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17 May 2026 Vol 19
Tesla’s Texas factory workforce reportedly shrunk 22% in 2025

Tesla’s Texas factory workforce reportedly shrunk 22% in 2025

The total workforce at Tesla’s factory outside Austin, Texas shrunk dramatically last year as the company suffered its second straight…
OpenAI executive shuffle includes new role for COO Brad Lightcap to lead ‘special projects’

OpenAI executive shuffle includes new role for COO Brad Lightcap to lead ‘special projects’

A handful of OpenAI executives are transitioning into new roles, according to a report from Bloomberg. An OpenAI spokesperson confirmed…
Best iPad apps to boost productivity and make your life easier

Best iPad apps to boost productivity and make your life easier

Apple’s iPads come with built-in productivity tools like Notes, Calendar, and Reminders, but if you’d like to explore new ways…
People would rather have an Amazon warehouse in their backyard than a data center

People would rather have an Amazon warehouse in their backyard than a data center

As data centers have grown and proliferated, so too has the backlash. A new Harvard/MIT poll found 40% of people…
Your router is probably end-of-life and you don’t even know it

Your router is probably end-of-life and you don’t even know it

Think about the last time you thought about your router. Not your Wi-Fi password, not the internet speed you’re getting,…
The monitor setting I thought made games smoother was actually making them worse

The monitor setting I thought made games smoother was actually making them worse

Let me level with you: there was a time when image ghosting used to haunt many of my waking thoughts.…
Windows has always been frustrating for multitasking and this free tool finally fixes that

Windows has always been frustrating for multitasking and this free tool finally fixes that

There’s a very specific kind of chaos that feels unique to Windows. You open a browser to follow a tutorial,…
Four things we’d need to put data centers in space

Four things we’d need to put data centers in space

Large structures with hundreds of square meters of solar arrays would quickly suffer damage from small pieces of space debris…
The final days of the Tesla Model X and S are here. All bets are on the Cybercab.

The final days of the Tesla Model X and S are here. All bets are on the Cybercab.

It’s been looming for weeks, but now the end is near: Just a few hundred Tesla Model S and Model…
Mercedes adds steer-by-wire — and a dang steering yoke — to the EQS

Mercedes adds steer-by-wire — and a dang steering yoke — to the EQS

Steer-by-wire, in which a car can be steered electronically rather than through a physical connection between the steering wheel and…