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Germany Arrests Two Suspects in Poland’s Starlink Station Fire

Credit: Starlink German police have detained two Turkish nationals suspected of setting fire to the Starlink ground station in Poland's Masovia region last month, and Poland intends to put them on trial at home. The arrests were carried out at the request of Polish security services, nearly three weeks after the blaze at the site...
Sarah Lee-Jones
6 seconds ago

Taiwan Power Firm Orders 260 Tesla Megapacks

Image: Tesla Taiwan's Apollo Power has signed a deal with Tesla's Taiwan arm to buy 260 Megapack 2XL units, adding up to roughly 1 GWh of battery storage. That's according to a filing Apollo Power made with the Taiwan Stock Exchange on October 11, which says the contract with Tesla Motors Taiwan was signed on...
Sarah Lee-Jones
4 minutes ago
Grok chat interface showing a message box, an agent search panel and a list of connectors

Leak Shows X Bundling Premium, Grok and Cursor From $8

Image: Grok X may be getting ready to fold X Premium, Grok and Cursor into a single subscription, with four tiers that share one usage pool across all three products, according to leaked screenshots and recordings that surfaced on Monday. X has not confirmed the plans, so the details and prices below could still change...
Alex Diaz
1 hour ago
A gold Tesla Cybercab parked head-on with both butterfly doors raised

NHTSA Opens School Zone Review of Tesla Robotaxis

Image: Tesla Robotaxi/X U.S. safety regulators have opened a defect petition review into claims that Tesla's driverless robotaxis go faster than the posted limit in active school zones, according to a public NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation resume. The case is labeled DP26010 and was opened on October 9, 2026. It covers model-year 2026 Tesla...
Sarah Lee-Jones
2 hours ago
Rocket launch above Earth delivering 12,500 kg to SSO (sun-synchronous orbit).

Canadian Startup With $22.5M and No Launches Wants to Take On SpaceX

Image: Canada Rocket Company Canada Rocket Company, a nine-month-old startup based in Etobicoke, says it will put a Canadian-built rocket into orbit by 2032 and eventually win launch business away from Elon Musk's SpaceX. According to the Toronto Star, co-founder and CEO Hugh Kolias has already raised $22.5 million, moved into a 7,500-square-foot manufacturing facility...
Sarah Lee-Jones
2 hours ago
Dark chat UI with three rounded panels—Ask Anything, Help me understand the universe, and Connectors—under a large 'Chat' header.

Musk Says Some Grok Training Traces Read Like Torture

Image: SpaceXSI Elon Musk says some of Grok's internal reasoning traces from AI training read like "a person undergoing torture that is driving them mad," and that SpaceXSI will be "a lot more careful" with how it trains its models. That's according to Musk himself, who posted the reply on X on Sunday evening. The...
Sarah Lee-Jones
5 hours ago
Gold futuristic car with upward-opening doors parked on a city street in front of brick storefronts with flowers and string lights.

Tesla Brings a Cybercab to the Paris Motor Show

Image: Tesla via Mondial de l'Auto Tesla is bringing a Cybercab from its U.S. robotaxi fleet to the Paris Motor Show this week, along with an Optimus robot and free FSD (Supervised) test drives. That's according to the Mondial de l'Auto, which published Tesla's stand lineup based on an official press release from the automaker....
Sarah Lee-Jones
5 hours ago
Tesla touchscreen showing the self-driving visualization at night with the Grok bar along the bottom

Tesla Superchargers Are Coming to Korea’s Highway Rest Stops

Image: Tesla Korea/X Tesla Superchargers are headed to highway rest stops across South Korea, after Tesla was picked as a charging operator for rest areas in the Korea Expressway Corporation's 2026 program. That's according to Tesla Korea, which posted the news on X on Monday. The Korea Expressway Corporation is the state-run company that operates...
Sarah Lee-Jones
6 hours ago

Featured

Tesla Expands Unified FSD V14 Rollout in 2026.21.6 Software Update

Tesla has begun expanding its latest Full Self-Driving Supervised software to more vehicles, rolling out update 2026.21.6 to a second wave of owners. The software package serves as a unified release, bringing FSD V14 capabilities to vehicles equipped with both Hardware 3 and Hardware 4 suites. The update bundles FSD V14.1 Lite for older Hardware […]
Sarah Lee-Jones
2 months ago
Automated car assembly line at Gigafactory Texas with red support frames and gold-colored vehicles on the line.

Musk Says Tesla Buyers Want FSD First, Car Second on Q2 Earnings Call

Tesla held its second-quarter 2026 earnings call on Wednesday, with CEO Elon Musk spending most of his opening remarks on robotaxi, Optimus, and what he described as the biggest manufacturing buildout the company has ever attempted. Revenue came in at $28.24 billion, up 25.52 percent year over year, though earnings of $0.33 per share missed […]
Sarah Lee-Jones
3 months ago

SpaceX

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FCC Grants SpaceX Approval for 15,000 Direct-to-Cell Starlink Satellites

SpaceX has secured FCC approval to deploy and operate 15,000 next-generation satellites for Starlink Mobile, giving the company a regulatory path to turn its direct-to-cell service into a full competitor to AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon. The FCC granted SpaceX's application in part this week in order DA 26-1078, adopted and released October 6, 2026, after...
Alex Diaz
5 days ago

Starlink Calls Undisclosed Maneuvers Biggest Risk for 11,000 Satellites

Starlink posted a thread on Tuesday morning arguing that undisclosed satellite maneuvers by other operators are the biggest collision risk in low Earth orbit, and it's pushing the industry to share ephemeris data, predicted trajectories and planned maneuvers in the open. According to the thread, Starlink runs more than 11,000 satellites delivering broadband to millions...
Alex Diaz
6 days ago
Satellite in orbit around Earth with large solar panels and a bright sun flare behind the spacecraft, viewed from above the planet's limb.

SpaceX Unveils 1 Million Starmind AI Satellites Flying in Tight Formation

SpaceX has released a new visualization showing what its proposed Starmind constellation of one million AI satellites could look like, with spacecraft flying in tight formation clusters around the Earth. SpaceX vice president of Starlink engineering Michael Nicolls said Tuesday the company needs to "operate clusters of satellites in tight formation to get enough coherent...
Alex Diaz
6 days ago

SpaceX Targets Wednesday Undocking for Crew-12 Dragon From ISS

SpaceX's Crew-12 Dragon is set to undock from the International Space Station on Wednesday, October 7, bringing NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev back to Earth after nearly eight months in orbit. According to SpaceX's Crew-12 mission page, Dragon is targeted to undock autonomously at...
Alex Diaz
6 days ago
Starship Flight 14 full stack at sunrise on the Starbase launch mount

SpaceX Stock Jumps 5% as Morgan Stanley Calls $300 Target ‘Cheap’

SPCX shares jumped about 5.3 percent to roughly $167.37 in early trading on Monday, October 5, after Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas reiterated his Outperform rating and a $300 price target, saying the stock looks cheap ahead of Starship Flight 15. The note, titled "SPCX $159: Cheap and Getting Cheaper," was published Sunday, October 4,...
Sarah Lee-Jones
1 week ago
Falcon 9 vertical at Vandenberg SLC-4E ahead of USSF-259

SpaceX Scrubs SDA Tranche 1 Falcon 9 Launch Moments Before Liftoff

SpaceX scrubbed the overnight launch of 21 Space Development Agency satellites aboard a Falcon 9 after the rocket's computers triggered an auto abort just before liftoff, with the company saying both the vehicle and the payload remain healthy and teams are resetting for another attempt no earlier than October 6. The update came at 2:02...
Sarah Lee-Jones
1 week ago

Deals

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Starlink’s Secret $50 Credit Effectively Offers a Free Month

SpaceX is quietly rolling out a new promotion for Starlink — and if you were already considering signing up, this one might be worth a look. The company has begun mailing promotional postcards to prospective customers offering a $50 service credit for new Residential subscribers. Several users on X have confirmed receiving the mailer, which […]
Nehal Malik
8 months ago

Tessie Launches Black Friday Deal: Lifetime Licenses Are Back

Utah-based Tessie is bringing back its biggest Black Friday offer, and it’s a solid pickup if you use your Tesla every day. The app continues to be the best third-party Tesla app in our opinion, with deep data tools, automation features, and support across iOS, Android, and smartwatches. For Black Friday, Tessie is removing subscriptions […]
Tesla North Deals
11 months ago

Black Friday 2025: The Best Amazon Deals Live Right Now

If you’re hunting for gift ideas for a Tesla owner or just someone who loves tech, here are some of the biggest trending Black Friday deals on Amazon right now. Lots of these are smart home upgrades, fitness trackers, and gadgets that pair nicely with a Tesla lifestyle. Oura Ring 4 (Silver, Size 8): $249 […]
Tesla North Deals
11 months ago

SpaceX Brings Free Starlink Dish Rentals to Canada

SpaceX has launched a new Starlink deal in Canada that lets new customers get free hardware rentals for a limited time. The promo includes a Starlink Standard kit, which comes with the company’s Standard dish and Gen 3 Wi-Fi router, and appears to be available across Canada (we were able to verify eligibility for several […]
Nehal Malik
12 months ago

Starlink Mini Dish Price Drops to $299 in U.S., $399 in Canada

SpaceX has revived its $299 USD deal for the Starlink Mini, discounting the compact satellite dish by $200 in the United States. A similar offer is also available in Canada, where customers can pick up the Starlink Mini for $399 CAD, down from the regular $599 CAD price. The Starlink Mini is designed for portability, […]
Nehal Malik
1 year ago

Tesla Canada Promo: $5,000 Off Model 3 Until September 30

Tesla is giving Canadian buyers a big incentive to grab a new Model 3 this month. Customers who take delivery of a new Model 3 by September 30, 2025, can now choose between a $5,000 CAD discount off the purchase price or unlimited free Supercharging for life. This new offer expands on Tesla’s previous promotion […]
Nehal Malik
1 year ago

SpaceX Drops Starlink Standard Dish to Lowest Price Ever

SpaceX has slashed the cost of its Starlink Standard Kit to just $89 in select parts of the United States, marking the lowest price ever for the satellite dish. That’s a 75% drop from its usual $349 price tag, and a staggering 85% less than what it cost only a year ago at $599. On […]
Nehal Malik
1 year ago

Rivian

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Unlock Your Rivian With Apple Watch: New App Lets You Leave Your Phone Home

Rivian has officially bridged the gap between your wrist and your vehicle. Starting today, February 19, 2026, the company is rolling out the highly anticipated Rivian Apple Watch companion app alongside its new Autonomy+ subscription service. This update, version 3.9.0 of the mobile app, allows R1T and R1S owners to control their vehicles without needing […]
Alex Diaz
8 months ago

Rivian R2: Tesla Model Y Rival Launching This Spring

Rivian’s long-anticipated R2 is almost here. In a post on X, Rivian teased the upcoming debut of its more affordable electric SUV, writing, “The wait is almost over. The first R2 variant, featuring dual motors and all-wheel drive, launches this spring.” The company confirmed it will be sharing full details about the R2, including pricing, […]
Nehal Malik
8 months ago

Ford

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Ford to Launch $30,000 Electric Pickup Inspired by Cybertruck Tech

Ford is pivoting its electric vehicle strategy with a new “Universal Electric Vehicle” (UEV) platform, designed to deliver a mid-size electric pickup starting at approximately $30,000. In a technical briefing this week, Ford executives revealed they are adopting several manufacturing and electrical innovations popularized by Tesla and its Cybertruck to reach this aggressive price point […]
Alex Diaz
8 months ago

Detroit’s $50B EV Reckoning: The Grand Gamble Unravels

The EV gold rush in Detroit has officially hit a wall. According to a new report from The Wall Street Journal, the Detroit Big Three — General Motors, Ford Motor, and Stellantis — have collectively racked up more than $50 billion in write-downs tied to electric vehicle investments, as cooling demand and shifting regulations force […]
Nehal Malik
8 months ago

Ford Announces $30,000 EV With Eyes-Off Self-Driving Tech

Ford is officially entering the race to deliver eyes-off self-driving technology — and it’s doing so in a way that breaks from the industry’s usual playbook. According to a report from CNBC, the automaker plans to debut Level 3 “eyes-off” driving on a roughly $30,000 all-electric vehicle in 2028, making the feature accessible on a […]
Nehal Malik
9 months ago

Ford Pulls Plug on F-150 Lightning in Massive EV Retreat

Ford has officially pulled the plug on the all-electric F-150 Lightning, marking one of the most dramatic reversals yet in the auto industry’s push toward full electrification. The decision comes alongside a staggering $19.5 billion write-down tied primarily to Ford’s electric vehicle investments — one of the largest impairments ever taken by a U.S. company. […]
Nehal Malik
10 months ago

Classic Ford Mustang Turned into Tesla with FSD [VIDEO]

Tesla Full Self-Driving (FSD) running in a 1966 Ford Mustang? Yes, you read that right. X user @Tutrifour recently shared a jaw-dropping video of his classic Mustang autonomously navigating streets using Tesla’s FSD software. In what he calls “probably the first non-Tesla running FSD,” this resto-mod blends vintage Detroit muscle with some of the most […]
Nehal Malik
1 year ago

GM

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Detroit’s $50B EV Reckoning: The Grand Gamble Unravels

The EV gold rush in Detroit has officially hit a wall. According to a new report from The Wall Street Journal, the Detroit Big Three — General Motors, Ford Motor, and Stellantis — have collectively racked up more than $50 billion in write-downs tied to electric vehicle investments, as cooling demand and shifting regulations force […]
Nehal Malik
8 months ago

GM’s New 2027 Chevy Bolt Adds Tesla NACS Port, Starts Under $29,000

General Motors has officially taken the wraps off the all-new, second-generation Chevy Bolt, and it’s shaping up to be the most affordable EV in America. The 2027 Bolt will start at just $28,995 USD, including destination fees — making it the cheapest electric vehicle announced in the U.S. to date. For comparison, Tesla’s cheapest offering, […]
Nehal Malik
1 year ago

GM to Halt EV Production Shifts at Factory Zero Over Slowing Demand

General Motors is temporarily cutting electric vehicle production shifts at its Factory Zero plant in Detroit-Hamtramck as demand softens (via The Detroit Free Press). The automaker told employees on August 27 that first- and second-shift production will be paused for one month beginning September 2, the day after Labor Day, and won’t resume until October 6. […]
Nehal Malik
1 year ago

GM Teases New Bolt EV with Tesla’s NACS Charging Port

General Motors has just released the first official teaser for its all-new, next-generation Chevrolet Bolt EV, confirming that the affordable electric vehicle will return in 2026 — with Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) port onboard. Production of the outgoing Bolt EV and Bolt EUV ended in December 2023 as GM shifted focus to its […]
Nehal Malik
1 year ago

NHTSA Slaps $1.5 Million Fine on Cruise for Crash Reporting Failure

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has announced a consent order with Cruise, the automated driving company majority-owned by General Motors, over incomplete crash reports. The order addresses Cruise’s failure to disclose full details of a crash on October 2, 2023, when a driverless Cruise vehicle dragged a pedestrian approximately 20 feet before stopping. […]
Sarah Lee-Jones
2 years ago
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Tesla Superchargers Open to GM Electric Vehicles

General Motors (GM) announced that its electric vehicle (EV) customers will now have access to over 17,800 Tesla Superchargers across North America using a GM-approved NACS DC adapter. This expands the charging options available to GM EV drivers, who will now have access to more than 231,800 public Level 2 and DC fast chargers in […]
Sarah Lee-Jones
2 years ago

GM Lowers 2024 EV Production Targets Amid Slower U.S. Adoption

General Motors (GM) is reducing its forecasted sales and production of all-electric vehicles (EVs) for this year, citing slower-than-anticipated U.S. adoption of EVs. GM Chief Financial Officer Paul Jacobson announced the company now anticipates producing 200,000 to 250,000 EVs in 2024, down from the previously stated range of 200,000 to 300,000. Despite this adjustment, Jacobson […]
Alex Diaz
2 years ago

Tesla Layoffs Delay Supercharger Access for Polestar, GM

Tesla’s recent decision to lay off its entire Supercharger team has led to delays in the timeline for connecting more non-Tesla brands to its charging network. Initially, Tesla’s website stated that Volvo, GM, and Polestar drivers would gain access to 15,000 eligible stations by spring 2024. However, Polestar has indicated that the timeline has shifted. […]
Alex Diaz
2 years ago