For years, Tesla Powerwall has been the go-to recommendation for “normals” looking for a painless, low-effort experience from their first home solar and battery backup solutions. Its CEO’s recent involvement in controversial politics, however, means that people are now distancing themselves from the once-trailblazing company.
It begs the question: what other home solar battery solutions are…
DeepSeek R1-0528 arrives in powerful open source challenge to OpenAI o3 and Google Gemini 2.5 Pro
May 30, 2025
The whale has returned.
After rocking the global AI and business community early this year with the January 20 initial release of its hit open source reasoning AI model R1, the Chinese startup DeepSeek — a spinoff of formerly only locally well-known Hong Kong quantitative…
New York-based AI startup Hume has unveiled its latest Empathic Voice Interface (EVI) conversational AI model, EVI 3 (pronounced “Evee” Three, like the Pokémon character), targeting everything from powering customer support systems and health coaching to immersive…
Black Forest Labs (BFL), the startup founded by the creators of the popular Stable Diffusion model, has launched a new image generation model called FLUX.1 Kontext. This model not only generates and edits photos, but also allows users to modify them with both text and other images.
The company also announced its new BFL Playground, where people can try out BFL’s models before letting them loose…
Crypto-fueled chaos strikes again as a Russian couple is rescued from a Buenos Aires kidnapping tied to a digital ransom, sparking a global manhunt.
Russian Couple Abducted in Crypto Sting—Kidnappers Flee to UAE
A Russian couple has been rescued in Buenos Aires after…
Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin explodes across global markets with new listings, major integrations, and zero-fee campaigns fueling institutional and retail adoption.
RLUSD Hits New Platforms—Fiat Onramps, Incentives, and Zero Barriers
Ripple Labs’ RLUSD stablecoin is…
India is expected to release a detailed discussion paper on crypto regulations in June 2025, marking a critical step toward shaping the country’s official stance on digital assets. The paper will reportedly be influenced by international guidelines, particularly those from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Financial Stability Board (FSB).
This anticipated move comes amid growing…
Eight days after publicly unveiling a new Max variant of its already popular MONA M03 sedan, XPeng Motors has officially launched it in China at an insanely low price of RMB 139,800 ($19,400). For those prices, MONA M03 Max drivers will gain access to some of XPeng’s most…
Tesla is losing money insuring its own cars
May 30, 2025
Tesla’s insurance products are currently unsustainable, according to a new report that shows the company is losing money insuring its own cars.
Tesla vehicles have long had a reputation for being expensive to insure.
The automaker tried to address the situation on multiple…
In a historic first for electric marine travel, a Swedish team has successfully crossed the Mediterranean in an electric boat – and not just any electric boat, but one that flies. The voyage marks a major milestone in the future of clean maritime transport and shows that electric boats aren’t just ready for lakes and calm harbors – they’re ready for open sea.
The vessel used to perform the…
