Millions of Americans Might Lose Internet Access Today. Here’s What You Need to Know

Boone Ashworth

The Affordable Connectivity Program—a federal benefit that provides discounts on high-speed internet access to low-income Americans—ends on April 30. Here’s what happens next.

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Elon Musk Can’t Solve Tesla’s China Crisis With His Desperate Asia Visit

Carlton Reid

Tesla’s deal with Baidu isn’t new, the mapping data Tesla will collect likely can’t leave China, and Full Self-Driving can’t compete with the more advanced Chinese alternatives.

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Can’t Afford a House? Buy a Piece of One Instead

Amanda Hoover

In a chaotic housing market that has shut many buyers out, fractional home ownership and investing trends are taking off.

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ShotSpotter Keeps Listening for Gunfire After Contracts Expire

Max Blaisdell and Jim Daley

More cities are cutting ties with ShotSpotter, the company whose microphones purport to detect gunshots. But new information shows that ShotSpotter is still sending data to local police in at least three cities, despite their contracts being canceled.

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The Mysterious ‘Dark’ Energy That Permeates the Universe Is Slowly Eroding

Charlie Wood

Physicists call the dark energy that drives the universe “the cosmological constant.” Now the largest map of the cosmos to date hints that this mysterious energy has been changing over billions of years.

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Tesla Autopilot Was Uniquely Risky—and May Still Be

Aarian Marshall

In an investigative report into crashes and deaths associated with Tesla Autopilot, federal regulators concluded that the system lacked standard protections.

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