Elon Musk told Tesla staff to move to using Grok, the AI model from his own xAI (now folded into SpaceX), according to a memo sent to employees on Friday.
The push comes days after Tesla capped employee spending on third-party AI tools — and it lands even though Musk himself concedes Grok is not as good as its rivals.
What the memo says
Musk told staff they should switch to Grok “when…
BYD’s low-cost Seagull EV, sold as the Dolphin Surf in Europe, is getting another update with a longer body and a more powerful motor.
BYD Seagull EV is due for a refresh
Starting at just 69,800 yuan, or about $10,000, the Seagull is BYD’s smallest, most affordable…
Xiaomi reveals SkyNomad N90: a living room on wheels
July 14, 2026
Xiaomi has revealed the SkyNomad N90, the first model in its new SkyNomad series and the company’s first extended-range electric vehicle. CEO Lei Jun posted the first official exterior images today, and a new regulatory filing confirmed the full specs.
The N90 is a…
PARIS – Germany’s Helsing raised US$1.8 billion in Europe’s biggest-ever funding round for a defense-technology startup, valuing the company at $18 billion and continuing a flurry of mega rounds for the continent’s defense industry.
Munich-based Helsing raised the funding in a Series E funding round, with investor demand “significantly” exceeding the available allocation, the company…
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), operated by Canada and the United States, has gaping holes in its airspace radar coverage. Ottawa went some way to filling those gaps when it signed four related agreements in June for a new…
PARIS — The Hydis project to develop a European interceptor against hypersonic threats settled on a concept based on a solid-propellant rocket motor, according to MBDA, Europe’s biggest missile maker, with the program’s steering committee validating the final concept…
Cybersecurity advice is sometimes extremely straightforward. Your password leaked? Change it. Your PC needs updates? Apply them. You want to install pirated software? Don’t.
But more often, cybersecurity advice is a simplification of complex details—and results in opposite instructions from various experts. That’s confusing for many people, and I don’t blame anyone for feeling that…
Why DisplayPort beats HDMI for gaming PCs
July 14, 2026
Many gaming PCs aren’t delivering their full potential because the monitor and graphics card are connected via HDMI. While this usually works without any problems, it does not always make full use of the system’s capabilities, particularly when using high refresh rates…
Microsoft has discovered a new piece of malware that not only spies on data but also renders entire systems unusable. The malware, known as GigaWiper, combines several destructive functions with a powerful backdoor for attackers.
Security researchers at Microsoft Threat…
Palworld 1.0 Players Spot a Number of Pal Redesigns — and Some Say They Now Look Less Like the Pokémon They Resembled
July 13, 2026
Palworld players have spotted that developer Pocketpair has altered several Pal designs for the 1.0 launch, leaving some saying they now look less like the Pokémon they had resembled.
Pocketpair published detailed patch notes for Palworld’s 1.0 version earlier this week listing hundreds of additions, changes and improvements. However, these patch notes do not discuss the changes to several…