Your 2am Ben & Jerry’s might soon be delivered by what looks like the love child of Wall-E and Lightning McQueen. This week, DoorDash unveiled an intentionally adorable delivery robot named Dot, which it’s piloting in the Phoenix area, with plans for a wide rollout in the metro area by the year’s end.
The anthropomorphic food box on wheels is DoorDash’s first foray into ground-based autonomous delivery—a frontier many companies have struggled to conquer due to the challenge of navigating chaotic streets without angering pedestrians.
DoorDash claims Dot is differentDot’s creators are convinced it’s ready to take on the world despite its innocent look:
The company says Dot’s sensor-laden droid is road-capable, with a top speed of 20 mph, and nimble enough to navigate busy sidewalks, bike lanes, and parking lots.Dot can carry a 30-pound delivery haul with space for up to six pizzas.The robot itself weighs 350 pounds and stands nearly five feet tall—whic..

Americans’ trust in the media has plunged to its lowest-ever level, according to the latest Gallup poll, with just 28% of U.S. adults expressing a “great deal” or “fair amount” of confidence in newspapers, television, and radio to report news fully, accurately, and fairly. This figure marks a steep decline from last year’s already historic low of 31%, and continues a nearly five-decade slide from the high of 68% recorded in 1972. Just five years ago, it was at 40%.
The Gallup data, gathered in September 2025, shows that skepticism toward the media now cuts across all ages and political lines, with trust levels for every demographic at record lows. Some 70% of U.S. adults report having “not very much” confidence (36%) or “none at all” (34%) in media organizations, signifying a crisis in legitimacy and relevance for the nation’s fourth estate.
Gallup notes that media trust remained just above 50% until dropping to 44% in 2004, and it hasn’t gotten back above majority level s..

Months after Elon Musk left the Trump administration to the relief of Tesla investors worried about boycotts, the world’s richest man has announced some good news: Sales of Tesla cars are back.
Well, maybe.
The electric vehicle maker run by Musk reported Thursday that car sales jumped 7% in the three months through September after plunging for most of the year as people turned off by his embrace of President Donald Trump and far-right politicians in Europe balked at buying his cars.
But the jump comes with a caveat: Tesla benefited from consumers taking advantage of a $7,500 tax credit before it expired on Sept. 30, a surge in buying that helped all EV makers.
In fact, many Tesla rivals saw sales rise more. Rivian Automotive reported a 32% increase.
Tesla stock rose sharply on the sales news, but closed the day down 4.5% to $439 amid skepticism the new number really signals a turnaround given all the anti-Musk backlash.
“I don’t think most people are any more enamored with ..

Ford CEO Jim Farley gathered a host of experts this week to discuss what he calls “the essential economy,” the blue-collar backbone that he sees mired in crisis. AT&T CEO John Stankey and FedEx CEO Raj Subramaniam talked about how AI is impacting manufacturing and how they’re hustling to stay ahead of the curve; Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued a sober warning about how China could “dominate” if we’re not careful with our auto industry; and even JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon appeared via video to urge America not to become a “nation of compliance and box-checking.”
But during the keynote discussion with Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Mike Rowe of the Mike Rowe Works Foundation, Farley revealed how his own family is being impacted. “My son worked as a mechanic this summer,” Farley said while moderating.
Then, Farley added, his son said something that stunned both of his parents: “Dad, I really like this work. I don’t know why I need to go to ..