Month: October 2025
Tesla’s cheaper Model Y finally breaks cover
Tesla’s long-rumored more affordable electric vehicle won’t be out until next year, but it was recently spotted uncamouflaged on a highway in Texas. And no, your eyes are not fooling you; it’s just a cheaper version of the Model Y. The rumor that the affordable EV would just be a…
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I spend hours drawing on my 24-inch XPPen display every week – here’s why you should hope for a discount this Prime Day
I’ve been drawing for decades, but coordination and dexterity issues made it feel like I was fighting a losing battle with traditional methods. I’ve tried many drawing tablets over the years, and working with an undo button was game-changing, but I struggled with the disconnect of drawing with my hand…
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Congress let a key cybersecurity law expire this week, leaving US networks more vulnerable
There's a long list of reasons US stability is now teetering between "Fyre Festival" and "Charlie Sheen's 'Tiger Blood' era." Now you can add cybersecurity to the tally. A crucial cyber defense law, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA 2015), has lapsed. With the government out of commission,…
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Nissan Leaf 2026 review: Still the budget EV to beat
“Ohhh, this is niiice.” I kept repeating that to myself when I first saw the 2026 Nissan Leaf in person, like the oft-memed Tiffany Haddish clip. I quickly learned it’s hard not to love this third iteration of the Leaf. Its seats feel wonderfully comfortable, its infotainment screens are wide…
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Why do AI data centers use so many resources?
With the AI boom, construction of new data centers has skyrocketed, and not without consequence — some communities that count these facilities as neighbors are now facing water shortages and strained power supplies. While tech's data center footprint has been growing for decades, generative AI has seemingly shifted the impacts…
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I’ve fallen into Sora’s slippery slop
An anime version of Jesus Christ flipping tables. OpenAI employees performing in Hamilton costumes. News anchors discussing a story on television. A man doing a thirst-trap TikTok dance. Sam Altman — stealing GPUs on CCTV, listening to a business pitch, crying. Such were the contents of my feed on Sora,…
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