On Tuesday night, Elon Musk gathered the employees of xAI for an all-hands meeting. Evidently, he wanted to talk about the future of his AI company and, specifically, how it relates to the moon.
According to The New York Times, which reports that it heard the meeting, Musk told employees that xAI needs a lunar manufacturing facility, a factory on the moon that will build AI satellites and fling…
Okay, now exactly half of xAI’s founding team has left the company
February 12, 2026
Monday night, xAI co-founder Yuhuai (Tony) Wu announced he was leaving the company. “It’s time for my next chapter,” Wu wrote in a late-night post on X. “It is an era with full possibilities: a small team armed with AIs can move mountains and redefine what’s…
Rivian R2 prototypes hit the media and revealed new performance specs as a Tesla Model Y competitor
February 12, 2026
Rivian R2 prototypes have now been driven by a select few in digital media, and we have learned quite a bit more about this price-friendly SUV, including potential performance specs.
News surrounding Rivian and its second flagship model, the R2, has been heating up in…
Tesla is quoting $290,000 for its 500-miles electric semi truck
February 12, 2026
Tesla is quoting customers $290,000 for the 500-mile Long Range version of the Tesla Semi, Electrek has learned. The pricing is consistent with data from California’s HVIP voucher program, finally giving us clarity on what the production electric truck will cost after years of speculation.
Tesla Semi pricing revealed
When Tesla first unveiled the Semi back in 2017, the company advertised a…
EPA set to finalize illegal dirty air plan to hike fuel costs 76c/gal, despite outcry
February 12, 2026
In July, the US Environmental Protection Agency proposed a plan to delete its scientific finding recognizing that greenhouse gases are harmful to human health, with the goal of making cars less efficient, deadlier and more costly. Public comments widely opposed the plan…
PARIS — NATO kicked off operation Arctic Sentry to bolster the alliance’s posture in the high north, after weeks of deliberations by allies how to address claims by U.S. President Donald Trump that security threats in the region require the United States to take control…
US Marine Corps advances plans for drone wingman
February 12, 2026
The Marine Corps has big plans in 2026 to advance toward fielding a drone wingman to collaborate with the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
On Tuesday, the Corps released its 2026 Aviation Plan, outlining its strategy to maintain and develop its aviation fleets.
A top priority: testing and developing Marine Air-Ground Task Force Unmanned Expeditionary (MUX) TACAIR, an unmanned “collaborative combat…
MILAN — Russia is not expected to attack any NATO member states in the next two years, a testament, in part, to European efforts to quickly boost their defenses in the last few years, the Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service concluded in a report this week.
But Moscow’s…
Outfitting your home with outdoor security cameras can get complicated—and expensive—quickly. Anyone looking for a shortcut on both fronts might consider one of BotsLab’s W510 kits, bundles consisting of up to six 4K outdoor pan/tilt security cameras, solar panels to…
Watch this RTX 5090 burst into flames
February 12, 2026
Nvidia’s graphics cards are the most in-demand for PC gamers right now. But with high power requirements and a new 12VHPWR connector introduced on the 40 Series, followed by a revised 12V-2×6 connector after those kept melting, Nvidia’s cards are causing some concern among buyers. I’ll stop beating around the bush: somebody caught a video of an RTX 5090 just straight-up bursting into…
