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Tesla is moving on from the Cybertruck era with the kind of quiet retreat that follows a loud strategic misfire. What was meant to be a category-defining pickup has instead become a cautionary tale about design excess, manufacturing complexity and the limits of brand power in the truck market.
Major automakers are widening their use of 3D printing to speed up prototyping, cut tooling costs and produce low-volume parts more efficiently. The shift reflects a broader industrial push to shorten development cycles and make manufacturing more flexible as carmakers face intense cost pressure and faster product turnover.
Ford has begun accepting preorder invitations for its forthcoming Fathom electric pickup, a move that puts the automaker into the center of the next phase of the U.S. EV truck race. With a starting price near $30,000, the model is being positioned as a lower-cost entry point in a segment that has struggled to balance range, capability and affordability.
NASA is preparing for the controlled demise of a space telescope that can no longer be saved, after a rescue effort failed to restore its mission. The spacecraft is now expected to burn up in Earth’s atmosphere, closing a chapter that underscores both the fragility of orbital assets and the rising operational risks facing science infrastructure in space.
A year after the federal EV tax credit expired, the U.S. electric-vehicle market is showing clear signs of strain, with sales growth cooling and automakers recalibrating profit expectations. Yet the broader transition has not reversed: analysts still see EVs taking a larger share of the market over time, even as the path looks more uneven than once forecast.
Researchers have demonstrated a fingernail-sized optical chip that can untangle partially coherent light into its separate components, a capability that could sharpen imaging and improve the efficiency of optical systems. The advance points to a new class of compact photonic hardware that may support cleaner signal processing for computing, sensing and communications.
London has moved to pedestrianize a major stretch of Oxford Street, the capital’s best-known shopping thoroughfare, in a high-stakes effort to revive footfall and restore the district’s commercial appeal. The decision marks one of the most consequential urban transport shifts in central London in years, with officials betting that cleaner air, safer streets and a more public-friendly environment can help reverse the street’s long decline.
President Donald Trump has ordered a new federal push to reduce housing costs, including the creation of a task force focused on manufactured homes and other affordability measures, according to reports from Realtor.com and Reuters. The move signals a broader White House effort to address one of the most politically sensitive economic issues ahead of the election, while also highlighting the limits of executive action in a market constrained by high borrowing costs, tight supply and elevated construction expenses.
Cindy Crawford has spoken publicly after the death of her son, Presley Gerber, whose September death is being investigated as a suspected overdose. The case has drawn intense attention because of the family’s global profile and the continuing public-health toll of substance-related deaths among young adults.
A Stanford University PhD student has offered one of the clearest early demonstrations that generative AI can help design genetic blueprints for microscopic viruses, pushing a long-running scientific debate into sharper focus. The work does not amount to AI-created life, but it marks a significant step toward that possibility and raises urgent questions about safety, oversight, and the pace of frontier biology.
Stanford researchers have identified a striking recovery pathway for heat-stressed corals: brief physical contact with healthy coral can help bleached colonies regain color and function. The finding adds a rare note of optimism to reef science, suggesting that some corals may be more resilient than previously understood if they are given the right biological conditions to rebound.
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