

Ultrahuman Is Back—With Better Specs and Still No Subscription Required

Full Circle

Ultrahuman Is Back—With Better Specs and Still No Subscription Required

Boutayna Chokrane

Samsung’s 2 New Midrange Phones Get Price Hikes and Small Updates

7 Up

Samsung’s 2 New Midrange Phones Get Price Hikes and Small Updates

Julian Chokkattu

Can Modular Phone Accessories Finally Evolve Beyond MagSafe?

Mod Fever

Can Modular Phone Accessories Finally Evolve Beyond MagSafe?

Sophie Charara

Airlines Are Already Preparing for an Oil Crisis

Jet Boil

Airlines Are Already Preparing for an Oil Crisis

Aarian Marshall

Mexico City Built a Chatbot to Help World Cup Tourists Navigate the City

Hola

Mexico City Built a Chatbot to Help World Cup Tourists Navigate the City

Fernanda González

I Tried DoorDash’s Tasks App and Saw the Bleak Future of AI Gig Work

AI See, AI Do

I Tried DoorDash’s Tasks App and Saw the Bleak Future of AI Gig Work

Reece Rogers

How BYD Got EV Chargers to Work Almost as Fast as Gas Pumps

Fast Car

How BYD Got EV Chargers to Work Almost as Fast as Gas Pumps

Aarian Marshall

There Aren’t a Lot of Reasons to Get Excited About a New Amazon Smartphone

Panos Play

There Aren’t a Lot of Reasons to Get Excited About a New Amazon Smartphone

Julian Chokkattu

Gamers Hate Nvidia's DLSS 5. Developers Aren’t Crazy About It, Either

Game Face

Gamers Hate Nvidia's DLSS 5. Developers Aren’t Crazy About It, Either

Boone Ashworth and Luke Larsen